I was born and raised in Waterloo region. I was a city councillor for Ward 10 and a school social worker for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board for 11 years.
Over the course of my career, I have developed refugee youth and family programming and supported immigrants of many cultures to find a sense of place and lead healthy lives after fleeing war. These experiences have strengthened my commitment to helping newcomers to Kitchener feel safe, valued and welcome. In addition to working face to face to build community, I’ve also participated in various media communications to promote climate action in local papers, on social media and various online platforms.
I participated in various projects that empowered women to become confident leaders in their communities as they support others to act on an individual and systemic level.
As your MPP at Queen’s Park, I will put the residents of Kitchener Centre first. I will take a collaborative approach as an MPP, an approach that puts the people first.
