I live in West Bay with my spouse Denise and our two children who attend Esquimalt High and Victor Brodeur in Esquimalt.
I’ve been active in Esquimalt and the region:
- I’ve served as Esquimalt’s representative to the Greater Victoria Library Board since 2023, where I’ve served as Finance Committee Chair (2023-2024), Board Vice Chair (2025) and was recently elected Board Chair (2026-)
- I was Esquimalt’s representative on the CRD Arts Commission (2022-2024).
- I’ve been the Council representative and a volunteer with the Celebration of Lights Committee- the best holiday parade in the region!
- I cook every Thursday at Rainbow Kitchen, leading a small team of volunteers in creating over 200 meals. I sit on board of Rainbow Kitchen Society.
- I was an appointed volunteer on the Township’s Advisory Planning Commission 2017-2022.
- As a hockey parent with zero skating ability, I sat on the board of Victoria Minor Hockey (2016-2018), and was a volunteer League Commissioner for the Vancouver Island Amateur Hockey Association (2018-2022)
- I’ve sat on other boards, including acting as the Treasurer for a Francophone Preschool in Sechelt, and as the Governance Chair for the Canadian National Committee of the United World Colleges.
I am a principal of a small planning consulting firm, C2MP, that has provided advice to municipal governments across Canada on policies for climate mitigation and planning policy. I have a degree in Landscape Architecture and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering: I’m passionate and knowledgeable about the realities and possibilities of municipal governance. Local governments matter, and can make a huge difference in the lives of their citizens.
I understand how municipal governance works: I’ve worked with local governments across Canada and know how to turn policies and ideas into reality while working collaboratively with staff, residents, stakeholders and council members.
I was a co-founder and co-developer of a cohousing community on BC’s Sunshine Coast: I understand the development process and how difficult it is to build non-profit and affordable housing without substantial government support.