I'm a South Langley farmer and winery owner, a former emergency room and trauma nurse, a founding member and former co-chair of the Langley Farmers Institute, a horse rescuer, and a mom of two.

My husband and I moved here in 2010 with our two children and an assortment of horses, dogs, cats and chickens. In 2016 I opened Festina Lente Estate Winery on our farm, built from the ground up. Before Langley, I worked in emergency rooms and around board tables: as a trauma nurse, as Vice-Chair of the Delta Board of Education, and as a member of the Delta Police Board.

A career in emergency care. I worked emergency and trauma at Surrey Memorial and St. Paul's, and I was one of B.C.'s first Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners. That work teaches you to assess quickly, decide under pressure, and stay calm when the situation is anything but.

Stewardship of public dollars. As Vice-Chair of the Delta Board of Education, I was a signing officer on a $122 million operating budget and helped steward the district through a financial crisis and a restructuring affecting more than half of its students.

Built here, from the ground up. I built Festina Lente farm and estate winery on five acres in South Langley with no shortcuts. I co-founded the Langley Farmers Institute and served six years as Vice-Chair of Tourism Langley.