I was born in Cobourg, Ontario on August 19, 1974. I have two younger sisters, I also had an older brother who drowned at the age of 3 (I was 2). My parents moved around a lot when I was a child. The constant changes taught me how to make friends, be accepting of people from different backgrounds and ethnicities and above all else, to be open to new experiences and ideas.

I am a mother to 3 very independent adult children and am in a wonderful relationship of 2 years with my partner Cris Vleck.

I have an extensive professional background in many industries including:

• Hospitality - Retail, restaurant, and event planning.

• Collections - Collections agent for commercial, legal, and government agencies.

• Accounting - Book keeper and C.F.O. for several small businesses.

• Legal - Legal assistant for family law, real estate, corporate law, wills and estates law.

• Real Estate - I have owned a local real estate brokerage for the last 15 years and a real estate agent for 18 years.

• Entertainment - I’ve been a performer and crew member in local theatre and on film sets for 40 years.

• Activism - I’ve spent the past 5 years exposing government corruption and educating people on their legal rights.

• I am currently a self-employed small business owner and an executive helping to build an up and coming production company in the GTA.

Pre-covid I was an extremely active volunteer in the Northumberland-Clarke Community.

• I engaged in athletic activity; golf, broomball, soccer, ball hockey and baseball leagues. I was a volunteer Coach with the Cramahe-Colborne Soccer Club as well as the Cobourg-Port Hope Soccer Clubs for over 15 years.

• I was a proud 30-year member of the Northumberland Players performing on stage, crew member on set, running the Youth Theatre Camp and several years collaborating on the Board of Directors.

• I volunteered in several of our Northumberland Schools on the Parent Councils and Fundraising Councils; as a reading buddy and for hot lunch days and I never missed being a Parent Volunteer for every Class Trip my children went on.

• I learned a lot about the housing crisis for low-income families by volunteering to build homes in the Northumberland area with Habitat for Humanity.

• I was a volunteer on the Board of Directors for the “NHAR” Northumberland Hills Association of REALTORS© for 8 years.

• I was President of the NHAR Board for three years in a row.

• I participated on many of the NHAR task forces and committees within those 8 years along with being asked to participate on two of the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s Task Forces and on the Task Force for the Ontario Technology and Information System.

• The Ontario Real Estate Association invited me to join their Mentorship Program for Ontario Leaders.

• I was on the OREA and CREA PAC (political action committee) which successfully lobbied the government on several real estate issues that had positive impacts on Canadian families.

I have attended many different religious churches through-out my life, upon reflection, chance meetings and much soul searching and questioning, I realized I had always had a relationship with God, I just had never recognized it. In April of 2023, I gave my life to Christ.

I believe in:

• Brutal honesty, transparency and open communication

• Ownership of one’s actions/choices good or bad

• Giving credit where credit is due

• Forgiveness

• Doing no harm to humanity

• Do unto others as you would have done unto you

• Respectful exchanges

• Kindness

• Charity

• Education – informed consent – information is power

• Hard work

• Inclusivity

I believe that everyone should be taught, educated on their inalienable rights as well as their constitutionally protected rights.

I believe that everyone should be taught to understand the history of not only their country but of the history of major world events that helped to get us to where we are today in the present political scene.

I believe that everyone should be taught the life skills we need in order to function as contributing adults in our society.

I believe that everyone should be taught about the human body, natural health, and how life itself is a beautiful intricacy of collaboration and dependency in order for all life to exist.

I believe that freedom/liberty/free will is essential in all aspects of life and that along with that freedom/liberty/free will, responsibility, accountability and ownership for one’s actions is an important aspect that must be respected and pursued.

I believe that freedom of speech is essential in the exchange of ideas, creativity, understanding and the evolution of humans and our future. Open, respectful debate is the key to evolving and creating solutions to problems.

I believe team work is the cornerstone to the success of a business, organization, politics and family.

I am a strong, independent woman. I ask a lot of questions before forming opinions one way or another. I have a tendency to play devil’s advocate to make sure that all angles of a situation have been covered before making a decision. I am a great listener and take copious notes to ensure I know what is going on around me. I am comfortable on the stage and with public speaking. I have had leadership courses and media training with the real estate industry and lobbied the government for many years on behalf of the real estate industry. I know, between my life experiences, both personal and professional, and my ability to connect with people, that I would make an excellent independent candidate to represent your voice; the voice of the people of Northumberland-Clarke. Please take the time to seriously consider making real change for a positive future.