Who’s Leading Our Communities?
Learn more about current mayors, councillors, and school board trustees in your area. Explore their paths to leadership and discover where representation gaps remain.
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2022 Municipal Election Results (55% Women)
Mayor Dorothy McCabe
Mayor of Waterloo
Mayor Dorothy McCabe was elected on Oct. 24, 2022. She represents the City as a Region of Waterloo Councillor as well as on a number of boards and committees. Her professional career includes over 20 years of experience working in leadership positions with Mayors, City Councils and senior corporate leaders, a provincial Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, KidsAbility, Conestoga College and two Chambers of Commerce.
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Councillors
Region of Waterloo
Number of Seats: 16 | Women Elected: 10
Chair – Karen Redman
Regional Councillor (Cambridge) – Pam Wolf
Regional Councillor (Kitchener) – Kari Williams (deceased 2025)
Regional Councillor (Kitchener) – Colleen James
Regional Councillor (Waterloo) – Chantal Huinink
Cambridge
Number of Seats: 9 | Women Elected: 4
Mayor – Jan Liggett
Ward 1 – Donna Reed (deceased 2023)
Ward 1 – Helen Shwery (by-election Nov 2023)
Ward 3 – Corey Kimpson
Ward 5 – Sheri Roberts
Kitchener
Number of Seats: 11 | Women Elected: 4
Ward 4 – Christine Michaud
Ward 8 – Margaret Johnston
Ward 9 – Debbie Chapman
Ward 10 – Aislinn Clancy (elected MPP 2023)
Ward 10 – Stephanie Stretch (appointed 2024)
North Dumfries
Number of Seats: 5 | Women Elected: 2
Mayor – Sue Foxton
Ward 3 – Alida Wilms
Waterloo
Number of Seats: 8 | Women Elected: 6
Mayor – Dorothy McCabe
Ward 1 – Sandra Hanmer
Ward 4 – Diane Freeman
Ward 5 – Jen Vasic
Ward 6 – Mary Lou Roe
Ward 7 – Julie Wright
Wellesley
Number of Seats: 5 | Women Elected: 3
Ward 1 – Shelley Wagner
Ward 2 – Lori Sebben
Wilmot
Number of Seats: 6 | Women Elected: 2
Mayor – Natasha Salonen
Ward 4 – Lillianne Dunstall
Woolwich
Number of Seats: 6 | Women Elected: 4
Mayor – Sandy Shantz
Ward 3 – Bonnie Bryant
Ward 3 –Kayla Grant
School Trustees
Waterloo Region District School Board
Number of Seats: 11 | Women Elected: 6
Cambridge/North Dumfries – Carla Johnson
Cambridge/North Dumfries – Cindy Watson
Kitchener – Joanne Weston
Kitchener – Meena Waseem
Kitchener – Maedith Radlein
Waterloo/Wilmot – Samantha Estoesta
Waterloo/Wilmot – Kathleen Woodcock
Waterloo Region Catholic School Board
Number of Seats: 9 | Women Elected: 6
Cambridge/North Dumfries – Marisa Phillips
Kitchener/Wilmot – Tracey Weiler
Kitchener/Wilmot – Kathy Doherty-Masters
Kitchener/Wilmot – Renée Kraft
Waterloo/Wellesley/Woolwich – Linda Cuff
Waterloo/Wellesley/Woolwich – Sally Fuentes (resigned 2023)
Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir
Number of Seats: 1 | Women Elected: 1
Waterloo/Brant/Haldimand/Norfolk – Dorothée Petit-Pas
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde
Number of Seats: 1 | Women Elected: 0