Leading Change and Building Community

From 2005 to 2023, Bev was a CAO at three municipalities: the townships of West Lincoln and Scugog and the City of Oshawa. Before that, she spent 19-years with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, finishing her time there as Regional Director for Central Ontario.

Bev is a strong leader and community builder, with a focus on good government and creating welcoming communities. While at West Lincoln, she was on the regional staff committee that developed guidelines for the local municipalities to implement DEI initiatives and ensure every size municipality could make meaningful changes.

She has spearheaded modernization initiatives, developed inclusive communications to increase public engagement, implemented comprehensive growth plans, and fostered collaboration to increase municipal accountability and transparency.

Bev is Past President of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators and the Ontario Municipal Administrators Association. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science and a Master of Science in Management and Economics from the University of Guelph. She also has a Masters Certificate in Municipal Leadership from the Schulich School of Business, York University.