My vision for this city starts with putting residents and business owners back at the centre of our focus.
North Vancouver has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and my roots here go back decades. I live in the City of North Vancouver today, the city I'm running to lead. We raised our three children here. I built a software company here that created more than 20 highly skilled, well-paying local jobs. After a long career in business, I'm stepping away from the private sector to return to public service - because this community has given me a lot, and I'm not done giving back.
Canada Day at Civic Plaza
I'm one of six directors of the not-for-profit that brought Canada Day to Civic Plaza this year. It was led by volunteers, staffed by volunteers and supported by City staff, and it was a community initiative from start to finish. I put my own time into it because building community and bringing neighbours together is one of the best things we can do for this city.
Video provided by Jeremy Cato.
I've served this community before
None of these jobs come with a spotlight. All of them come with budgets, hard choices, and neighbours counting on you to get it right.
Chosen by voters to help govern our public schools.
Stewardship of one of our best-loved public institutions.
The ground floor of public education, where parents meet the system.
Known to generations as the Outdoor School, now home to an Environmental Learning Centre.
Managing a complex's finances and governance as a volunteer.
Working to bring back North Vancouver's Canada Day Parade.
"They are managing increasingly complex multimillion-dollar assets, infrastructure, finances, legal risk, community governance... almost the fourth level of government."Katharine Olson, founder, Groundbreaking Strata - on what strata councils actually do
That's the job I do today as a volunteer: budgets, maintenance, legal risk, and the different needs of 57 homes and 10 businesses under one roof. It's unglamorous, and it's exactly the kind of work City Hall is supposed to be good at.
Have we talked at your door, a coffee meet-up, or a community event?
This is where those stories will go. If I've knocked on your door or you've met me somewhere around the city, tell me about it. With your permission, I'd love to share it here.