I grew up in Kamloops – walking to elementary school in Barnhartvale (where I still likes to hike), swimming in the former Riverside Park Pool (but how about that new skating loop?!), graduating from KSS (now SKSS), shopping at the Farmer’s Market on Saturdays (and now also the Christmas Market!), cheering on the Blazers in the Memorial Arena (and now the Sandman Centre), attending the College of the Cariboo (now our world-renowned TRU), and enjoying all that Kamloops and the TNRD have to offer.

Watching the community ebb and flow, changing for better in many ways and the more challenging in others, over the years my love for this community and all it has to offer has never wavered.

During my first term as a Kamloops City Councillor (2022-2026), I was proud to hold positions as:

1. Deputy Mayor, City of Kamloops
2. Director, Thompson Nicola Regional District Board
3. Chair, Safety & Security Council Select Committee
4. Director, Thompson Regional Hospital District Board
5. Vice President, Kamloops Airport Authority Society
6. Co-Chair, Joint Recreation Select Committee with Tkʼemlúps te Secwépemc
7. Director, Tourism Kamloops Board
8. Director, Venture Kamloops
9. Member, Governance & Service Excellence Council Select Committee
10. Member, Southern Interior Local Government Association

I have a professional background as Director of Communications for United Way British Columbia, Executive Director of United Way Thompson Nicola Cariboo, Media with the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, and an Educational Assistant. I've also done extensive volunteering in the community with a wide range of charitable organizations, including TRU Foundation, SPCA, Kamloops Youth Soccer Assoc, the Kamloops Food Bank, the Spirit Warriors Dragon Boat Society, Memorial Cup, Ribfest, and more.

But most importantly, I'm married to my husband, Joel, of 24 years and we're parents to 3 incredible children, ages 22, 20,18.

I'm is committed to good, productive, thoughtful, informed, hopeful political work for them, and for you.