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Staff Recognition

This page has been developed to celebrate and recognize TRCA employees tremendous contributions and dedication to TRCA’s mandate and the demonstration of core values.

The Senior Leadership Team would like to use this platform to provide a “Thank You!” for being the nutrients that fuels TRCA’s organizational ecosystem. It is through employees commitment to integrity and excellence that allows TRCA to deliver a high standard of services to our stakeholders and to be recognized as a leader in our industry.

Each day employees demonstrate their commitment to TRCA’s vision, mission and core values.

What makes TRCA employees so exceptional? 

  • We strive to exceed customer expectations
  • We identify the root cause of complex and challenging problems and implement innovative solutions
  • We use data and science to make informed decision and to proactively address issues before they become a problem
  • We collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts to make the most informed decisions
  • We recognize each other as valuable contributors to the team
  • We have a growth mindset and focus on learning from every opportunity that we are presented
  • We always work in a manner that supports our own and others health and safety

Staff Feature – Survey, Drafting and Design

February 1, 2023  Cathy Eden

Survey, Drafting and Design – Professional Services Restoration and Infrastructure Division The Survey, Drafting and Design team provides services across TRCA’s divisions for a variety of different projects and programs …


Staff Feature – Toronto Community Learning

January 11, 2023  Vicky An

On November 18, 2022, TRCA’s Raja Raudsepp and Jasmine Thompson received the Watershed Interpreters’ Network’s (WIN) Innovation Award recognizing their original and inspiring work with the NatureHood Program. Raja and …


Staff Feature – Humber Bay Park East Project Background and Progress

December 22, 2022  Victoria Ryk

November 2021: the Humber Bay Park East major maintenance project is about to kick off. After months of planning, budgeting, and preparation, Supervisor Rob Sgambelluri hands the reins over to …


Celebrating TRCA’s Construction Services Team

November 30, 2022  Victoria Ryk

November 30 is National Construction Day, an opportunity to recognize construction staff across Canada for their innovation, creativity, and overall impact on our communities. With more than 1.5 million Canadians …


Staff Feature – Project Controls

October 31, 2022  Victoria Ryk

Situation: Construction Services staff are finishing up an armourstone wall and unexpectedly find a soft spot. They’ll need more materials – and that wasn’t captured in the original designs! Will …


Staff Feature – Where Crosstown Meets Crosstown

October 14, 2022  Zack Carlan

By Anna Lim, Development Planning and Permits & Zack Carlan, Infrastructure Planning and Permits Within the heart of Toronto, at Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, is the site …


Staff Feature – Trail Volunteers

August 31, 2022  Deanna Cheriton

With over 450 kilometers of trails at TRCA’s conservation parks and lands, volunteers play a vital role in helping plan, build, maintain, and monitor our extensive trail network. Below are …


Staff Feature – Peel Community Learning

August 22, 2022  Jasmine Green

Building meaningful programs and spaces that visitors can engage in requires collaboration, strong teamwork, and creativity. The Community Learning team is proud to have staff members who are always looking …


Staff Feature – ERM Project Management Team

August 9, 2022  Matthew Johnston

Erosion Risk Management consists of three primary teams. You may be familiar with the Erosion Hazard Monitoring and Erosion Studies & Analyses teams from this 2021 staff feature. But what …


Staff Feature – Planting Team

June 30, 2022  Karen McDonald

It’s an annual event at TRCA: spring planting season! Each year the Ecosystem Management team gears up to plant thousands of trees and shrubs over a short nine-week period.