A Principal at DPRA, Vicki McCulloch has been a consultant since 1987. Her primary areas of focus are environmental planning, environmental assessment (in particular socio-economic impact assessment), and stakeholder consultation (including meeting organization and facilitation). Vicki has been involved in a number of projects involving the assessment, monitoring and management of cumulative environmental effects. Since 1999, she has been working on many projects in Canada’s north (Northwest Territories and Nunavut), and in 2004 completed an international Arctic project involving eight circumpolar countries. Projects in northern Canada or northern Ontario have often involved interaction with Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit, Metis) organizations. She is a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) and Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP).
Ms. McCulloch’s consulting practice in recent years has involved the monitoring, assessment and management of the cumulative effects of development. Vicki also has extensive experience with social and socio-economic impact studies for a range of types of projects. Often this work is conducted in the context of provincial, territorial, or federal environmental assessment processes. Her wide-ranging experience has proven valuable in several peer reviews of social impact assessment studies. She has been involved in a range of projects relating primarily to stakeholder relations and environmental/ community studies. Her work includes the design, implementation and documentation of consultation and facilitation activities for public and private sector clients. Many projects involve the development and distribution of communications materials aimed at a range of audiences.
Clients utilizing Vicki’s services have included the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development/Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the Government of the Northwest Territories, the Nunavut Planning Commission, the Government of Nunavut, the Environmental Monitoring Advisory Board for the Diavik diamond mine, the West Kitikmeot Slave Study Society, and Environment Canada.
email: Vicki.McCulloch [at] dpra.com