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Wendy grew up in rural North Grenville with her parents and younger sister. As a child, she was part of the local horticultural society and loved sports, especially basketball, which taught her strong leadership skills both on and off the court.  

Wendy holds both an Honours B.Sc. (Western) and M.Sc. (Queen’s) in Kinesiology. While Wendy enjoyed graduate school, she realized that her passion was teaching, and she enrolled at the Faculty of Education at Queen’s University where she earned her Bachelor of Education. 

Wendy has spent most of her professional career working as an elementary teacher with the Limestone District School Board here in Kingston. Wendy and her husband have three dynamic daughters and are strong believers in “verbalizing the positive.” When people do good things, they should be recognized. Whether it is health care workers, students, community initiatives or good customer service, if there’s positive work being done, it’s important to acknowledge and celebrate it. 

Wendy has been trying to see and understand her privilege. From this, she has taken special interests in environmental issues, Indigenous reconciliation, 2SLGBTQIA+ allyship, BIPOC equity, reducing mental health stigma and working on removing disability barriers. In addition to these important social and environmental issues, she is partial to sports and recreation as well as health and wellness.