Anthroplan

People-Centred Planning for Communities Integrated with Climate Resilience.

Project Management • Policy • Planning • Climate Strategy

Anthroplan is ready to work for you. Contact us at info@anthroplan.com

The Mission

Anthroplan was founded on a simple belief: plans should work for people. We help public sector and nonprofit organizations design practical, human-centred solutions that respond to lived experience, improve outcomes, and strengthen communities.  We strive to help communities of people design place, policies, and systems that thrive; and also survive and recover from climate events and disasters

Services

Our 4H Approach

We Serve Public Sector and Non-Profits

Major services include:

  • Project Management
  • Planning and Policy
  • Business Management
  • Funding Application Management
  • Climate Change and Adaptation
  • Hazard Identification and Risk Analysis
  • Emergency Management Planning Updates

Happiness

We believe good plans should make life better and people happier.

Happiness means creating outcomes that improve everyday experiences for plan users, nonprofit staff, and the wider public. We design initiatives that reduce barriers, build trust, and strengthen communities and organizations, delivering projects that create lasting well-being and shared value.

Health

Healthy communities depend on thoughtful decisions.

We create policies, programs, and projects that support long-term social, environmental, and organizational well-being. By balancing urgency with sustainability, we help communities reduce risks, strengthen essential systems, and achieve outcomes that improve quality of life, resilience, and overall community healt

Types of Projects Include

  • Drafting Updates to Official Plans, Secondary Plans, and Land Use Strategies
  • Climate Adaptation, Resilience, and Sustainability Planning
  • Community Wildfire Resilience Plans
  • Growth management and Housing Needs Assessments
  • Grant Research and Writing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Bylaw Updates
  • Indigenous Engagement
  • Program Design and Scaling
  • Capacity Assessments and Capacity Building Strategies
  • and more…

Hardiness

Communities are strongest when they are prepared, adaptable, and supported.

We approach climate adaptation by integrating planning, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery into practical, people-centred plans. We design strategies that strengthen local capacity, reduce risk, and help communities withstand, respond to, and recover from climate-driven hazards including creating wildfire-resilient communities.

Harmony

Acting as a catalyst for lasting change, supported through collaboration and partnerships

We partner with governments, nonprofits, and communities to align goals and deliver solutions that work across systems. Communities succeed as a team, and we aim to create space for and facilitate dialogue, bridge technical and community perspectives, and build integrated strategies that people can support.

A Vision

Anthroplan envisions a world where public projects succeed because they are human-centred—planned with care, delivered with clarity, and managed in ways that support both the people who use them and the people who build them.

Our Team

Ryan Kyle

Partner – Planning and Projects Lead

Planning, Project Management, and Policy

Ryan’s experience in planning and policy at all levels of government as well as the private sector is demonstrated by well developed skills in project management, planning, development, construction, business and policy, as well as climate resilience. (Wildfire Specialty)

Ryan is a Candidate Member of the Ontario Professional Planning Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners.

Samantha Lewis-Mills

Partner – Business Lead

Emergency Management and Continuity

Sam’s lengthy experience managing businesses and education in science and emergency management is shown with her skills in business continuity, emergency management, policy, and climate adaptation (conservation specialty).

Samantha is a member of Eco Canada and the Ontario Association of Emergency Managers. Samantha is a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.

Kelsey Lewis

Partner – Design Lead

Design and Communications

Kelsey’s interests lie in adapting design to real world problems to create solutions that are beautiful and work for the people they serve. Her work has led to a formidable portfolio in design and communications, knowledge of sustainability, policy, and climate adaptation strategies (conservation specialty)

Kelsey is a member of Eco Canada and a member of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.