YOUR PARTNERS
IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 

We're a team of talented dreamers, thinkers, explorers, and dancers. We approach both work and play with a keen curiosity and creative spark. We use what we know and what we learn to foster dialogue that matters, and fuel change that sticks. 

Kim Hyshka, CP3

Principal

Dialogue Partners owner Kim has been a leader in the field of civic engagement and public participation for over a decade, amassing a list of clients that spans the corporate elite and the highest levels of government. Alongside her team of Associates, each an expert in fields from land use planning to corporate-Aboriginal relations, Kim has made Dialogue Partners an indispensable asset to leaders across North America.

Experienced in both large and small-scale projects, she has has facilitated conversations on topics such as land use, energy, healthcare, government strategy, large-scale budgets, and private sector mergers. She is passionate about building communities’ capacity to participate in meaningful dialogue and finding opportunities for organizations and stakeholders to work together in mutually beneficial decision-making processes. She draws on her education in political science, collaborative conflict resolution and continuous learning as a licensed IAP2 Foundations trainer.

In everything she does, Kim embodies gratitude and excitement. Her aptitude for organization, combined with background in performing arts, enables her to intuitively incorporate structure, process, and flow into the messiness of human differences. From here, she ignites and fosters the beginning of new and beautiful futures.

Our Associates

The Dialogue Partners team can scale to fit your needs. Our freelance associates align with our values and offer as-needed support.

  • Tim is a self-directed and deeply organized professional with over 15 years of experience in high-stakes public engagement and global logistics. Tim specializes in bridging the gap between technical requirements and community aspirations through strategic communications, qualitative theming, and IAP2-informed facilitation. With a proven track record of managing hundreds of stakeholders across diverse provincial projects, he thrives in autonomous, fast-paced environments. Tim also has an extensive background in the independent arts industry leading strategy, funding, management, and artistic direction.

  • Lindsey is a public engagement and communications professional with over a decade of experience across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. A proud Indigenous woman of Native American and mixed European ancestry, she is deeply committed to reconciliation and creating space for diverse voices in decision-making. She previously led public and Indigenous engagement at EPCOR Utilities, supporting major infrastructure projects and advancing the company’s reconciliation goals. Lindsey is known for designing thoughtful, values-driven engagement processes that build trust and connection. She facilitates with clarity and care, whether online or in person, and brings a grounded, strategic approach to complex projects.

  • Michelle is a highly motivated and self-starting communications and engagement specialist with diverse experience in project management, stakeholder engagement, facilitation and event management with a passion for engaging others in collaborative, consensus building experiences.

  • Brandy has spent the majority of her career working with small and rural communities. She is passionate about supporting municipalities and developers by leading land development projects, improving processes, developing effective policies and plans, and implementing communications and engagement strategies that drive results. Her combined public and private sector municipal experience, along with her expertise in business analysis and stakeholder engagement, provides a perspective few others can offer. This unique combination enables her to identify efficiencies, build consensus, and deliver practical, innovative solutions for her clients.

    In her spare time, Brandy enjoys hiking and camping with her family and spending time near water. She is an active member of her community, serving as planning director and co-chair of the community park redevelopment committee.

  • Kevine is an experienced administrative and human resource professional with over five years of expertise across both public and private sector. As a proud Congolese Canadian woman, she is deeply committed to creating spaces that honour and celebrate diverse lived experiences.

    Where she's volunteering in the community or leading from behind the scenes in the workplace, Kevine brings a people-first-approach to everything she does - Always striving to uplifting others and leave every space better than she found it.

  • Danielle is a bilingual creative specialist with over 15 years of experience in project coordination, digital & print communications, and strategic executive consulting.

    From collaborating on project logistics and managing client communications to technology implementation and C-level support, Danielle is adept in her ability to anticipate team needs while balancing a complex hybrid position with shifting goals. Danielle has proven versatility in working with diverse organizational tools, remote teams and high level commumications.

  • Tanis is a dedicated administrative and technical support professional at Dialogue Partners. With a keen eye for detail and a knack for problem-solving, she ensures smooth operations by managing administrative tasks efficiently and providing adept technical assistance to the team.

  • Lindsay is a certified Public Participation Professional (CP3) with a passion for participatory decision-making. She uses her 12+ years of public engagement, communication and research expertise to help organizations learn from those in their communities to build relationships and achieve their goals.  Lindsay brings an academic background focussed on understanding people and how we shape our environments to her work.

    Visit Lindsay’s website: Tilia Consulting

  • Anne has worked with over 50 Indigenous communities and organizations since 2005, has a Master’s degree in Corporate-Aboriginal Relations and is an IAP2 Certified Public Participation Professional (CP3). With over a decade of experience working in all parts of the energy sector – upstream, midstream, downstream, and renewables – she knows that organizations are better off when they build meaningful relationships with communities. Anne is passionate about reconciliation and her role as a bridge-builder between Indigenous and all Canadians. By listening to and understanding stories – yours, mine, and ours – she believes we can make our communities and countries better for us all.

    Visit Anne’s website: Forum Consulting

  • Based in Edmonton, Alberta Tannis has 15 years experience working as a public engagement practitioner and 6 years experience as a licensed IAP2 Foundations trainer. Bringing people together to make a difference both in the individual, the organization, their relationships and beyond into programs, policies and decision making is what she has dedicated her career to. Tannis has worked in a diversity of areas such as heritage conservation, policy, program and legislation development, health, contaminated sites management, affordable housing, surplus school sites, environmental justice, municipal budgeting and public education.