durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, October 20, 2022 | |3 0 Dear Whitby Voters, Whitby is a special community. Residents tell me every day that they are proud to live in our Town and appreciate the bonds they have formed. I am running to be your Mayor because I care deeply about our community where I was raised, educated and work. I want to work for you, with my Town Council colleagues, as a team that is driven to deliver the high quality services our residents and businesses deserve. I will be your full-time, non-partisan Mayor, laser focused on serving the people of our Town. As Mayor, I will work to keep taxes as low as possible for the residents of our community, investing in priorities that matter, including local jobs, more green space and continued revitalization of our two downtowns. VOTE Monday, October 24 Advance Polls October 20-23 4 As your Mayor, I'll be working for you! Deidre Newman As a Town Councillor, lawyer, business person, volunteer and community leader, Deidre Newman has the right mix of public, private and community experience to be the effective Mayor that Whitby needs now! Public Service and Private Sector Experience: • Chair of the Planning and Development portion of the Committee of the Whole • Chair of Public Planning Meetings • Mayor's designate on the Whitby Youth Council • Mayor's designate on Heritage Whitby Advisory Committee • Policy Advisor, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Ministry of Natural Resources, Government of Ontario • Legal Counsel, University of Toronto, Student Legal Aid Clinic • Whitby Law Practice with focus on family law and criminal law • Skilled negotiator and problem-solver Education: • Bachelor of Science, the University of Toronto • Bachelor of Law degree,Queen's University • Certificat de Langue Française Degré Supérieur the Sorbonne, Paris • Certificat d'Assiduité in International Law, the Hague Community: • Avid runner, completed the Boston Marathon • Certified YMCAVolunteer Fitness Instructor • Served as Chair of YMCA Leadership Council and on Board of Governors • YMCAVolunteer of the Year Award,GTA • Community Volunteer, Syrian Refugee Settlement Committee • Founder,Annual Durham Multifaith Prayer for Peace • Linda Adlam Manning Award for Distinguished Volunteer Service,Ontario Bar Association • Second Chance Scholarship Foundation Award for her Long-time Service to Youth Deidre On Monday, October 24th Vote Authorized by the campaign for Deidre Newman