Details

Handle (@______ so people can tag you in the platform)

Kristopher

First Name

Kristopher

Last Name

Stevens

Region

Canada/Mexico

Role(s) in the movement:

Cohousing Professional

Community/Organizational Affiliation

Cohousing Options Canada Non-profit, Roots to Roofs Community Development Society, Cohousing Toronto

Bio

Kristopher is a community builder focused on advancing a more sustainable future for his son, family, friends and the people of Canada. He is an experienced leader and advisor in the field of sustainability with more than 15 years experience. Kristopher specializes in developing and implementing strategies that bring together commercial, public, indigenous and community partners to create individual, social, economic and ecological value.

Highlights from his career include: advancing the Community Wealth Non-profit development approach to workforce housing, indigenous housing and cohousing that makes home ownership accessible to those with annual incomes of $30,000 a year, advancing the indiginization of the trades,  serving seven years as the Executive Director of the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, initiating Ontario’s successful Green Energy and Economy Act campaign, recruiting executives for Fortune 500 multinationals in Asia and researching economic reform in Africa and the sensitive topic of social friction in Ontario’s electricity sector.

Kristopher currently serves as the Executive Director of Cohousing Options Canada, Sustainability and Innovation Advisor for the Canadian Union of Skilled Workers, a Consultant and Director of Roots to Roofs Community Development Society, President of Smart Net Coalition Board and a Director of the Aboriginal Skilled Workers Association.

Website(s)

http://www.cohousingoptions.ca