Margaret is a passionate community builder, business developer, volunteer and mom. Prior to election, Margaret served as the Kitchener Trustee on the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) where she supported Kitchener students, parents and staff. She worked with fellow trustees and staff to manage a budget of over $638 million and serve the WRDSB’s 63,000 students and 5,000 staff.

As a Business Developer at the University of Waterloo, Margaret helps businesses find the talent they need to succeed by creating meaningful jobs for coop students and develop new business partnerships.

Margaret has a long history of serving her community as a member of both the City of Kitchener Economic Development Advisory Council and the City’s Property Standards Committee. She also served on the Service Review Panel for Co-operators of Canada and the Victoria Hills Neighbourhood Association. In addition, Margaret is an Elder at Knox Presbyterian Church. She has served as Chair and Board Member of Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre, Co–Chaired the St Jacob’s Family Birthing Home Board and served as chair on three school Parent Councils.

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Post–Graduate Degree in Adult Education from Brock University. Margaret raised her daughters Allie and Sydney in Ward 8. She lives in Ward 8’s Westmount neighbourhood with her golden retriever, Angus.

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– Tell us a bit about yourself, what do you do for a living, your journey to running for office, why you ran for council/re-election

– You represent Ward 8 in Kitchener, paint a picture of this community(ies) – where is it geographically in the city, who lives there, what do they do for a living, what issues do you hear? 

– Looking at the City as a whole, what  are the big opportunities and challenges you are currently faced with – Housing is a universal answer here we will talk about it but what are some other issues/opportunities that you/council are tackling? 

– One of the interesting things I saw about Kitchener is it’s neighbourhood associations – can you describe these associations and how you and council engage with them? 

– Strong Mayor Powers – what are your thoughts and how do you think it will change your role? 

– Regionalization/de-amalgamation in the Waterloo region – there has been some talk about this. Your thoughts?