Kerstin Ghisel

Kerstin began her planning career in Scotland, where she worked on a project funded by the Scottish Government that sought to remove the barriers to engagement for ethnic minority and Gypsy/Travellers within the planning system. She has a MA (Hons) in Geography and Social Anthropology and a Postgraduate Masters in Urban and Regional Planning. She moved to New Zealand in 2008, where she spent 8 years working in a multi-disciplinary consultancy in Christchurch, before joining B&A in 2016. Kerstin completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration in 2016 and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, as well as an Associate Member of the NZ Planning Institute. She has a wide range of planning experience, including land development, subdivision, due diligence and developing consenting strategies and securing complex district and regional consents.