About Me
I am a proud mother of six children, four of whom are currently students in our Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board schools. I have been a long-term care nurse for over 20 years. My primary assignment for most of that time has been in wards with Alzheimer and dementia patients.
I believe all students should have equitable access to everything our education system has to offer. While the HWDSB has been making strides towards some very notable achievements in equity, I believe there is always room for improvement and diverse voices at the table.
I believe all students should have equitable access to everything our education system has to offer. While the HWDSB has been making strides towards some very notable achievements in equity, I believe there is always room for improvement and diverse voices at the table.
Community Work
Jay is currently on the boards of the United Way of Halton/Hamilton and the Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre.
She is on the organizing committee for the Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton (SACHA's) annual Take Back the Night event. She was a co-founder of the Women's March Hamilton events.
Jay has co-chaired the Crown Point Neighbourhood Association in Hamilton and worked on several community outreach projects throughout Hamilton. She completed the Neighbourhood Leadership Institute, run through the Hamilton Community Foundation, and is currently in the middle of the Leadership and Community Engagement Certificate Program at McMaster University. She spent time as a federal lobbyist for the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada for Southern Ontario.
She is on the organizing committee for the Sexual Assault Centre of Hamilton (SACHA's) annual Take Back the Night event. She was a co-founder of the Women's March Hamilton events.
Jay has co-chaired the Crown Point Neighbourhood Association in Hamilton and worked on several community outreach projects throughout Hamilton. She completed the Neighbourhood Leadership Institute, run through the Hamilton Community Foundation, and is currently in the middle of the Leadership and Community Engagement Certificate Program at McMaster University. She spent time as a federal lobbyist for the Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada for Southern Ontario.
Labour Work
Jay is the 1st Vice President of the Hamilton and District Labour Council, where she chairs the Women's Equity Workgroup and the Human Rights Workgroup. She also has sat on the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Provincial Executive.
Jay also currently sits on the Ontario Federation of Labour's Human Rights Committee and is a sitting board member of the United Way of Halton and Hamilton and the Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre.
Jay also currently sits on the Ontario Federation of Labour's Human Rights Committee and is a sitting board member of the United Way of Halton and Hamilton and the Solidarity Place Worker Education Centre.
