• Founder of LANDS (Let’s Agree Not to Dispose of Schools) in January 2008.     

o  Principle: Public education is the foundation of our society, our economy and our democracy.  

§ Created and maintain a communication network of activists and parents province-wide       

§ Organized a rally and other public events to draw attention to the school lands issue      

§ Research and education on policy related to public land use – in both rural and urban settings. 

• Victoria Public Education Coalition - Community Advisory Council       

• Oak Bay Community Association          

• Vice-Chair, Mary Manning Centre (Child Abuse Prevention and Counselling Society)      

o  Principle: Preventing and treating the sexual abuse of children is more compassionate and more cost-effective than dealing with the later consequences of neglect.   

• New Democratic Party     

o  Oak Bay/Gordon Head NDP Constituency executive;     

o  South Island Representative on the NDP provincial executive;   

o  Victoria Federal Riding Executive, member at large. 

o  Office Manager, Denise Savoie 2008 campaign.

• Master of Public Administration (UVic) completed 2006.

o  Co-op terms at the Office of the Auditor General studying accountability, governance and transparency (honest, open government)      

o  Co-op terms at the Ministry of Advanced Education researching and working on adult literacy 
 

•  Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (UBC)         

o  25 years as an actor, director, acting teacher and administrator           

o  Used theatre training as a vehicle for social change  
    

• Amnesty International & Council of Canadians. 

• PAC, District PAC, School Planning Council ( 8 years experience ).