Our Team

I started at UCCC when there were just three centres. From delivering lunches, tying skates, and driving the company bus, to running payroll and designing summer camp programs, I loved being involved in every part of the organization. Throughout my working life, my focus has always been people and wellness. There is nothing more rewarding than a smile on a child’s face.

As CEO, my top priority is the well-being of our employees and the children and families we serve. I believe that if you have happy educators you will have happy children, and if you have happy children you will have happy families. It is that simple.

Through my varied leadership roles at Upper Canada Child Care, I realized that Human Resources was my real passion. I support the organization through a combination of industry-specific knowledge and my understanding of strategic Human Resources Management. At a recent conference, it was mentioned that ‘everyone deserves a great place to work’ and every day, I am motivated to ensure that UCCC is such a place and I am honoured to be in this role.

Early in my career as an ECE, many of my friends and I were starting our own families. As a new parent I realized the importance of accessible, high quality programs; to participate in the workforce, we needed reliable childcare we could trust. Throughout my career, providing childcare which supports optimal learning and development, and ensuring families feel confident their children are in a safe, nurturing environment has always been my primary motivation.