I am passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion in the legal profession with a focus on the intersectionality of race, gender, religion, class, sexual orientation, and disability. I had spoken and written about the importance of anti-racism and anti-discrimination education in continuing legal education and spearheaded an equity, diversity, and inclusion webinar series through the CBA Alberta EDI Committee last year when I was Co-chair. The focus of this webinar series was promoting anti-racism education, bystander intervention training, and allyship in the legal workplace. I have been active in community outreach, anti-racism, and equity/diversity work in the community. As a young lawyer and young mother recently called to the bar, I have made sure to share my passion for promoting and bettering the lives of racialized and gender-diverse lawyers while being open about mental health and work-life balance.

All the members of organizations I volunteer with have helped me take action and make a difference. For instance, when I had an idea to put on an EDI webinar series through the CBA Alberta EDI Committee, my Committee members and the other organizations I volunteer with outside of the CBA referred me to organizations I could partner with for each webinar in the series. These partnerships allowed me to be able to organize truly educational and valuable seminars on these issues while also connecting me with some wonderful speakers to invite.

Collaboration is integral to moving towards equity in the legal profession. Prior to being elected to the CBA Alberta Board, I was the Co-Chair of the CBA Alberta EDI Committee, where I conceptualized and spearheaded a webinar series focusing on anti-racism education, bystander training, and allyship in the legal workplace. I brought this series to light by fostering collaboration between CBA Alberta and other organizations I am involved with (FACL Western and WILL Awards) and have developed connections with (Anti-Racism Bookshelf and Centre for Sexuality). I could not have launched this series without their partnership and collaboration. I have spoken and written about how collaborations—between racialized, gender, disability, and 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations, and the CBA Alberta and the Law Society of Alberta—are required to develop continuing legal education and policies/requirements that address anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and intersectional inequities in the law.