• Holds a law degree from Dalhousie Law School
• Works as a Community Legal Worker at Dalhousie Legal Aid
• Teaches 3rd year law students in a clinical law setting at Dalhousie Legal Aid Service
• Founding member of the Affordable Energy Coalition
• Founding member of Community Coalition to End Poverty
• Member of Community Advocates Network
• Member of Scandinavian Society of Nova Scotia; past cultural chair
• Active member of Finlandia Club of Nova Scotia
• Steering committee member for Legal Who fundraiser for poverty law funding
• Coordinated the annual legal workshop series with Metro Immigrant Settlement Association and Community Justice Society, introducing newcomers to basics of Canadian law
• Presenter to the 2005 UN Conference on Climate Change, Parallel Events "Heat or Eat: Energy Efficiency and Rate Affordability for Low Income Households" in 2005
• Presenter to the Canadian Public Health Association national conference: "A Community Poverty Reduction Strategy," 2008
• past member of Dalhousie Association of Women and the Law
• Founding member of Social Activist Law Student Association (SALSA)
• Winner of the Muriel Duckworth award for raising consciousness of women's issues and feminism in the legal community (2004)
• Winner of the Holly House Heroes award of the Elizabeth Fry Society for work in housing and homelessness (2008)
• Winner of the Weldon Community Commitment Award (2004), the Dalhousie Governor's Award (2003) and the MacIntosh Bursary (2002, 2004)

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