People and Planet First.
I’ve lived in Burlington most of my life. My family first moved here in 2002, where I briefly attended Central Public School before settling in at Rolling Meadows and eventually MM Robinson as a Brant Hills resident.
I grew up with a single mother who raised me to always be empathetic and grandparents who were small business owners from Oakville and taught me the value of community. Like many families we faced good times and bad, but we always knew we could rely on each other.
In 2008, the first year I could vote, I immersed myself in local politics as a volunteer on former Member of Parliament Paddy Torsney’s final campaign. Quickly I learned the basics of campaigning and found myself drawn to the fast-paced, and often merciless, career of politicking. I have always enjoyed debate, of hearing other perspectives and bringing each side together for a solution, while never being afraid of sharing my own. I turned this burgeoning interest into a local career, serving as campaign manager for municipal, provincial, and federal candidates, before eventually taking the plunge and running myself. I’ve been a candidate in 2022, 2024, and both 2025 elections.
I believe strongly in the power of the people and the need to address environmental collapse, which led me to eventually join the Green Party. In my campaigns I’ve sought to bring forward new ideas and focuses on issues established politicians often don’t want to touch, fearing upsetting their voters or donors. I think if we can’t have an open conversation and honest discussion, then politics isn’t really worth doing.
I still live in Brant Hills at my family home, with a dog named Snuffles and two cats - Bella and Pazuzu. I attended Sheridan College for General Arts & Sciences, and worked primarily for a small business over the last decade.
I currently work for a non-profit focused on helping community organizations better utilize data and resources to connect with supporters and spread their message. My specialty is focused on prediction modeling and dataset utilization, and I have previously worked with others in the field such as 338Canada and Polling Canada. I’m looking to open up for data project contracts for the future, and currently volunteer on several. Outside of my hobby in politics and elections, I’m avidly pursuing a passion for astronomy and climatology.