Moving Forward Together: The power of collaboration

Join the Global Engagement Seminar: Finding Our Future City - Health, Housing, and Humanity on Wednesday, March 12 from 7:00-8:00PM for a talk and Q&A presentation by Sandy Little on Moving Forward Together: The Power of Collaboration.

We will explore linkages between housing, health with a focus on planetary health specific to climate change, and humanity highlighting homelessness and the importance of connecting and collaborating with municipal divisions, other levels of government, and community strategic partners in this work.

Everyone is welcome - no registration required! 

Sandy Little is the current Director, Strategic Initiatives at the City of Waterloo. She leads implementation and development of the City’s strategic plan, sustainability and climate change, housing and homelessness, and strategic partnerships. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, she believes in using big picture thinking to tackle complex community challenges while developing and strengthening strategic relationships within an organization and with community partners to build operational and service excellence.​

She began her career in 2000 in economic development. She later transitioned into planning where she spent more than ten years in planning in the private and public sectors. She later returned to her roots in economic development at the City of Waterloo where she led the team to secure planning approvals for the development of a City-owned business park. After more than 16 years in planning and economic development, she moved into a leadership role focusing on strategic initiatives where she leads cross divisional teams focusing on transformational changes needed to address some of the biggest challenges we face today. ​