Our Team
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Doug MakaroffPresident of the Development Manager to the Partnership and promoter of the model
Mr. Makaroff has 19 years experience as an urban planner and real estate developer, most of which have focused on applying the principles of Sustainability and New Urbanism to highly marketable real estate projects.
From 1991 to the present, he has been the President of an urban planning consulting company, serving both public and private sector clients on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. During this time, Mr. Makaroff was responsible for a wide variety of planning studies, including the creation of urban tree preservation bylaws, land use bylaws, development permit guidelines and official community plans. This company is now the Development Manager for the Partnership. From 1996 to 2003, he partnered with David Butterfield on the development of the award-winning, $110M Shoal Point condominium project in Victoria, B.C.
In 1996, Mr. Makaroff became the Vice-President of The Trust for Sustainable Development and was responsible for the municipal planning of the Community of Civano in Arizona and much of the early planning for The Villages of Loreto Bay in Mexico. From December 2003 to May 2006, he was the Vice President of Planning and Permitting for the Loreto Bay Company, based in Scottsdale, A.Z.
Jack Basey QCVice President, Development Services
Mr. Basey has a wide spectrum of legal and planning expertise in land development matters. He has extensive experience working in smart growth urban land development and sustainability. In addition, his experience in the public sector relates to the legal, planning and land use issues surrounding real estate developments.
Jack Basey was the Director of Planning and Development Services for the City of Victoria during a period of unprecedented development in the city. He was responsible for a wide variety of planning matters including the negotiation of complex comprehensive development agreements for large-scale developments. Jack oversaw the review and development of community plans, studies, zoning, land use bylaws, and regulatory bylaws.
He was the City's overall project leader for the redevelopment of derelict civic lands that resulted in the multiple awards winning Dockside Green Brownfield redevelopment project. Mr. Basey has spoken extensively on the sustainability aspects of this project, its innovative proposal process and the unique community involvement process that resulted in the development being approved unanimously by council at a public hearing with virtually no opposition.
Jack Basey has a law degree from Queen's University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Alberta.
Doug StablesDirector of the Trust for Sustainable Forestry and Forestry Advisor to the Partnership
Mr. Stables earned an undergraduate degree in Forest Resources Management from the University of British Columbia and a Masters of Business Administration from Royal Roads University, and is a Registered Professional Forester through the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals.
Mr. Stables is President of Bluewater Technologies Corporation and Past President of the Canadian Institute of Forestry, and Associate Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University. Mr. Stables has been a strong advocate of environmentally sustainable practices for the past 15 years with a focus in the forest and submerged forest industries and associated small business development. He believes in and strongly supports capacity building for First Nations groups and education and training initiatives that create and support environmentally sustainable practices.
