Sarah is thrilled to be part of the team at CHF Canada. Elected to the Ontario Council in 2020, they were also chosen as a Canadian representative to the 2022 Global Co-op Innovation Summit in Paris and she worked for the International Co-operative Alliance at the 2021 World Co-op Congress in Korea. Her Ontario Council experiences included an opportunity to attend a campaign and community organizing course through the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. She’s brought the tools and skills she’s acquired from these experiences to the CHF Canada Board.

A member of Castlegreen Housing Co-op since she was seven years old, Sarah’s co-op experiences have contributed to her sense of social justice and her strong belief in the values of community engagement.

Sarah found her passion for advocacy when she had a chance as a member of Canada’s Emerging Co-operators to lobby MP’s to invest in the co-op sector. The dynamics of government intrigued her, and the positive feedback she received from parliamentarians with whom she spoke led her to believe she had found her calling. She hopes to:

• Expand and strengthen the network of co-operative communities across Canada
• Advocate for government support for co-op programs, including support of continued subsidies for low-income housing.
• Facilitate the conversation between emerging co-operators and established co-operators to allow for knowledge sharing and growth of the co-op sector.
• Inspire more youth and people of all generations to join and strengthen the movement to create leadership renewal and growth.
• To serve members by working as a team of co-operators across Canada to achieve the CHF Canada goals and bring the co-op housing movement into the future