Experience

City of Vaughan, Ontario

• Councillor

  • Nov 2004 - Present

  City Councillor for Canada's fastest growing city. The primary role for me as a city councillor is to be responsive to the needs of the residents in my community - Ward 5 - Thornhill. The second most important aspect of this position is to provide leadership to the entire city. City Councillor for Canada's fastest growing city. The primary role for me as a city councillor is to be responsive to the needs of the residents in my community - Ward 5 - Thornhill. The second most important aspect of this position is to provide leadership to the entire city.



The Edge Quality/Communications Consultants

• Canada
• Professional Training and Coaching

• President

  • Jul 1994 - Present

  The Edge is a diversified consultancy providing expertise in creating healthy, productive workplaces. Our primary focus is on issues relating to harassment and discrimination in the workplace, including sexual and racial harassment, disability issues and systemic discrimination. The Edge offers a range of WORKPLACE CONFLICT RESOLUTION & MEDIATION SERVICES. We help you find practical solutions to the most common forms of disruption in the workplace. We do this through our training, investigation, policy development and general consulting services. THE EDGE is one of Canada's foremost human rights consultancies. Show less



Ontario Human Rights Commission

• Canada
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Communications and Education

  • 1988 - 1994

  A member of Senior Management responsible for communications and education activities of the Commission. Directed public education activities for the Commission. Responsible for all publications. Coordinated training for the staff of the Commission. Recipient of Ontario Information Officers Gold award for publication, Human Rights in Ontario. A member of Senior Management responsible for communications and education activities of the Commission. Directed public education activities for the Commission. Responsible for all publications. Coordinated training for the staff of the Commission. Recipient of Ontario Information Officers Gold award for publication, Human Rights in Ontario.



League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada

• National DIrector

  • 1980 - 1988

  Provided leadership on a variety of issues for the organization including holocaust education and analysis of anti-Semitic and racist activity in Canada. Involved in anti-racist education initiatives and intercultural relations. Worked closely with law enforcement agencies relating to racist and anti-Semitic activity in Canada. Provided leadership on a variety of issues for the organization including holocaust education and analysis of anti-Semitic and racist activity in Canada. Involved in anti-racist education initiatives and intercultural relations. Worked closely with law enforcement agencies relating to racist and anti-Semitic activity in Canada.



Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research

• Research Consultant

  • 1975 - 1980

  - coordinated information gathering/response system for governments in Canada on research taking place in housing, municipal and urban affairs and the environment - developed and chaired three national seminars - coordinated information gathering/response system for governments in Canada on research taking place in housing, municipal and urban affairs and the environment - developed and chaired three national seminars



Government of the Northwest Territories

• Research, Planning and Community Development Officer

  • 1973 - 1975

  - established ongoing liaison with Inuit and Dene community leaders, in their communities, to assist in the planning and implementation of government projects - conducted research project across Canada on restructuring of local government - provided policy analysis and developed proposals leading to new legislation on a wide range of issues including local infrastructure and energy and resources - established ongoing liaison with Inuit and Dene community leaders, in their communities, to assist in the planning and implementation of government projects - conducted research project across Canada on restructuring of local government - provided policy analysis and developed proposals leading to new legislation on a wide range of issues including local infrastructure and energy and resources