Colleen James
Regional Councillor
Building a Region that works for you!
Colleen James
Regional Councillor
Building a Region that works for you!
meet COLLEEN
Entrepreneur
Community Leader
Community Leader
As an entrepreneur, Colleen founded her own business – Divonify. During the past six years, she’s worked closely with fellow business owners who are committed to change. Specializing in equity, social justice, and education, Colleen has led a wide range of private and public-sector organizations through tailored workshops, training, and one-on-one consultations.
Community Leader
Community Leader
Community Leader
A sought-after speaker, she was named one of the Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada in 2020. Last year, she was named one of the top Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Persons of the Year in 2021. Colleen sits on several committees, including K-W Oktoberfest, the Kitchener Public Library and is a Selection Committee Member with Leadership Waterloo Region. She’s also involved in many collaborative community projects, including the Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region where she established the James STEM scholarship. Colleen is a graduate of Leadership Waterloo Region and holds a B.A. in History, Political Science and Caribbean Studies and a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy.
Choose Change
Community Leader
Choose Change
Colleen absolutely knows municipal government. With nearly 15 years of experience at both the Region and the City, she understands how things work and how to get things done. More importantly, she knows exactly what needs to change to ensure all voices are heard and all communities are represented at these critical decision-making tables.
Colleen is running for office in 2022 because Regional Council requires a leader with the lived experience and professional background to challenge the systemic change that’s required.
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Our campaign acknowledges that the land on which the Region of Waterloo is situated on is the ancestral territories of the Haldimand Tract, land that was promised to the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations of the Grand River and is within the territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Learning is lifelong and my territorial acknowledgement changes as I learn and understand more of the Indigenous history that has been erased.
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