“My family, friends, and memories all take place here. I live in Ward 13 with my life-partner, Claire and our new daughter Eloise, and I will work to build a better London for my family and for yours.”
My family immigrated to Canada in the 1950s and 1960s. My parents married in 1984 and soon after I was the first born in a family of five. I grew up in east London and attended St. Bernadette elementary and John Paul 2 secondary.
As a child from an entrepreneurial family, I was front row to business discussions around the dinner table growing up. I worked for both my parents in my early career and saw first-hand that pursuing your goals must be done with perseverance and dedication to achieve success.
I attended Western University and completed an honors degree in biology and a second honors in political sciences. Then, I completed my master’s degree in international political economy, with distinction at the University of York in the United Kingdom.
In 2015, I began a career with Canada Life and enhanced my skills operating in the corporate environment. In mid-October 2020, I was let go from my job. Like many others, I lost my job early in the pandemic and was left with no job market, piling bills and fear of the future.
I was fortunate because I had the opportunities available to find my way out. I hustled, started a small business with Claire, temporarily rented my home for short term stays and was able to navigate my way through the gig economy and pay the bills during the pandemic.
To all Londoners and the residents of Ward 13. I have a vested interest in our city and for our ward, and I intend to do everything in my power as your city councillor to increase the general standard of living in our community. As a resident of Ward 13, I live with the daily issues that exist all around us and I will ensure our communities’ voice is heard. I will always have our interest and our future at the core of everything I do.
