I’ve spent more than 22 years of professional experience in strategic planning and business growth management.

I’ve worked across a wide range of sectors, with businesses ranging from mom-and-pop shops to large industry, as well as local governments, communities, boards and committees. I’ve trained and advised clients on government structure, PR issues, strategic planning, bylaws and how to foster meaningful community engagement. My work has also covered marketing, research and oversight. I truly understand the value of long-term planning, paired with achievable short-term goals.

I also understand what local government does and how it works.

I’ve worked with city liaisons and builders on large-scale planned communities, helping build out major areas of Kanata, Barrhaven and Riverside South (large suburbs of Ottawa). That experience gave me a firsthand understanding of the importance of planning growth alongside the infrastructure and services needed to support it.

I’ve also worked with non-profits and charities including the YMCA, Habitat for Humanity and United Way. More notably, I worked with the Kool Aid Society, which opened Rock Bay Landing, a short-term and transitional housing facility that helped change the way Victoria approached homelessness. I learned an incredible amount through that work, and I believe there are lessons we can apply here.

Today, I own a consulting firm where I hand-select my clients in sectors ranging from marine to tourism. I also serve as Director of the Chemainus Business Improvement Association. And for the past 10 years, I’ve worked behind the scenes championing Cowichan.

What does all of this mean?

In short:

I’ve spent years being the person councils and boards relied upon to educate, advise and solve problems. I am prepared to be a member of Council, and understand first hand the weight of these decisions.

My knowledge is broad and varied. I’ve dealt with everything from infrastructure and development to business, governance, communications and community engagement.

I understand the value of community and the weight of people’s opinions. Residents need a voice, and that voice needs to matter when decisions are being made at the Council table.

And last, but certainly not least, I care. I want to help shape a North Cowichan that reflects what the people who live here want it to become. I am prepared to take a stand on the issues that matter to our communities, protect what makes them special, and think beyond the next four years to the generations that will come after us.