Lawyer specializing in corporate/commercial law, employment law and charitable and not-for-profit law. I started my successful career at the Bay Street firm of Cassels, Brock and then worked as Assistant General Counsel and VP Legal Counsel in Toronto and San Francisco for Scotiabank and Visa USA. Former Legal Committee advisor to Visa Canada. I became Managing Counsel with Kerr Law Group Canada. During my career I have worked with executive boards and senior management to manage all facets of the corporate needs, including legal advice and services, corporate governance advice, drafting and revising agreements, M&A assets and purchase transactions, employment law advice, developing and revising by-laws and policies, establishing and managing precedent system, managing foreign entities, outside counsel management, litigation management, and developing privacy policies and protocols. As Assistant General Counsel for Scotiabank, I oversaw the Canadian development and deployment of chip card payment processing systems for debit and credit card POS systems.A graduate of York University with a Hons. Bachelor of Arts; a graduate of Western Law School with an LL.B, I am a lawyer with the Law Society of Ontario. Harvard Law School Certified Mediator and Negotiator. University of Windsor Certified Arbitrator. Part-time Law and Human Resources instructor at Centennial College and Seneca College. Past Board member and Chair of Privacy and Risk Committee for Rouge Valley Health System. Past Chair and Board Member of Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services. Past President and Chair of Victoria Towne Corporation.