Political Experience

Governmental Appointments:

Autumn 1994 – Appointed to City of Winnipeg Access to Information By-law Redraft
Committee.
Winter 1996 – Appointed to City of Winnipeg Library Forward Thinking Steering Committee.
Spring 2000 – Appointed to Manitoba Public Library Advisory Board.
Autumn 2003 – Appointed to represent the Manitoba Association of School Board Trustees (MAST) on the Department of Citizenship, Education & Youth, Student Services(Inclusive Education Advisory Committee.
Autumn 2005 – Appointed to Manitoba Public Library Review Committee.
Winter 2008 – Appointed to the Residential Tenancies Commission (tenant representative).
Spring 2012 (on leave of absence until November, 2014) – Appointed to the Manitoba Public Library Advisory Board.

Election experience:

Autumn 1998 – Candidate – Winnipeg City Council, Old Kildonan Ward (48% of vote).
Winter/Spring 1999 – Contestant in The Maples Constituency nomination race.
Spring 1999 – Election Planning Committee chairperson for The Maples Constituency (after nomination race).
Summer 1999 – Candidate – River East MLA campaign (47% of vote).
Autumn 2000 – Official agent for Roman Yereniuk, Winnipeg North, St. Paul MP campaign.
Autumn 2002 – Candidate – Seven Oaks School Division, Ward 3 Trustee campaign (elected).
Spring 2003 – Nomination race manager & official agent for Doug Longstaffe, River East MLA campaign.
Winter 2003/2004 – Contestant in Kildonan St. Paul nomination race.
Spring 2004 – Volunteer for Loreen Mahoney, Kildonan St. Paul & Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Winnipeg North MP campaigns.
Winter 2005/2006 – Campaign manager for Evelyn Myskiw, Kildonan St. Paul MP campaign.
Autumn 2006 – Candidate – City Council Old Kildonan Ward (39% of vote).
Winter 2007 – Contestant in Kildonan St. Paul Riding nomination race (nominated).
Spring 2007 – Campaign manager for Dave Chomiak Kildonan MLA campaign.
Automn 2008 – Candidate – Kildonan St. Paul MP campaign 32.5% of vote.
Autum 2010 – Candidate City of Winnipeg, Mynarski Ward councillor campaign, elected.

NDP Party Roles:

1998 – 1999: The Maples Constituency, member-at- large.
1999 – 2004: Winnipeg North/Kildonan St. Paul Riding Association member at large & treasurer.
2005 – present: Kildonan St. Paul NDP Riding Association member at large; Council of Federal Ridings representative; and 2008 nominated federal election candidate.
1999 – 2010: New Democratic Party, Manitoba Division, Provincial Council – Delegate (resulting from various positions within the Party).
1999 – 2006: River East NDP Constituency Association – Member at Large, Treasurer and president.
2002 – 2006: Winnipeg NDP Municipal Council – member at large.
2009 – Present: St. John’s NDP Constituency Association member-at-large.