Professional Recognition & Community Involvement
United Housing, regional non-profit housing initiative, Advisory Committee Member
Economic Developers Association of Canada, Member
Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce, Member, Board of Directors
Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity – Rural Talks to Rural R2R Conference, speaker & volunteer.
Stratford Town and Gown Advisory Committee (City of Stratford and the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus)
The Humane Society of Kitchener Waterloo & Stratford Perth, Board of Directors; Stratford Advisory Council.
Stratford & Area Builders Association, Board of Directors. City Liaison Committee Chair.
Stratford Perth Community Foundation, Past Chair Board of Directors.
Junior Achievement of Canada – Grade 7 & 8 Dollars with Sense and Economics for Success, volunteer facilitator.
Stratford and Area Builders’ Association Awards of Distinction – Recipient of the Most Outstanding Contribution to the Community & Area.
Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards – Personal Excellence Nominee.
Ontario Insurance Adjusters Association, Social Member of the Kitchener Waterloo Chapter and London Chapter.
Co-authored monthly technical articles for relevant insurance industry publications.
Canadian Dairy XPO – inaugural Steering Committee; Event Volunteer.
Lambton College, Vice Chair; chair of the programs and services committee.
Academic Achievements
PhD Student. (started September 2024). University of Waterloo, School of Planning. Research focus on understanding what it takes to age well in smaller communities and the role of housing.
M.Sc., 2022, Capacity Development & Extension with a research focus on housing affordability in non-metropolitan areas, University of Guelph School of Environmental Design & Rural Development.
OMAFRA – Business Retention + Expansion Part 1 and 2.
University of Waterloo, Economic Development Certificate.
Insurance Institute, General Insurance Essentials GIE Level I.
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists.
Office Health and Safety Representative, JHSC Level 1 Certification.
Terrain and Water Technician, 1994, (Honours), Sir Sandford Fleming College, Lindsay, Ontario.
B.Sc., 1992, Environmental and Resource Science, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario.