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Andréa Coutu
Biography
We often hear about community wellbeing or economic priorities. Nanaimo needs leadership that brings those together.
There’s a gap on Council between social equity and governance and economic advocacy. I bridge that. See my Nanaimo City Council candidate site
I’ve worked on the Downtown Eastside and with the Fortune 500.
My Executive MBA and more than three decades of leadership across business and the non-profit sector have prepared me to make thoughtful, evidence-based decisions on complex issues, without losing site of humanity or the things that make Nanaimo feel like home.
I’m a practical, experienced leader who believes we can support a strong sustainable economy while building a more affordable, safer, livable city with good jobs and a high quality of life.
I grew up here, raised to try to make a difference. I built a career solving problems in business, government, education, and nonprofits. When life threw curveballs — maybe you relate — I got a first-hand understanding of housing affordability, caregiving, work, health care and rising costs.
That experience shapes my practical, long-term approach to working for real results. I’m here to bring us together for a Nanaimo that feels like home and doesn’t cost the earth.
Reason for running
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