Vicki has lived her life with the belief that we are obligated to use our resources, talents and skills to build the community in which we want to live. To that end, she has participated in community work since she was old enough to stay home without a babysitter. In school, she sat on student councils and joined clubs. As a young adult, Vicki joined service clubs and sat on boards of directors in the non-profit field.

As she progressed through her career, Vicki continued building community by actively participating in the Rotary Club; chairing municipal committees on eradicating homelessness, and economic development; helping arts organizations like the Symphony and local festivals; building recreation infrastructure like Rotary Park and getting the community ski hill back up and running; and helping out with her kids’ interests by starting programs like a Young Authors’ Club at their school.

Recently retired from owning her own business for 27 years, Vicki has continued to be active in her city by lobbying for good planning and policies that treat people kindly, taking care of the natural environment, and laying the foundations that make Greater Sudbury a place where people want to live. She still does service work through the Rotary Club, advocates for good city-building, and mentors young women in business.

Working with people to celebrate life’s big passages is a continuation of Vicki’s commitment to community building. She believes that marking transitions in our lives with an event is important and that those celebrations help knit us together . Births, marriages, the legacy of people who have died: all are deserving of a celebratory gathering. We are well served by rituals attended by our families and our communities; these gatherings confirm the importance of the people in our circle and help create memories we can draw on later in life.