Community Involvement

YMCA Women of Distinction

Paul Harris Fellow – Rotary International

Fan of the Year – Downtown Oshawa Board of Development- 1996

Victorian Order of Nurses in Ontario VP – 1994 to 1999

Rescued, donated and moved 1831 log cabin to Pickering Village Museum for use as a school house for Durham Children

Fund and Award the Marjory and Lawrence Parkes scholarship to University and College students

Donated to St. Gregory’s Catholic School a French horn for their music program

Donated money to purchase instruments for the junior band at Norman G. Powers Public School in North Oshawa

Support a variety of community organizations and charities

City Hall Committees and Community Boards

Development Services Committee Chair

Audit and Budget Committee Member

Waterfront Coordinating CommitteeMember

Public Library Board Trustee

Corporate Branding Council Representative

Regent Theatre Partnership Committee Council Representative

Downtown Action Plan Council Representative

Senior Citizens Centre Board Member

Robert McLaughlin Gallery Trustee

Former Deputy Mayor

Downtown Action Committee past Chair and Member

Oshawa Community Strategic Plan Council Representative

Customer Service Strategy Council Representative