Heather Schoemaker leads a team that gives voice to Metro Vancouver programs, policies and initiatives. As the conduit between Metro Vancouver and its many audiences and stakeholders, Corporate Relations promotes regional sustainability and invites public input and participation in the development of organizational priorities. This department has four core divisions – Corporate Communications, Media Relations and Issues Management, Multimedia Services, and External Outreach and Intergovernmental Relations. Other services include Web Production and Design Management, Aboriginal Relations, Sustainability Academies and Administrative Support.

Gaëtan leads a staff group engaged in planning, acquiring, maintaining and programming for an extensive parks network across the region and in the lower Fraser Valley. Along with the preservation of green space and wildlife habitat, responsibilities include managing implementation of the Regional Growth Strategy, intensifying the use of industrial land, improving air quality and establishing regulations in support of the Sustainable Region Initiative, as well as administration of the electoral area.