About

With 15 years of Planning and Project Management experience, Paul formed Batory in 2014 to build a company that provides urban planning and project management expertise to clients across Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area. Paul is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP) and a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) in Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo.

As a Project Manager and Urban Planner in the private sector, Paul has been responsible to manage and oversee the development process and coordinating multi-disciplinary project team, market needs assessment, site selection, preparing development concepts, approval processes, construction cost monitoring, marketing, and final turnover/sale.

Having worked as a Development Planner for the Town of Oakville and the Town of Whitby, he has managed development applications including official plan and zoning by-law amendments, plan of subdivision and condominium, site planning, severance and minor variance applications. He has also worked as a Planner in the Long Range & Policy Planning Division at the Town of Whitby.

Paul’s expertise at presenting projects to Councils, Committees and Public Meetings across Ontario has successful contributed to the approval process for clients. Paul has also provided expert witness testimony numerous times at the Ontario Land Tribunal on land use planning matters.

Christopher brings to Batory over a decade and a half of development project management and planning experience in high-rise, mid-rise, and low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial projects in Toronto, and throughout the GTA. Chris’ expertise as a solutions-oriented and strategy-focused project manager has led him to successfully navigate award-winning development projects from their initial acquisition and due diligence, through the development approvals process, to project completion in a cost-effective and timely manner.

Chris is fluent in obtaining approvals through all stages of development projects; he has successfully directed Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-Law Amendments, Plan of Subdivision, Site Plan, and Condominium Registration, and he has provided representation at the Committee of Adjustment for Severance and Variance applications.

Prior to joining Batory, Chris was a development portfolio manager for a luxury townhome developer based out of Etobicoke, and a real estate development and investment management company based out of Mississauga and Toronto.

Christopher is a graduate of the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning with both a Master of Applied Environmental Studies (MAES) and Bachelor in Environmental Studies, Planning (B.ES.) with specializations in both Land Development and Urban Design.

Graig joins Batory following over 15 years as a planner in the public sector, including 12 with the Toronto City Planning Division. A skilled communicator and collaborator, Graig brings a considerable range of development planning, project management, policy development, tribunal, consultation, and mediation experience to the Batory team.

In his role with the City of Toronto, Graig led a diverse number of Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Variance, Consent, and Site Plan Control applications. Graig led the City’s review and facilitation of several transformative projects, including the Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village site, the revitalization of the Quality Meats Abattoir site at 2 Tecumseth Street, as well as the nearby Stackt Market, and the 18-acre Alexandra Park and Atkinson Housing Co-op Revitalization in the city’s downtown.

Graig has also coordinated some of the City of Toronto’s key housing policy work as the lead on the city’s Laneway Suite initiative – ‘Changing Lanes’ – and most recently as the coordinator of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) initiative. Graig was also responsible for creating a more supportive regulatory environment for Toronto’s craft brewers as lead of the ‘Cask Force’ initiative.

Graig is a Member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (MCIP) and a Registered Professional Planner (RPP) in Ontario. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Waterloo. He lives with his family in the west end of Toronto.

Fiona brings a diverse background in urban planning and development, law, and research to Batory. Her passion for community building is premised on a strong desire to make built and social environments more accessible.

She is actively involved in the management of various types of development applications and due diligence work. She is responsible for the preparation of planning rationale reports and other supporting materials as well as application coordination and submissions.

Fiona graduated with a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Alberta in 2021. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Justice, Political Philosophy and Law with a minor in Environmental Sustainability from McMaster University. Her diverse experience in cities across Canada allows her to make well informed planning decisions and explore planning solutions through different lenses.

Jacqueline Lee is a Planner with experience spanning across the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Batory Planning + Management, she worked in consulting with a focus on mixed use and transit supportive development in urbanizing communities. She's also worked in municipal planning reviewing development applications for the City of Toronto and City of Brampton. Jacqueline has a Bachelor of Environmental Studies, Honours Planning degree from the University of Waterloo.

The broad scope of experience has provided the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects from the due diligence and acquisition stage through to entitlement and permits. She has experience coordinating planning applications, including Consent and Minor Variance, Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment, and Site Plan Control. She is interested in projects that creatively respond to challenges such as housing affordability, enhancement of the public realm, and supporting a sense of place and community.

Jacqueline is passionate about community planning and thorough in understanding the nature of projects in their existing and planned contexts. She enjoys working with teams to problem solve and deliver projects that are interesting, sustainable, and inclusive.

Arishah Mazhar is a Project Manager at Batory Planning & Management, bringing expertise in urban planning, development project coordination, and design.

With a foundation in urban design and development planning, Arishah’s experience spans several key areas, including the preparation of Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Minor Variance applications. She has worked with municipal teams, such as the Town of Oakville along with private sector developers, where she successfully coordinated a variety of high-rise, low-rise, and infill projects. Arishah has also worked alongside city stakeholders to drive community-focused initiatives, such as heritage preservation strategies and development feasibility studies for major sites in Toronto.

Arishah holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Urban Planning from the University of Toronto, along with a Graduate Certification in Urban Design.

Mika’il Dhanani is a skilled Project Manager at Batory Planning + Management with a background in project management, urban planning, and real estate development. He specializes in navigating the development approvals process for residential, mixed-use, and industrial-commercial-institutional (ICI) projects throughout the Greater Toronto Area. His expertise spans Site Plan Control, Draft Plan of Condominium, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Official Plan Amendment Applications.

With a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, awarded with Distinction from the University of Waterloo, Mika’il combines a strong academic foundation in land development, urban design, and planning with hands-on experience gained through prior roles at Windmill Development Group, the City of Brampton and the Regional Municipality of York.

Mika'il is adept in project coordination and client relations, acting as a liaison for project stakeholders, and facilitating strategic recommendations to optimize project outcomes and ensure alignment with client goals.

At Batory, Cynthia is responsible for all business operation tasks including overseeing marketing and assisting with business and website development, human resources, payroll, accounting, invoicing, and maintaining all financial and business records.

Cynthia has an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree specializing in Human Resources and is a licensed REALTOR ®.

With over 12 years of Human Resources experience in both the public and private sector, Cynthia brings experience as both an HR Generalist and a Compensation Analyst specializing in organizational design and job analysis. She contributed to company-wide Human Resources projects and as a Generalist in the private sector oversaw all human resources and payroll responsibilities.