Born: Montreal

Current Status: Widowed in 2012 after a 33-year relationship with my partner Steve. Having lived for a half-dozen years in California, returned to Montreal in 2002.
Now semi-retired (as a translator), I volunteer with several community organizations in the Mile End district of Plateau Mont-Royal.

Post-MRHS Studies: Concordia (B.A.) Univ. of New Orleans/Univ. de Montréal (Maîtrise en urbanisme)

Current Area of Residence: Montreal

Favourite Sport: Qi Gong, resistance training

Favourite Activities: Hanging out with friends

Favourite Song(s): in 1974, Band on the Run

Favourite Food(s): I’ve been mostly vegetarian since the 1980s, but I love salmon

About You: I’ve been fortunate over the years to be involved in various projects and organizations that have contributed to positive community outcomes. For instance, I helped establish one of the Milton Parc housing co-ops and have worked with non-profits like the Urban Ecology Centre and Heritage Montreal in Montreal, as well as ICLEI in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to working as an urban planner, both there and in San Diego, I had the privilege of serving as a commissioner with Montreal’s Office de Consultation Publique for about 15 years. I’ve also enjoyed teaching and contributing to scholarly and popular discussions through co-authoring books and other publications.

Favourite Memories from MRHS:

• Hanging out with the “Nut Corps”
• Uncontrollable laughter in Spanish class – it even caused Miss Huntley to break into a smile.
• Why was Mr. Angregian always so angry?

Favourite Teacher(s): Mrs. Speyer (history), Mrs. Spanier (math).