I am the Co-Managing Director of Collins Capital, an investment company active in commercial real estate, real estate development, private company acquisitions and capital lending. At Collins Capital, I focus on strategic and corporate planning, strategic partnerships, human resources, governance, and legal. I also administer the Collins Family Foundation. I am passionate about cultivating long lasting relationships with individuals and companies that hold like-minded values. Prior to my role at Collins Capital, I was General Counsel for Peterson, a Vancouver-based company focused on real estate investment, development, property management, capital lending and private equity. I am a former member of the law societies of Alberta and British Columbia and hold a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Alberta. I enjoy advising non-profit and for-profit companies with strategic planning, governance and succession planning. I am a founder and director of Women Shaping Wealth, a society focused on building connection and community among women connected to wealth, family enterprise and family offices and a director of a non-profit organization focused on relieving food insecurity in the lower mainland of British Columbia.