Appointee Biographies

DONALD MCCONNELL

Don McConnell was a professional urban planner in Sault Ste. Marie until retiring in 2022. He was a member of the City's Senior Management Team and responsible for the City's Planning Division over the past 23 years. He has been involved with numerous major public and private projects during his career. Mr. McConnell also served two terms as a member of the Ontario Professional Planners Institute's Board of Directors and subsequently was a member of their Governance and Nominations Committee. He currently is the Chair of the City's Accessibility Advisory Committee. His current interests include active living and active transportation, staff capacity development and succession planning.