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I am from Irish Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. My first degree was in Kinesiology and I followed this, ten years later, with MES and PhD degrees in Planning. In between my first and second degrees, I worked in the private sector, initially building custom seating for wheel chairs. Working with differently abled people helped me see cities differently, and led me to serve on Housing Boards of Directors with the cities of Fredericton, NB and Kitchener, ON. Before joining ��Ʒ������, I was cross-appointed at the Coady International Institute and St. Francis Xavier University, where I served as a thematic lead on building resilient communities and taught in community development and climate-focused programs. I also hold active memberships in a variety of professional groups and associations: the Steering Committee for Tantramar Climate Change Adaptation; the Environmental Peacebuilding Association; EOS Eco-Energy Inc., Sackville, New Brunswick; and the Steering Committee of the Bras d’Or Lakes Collaborative Environmental Planning Initiative (CEPI).