Jenna Sudds

Jenna Sudds (born February 8, 1979)[1][2] is a Canadian politician, currently a city councillor for Kanata North (Ward 4) in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[3] Sudds was elected on October 22, 2018 and took office on December 1, 2018. Sudds is preceded by longtime Kanata North Councillor and former Mayor of Kanata, Marianne Wilkinson.

Jenna Sudds
Ottawa City Councillor
Assumed office
December 1, 2018
Preceded byMarianne Wilkinson
ConstituencyKanata North Ward
Deputy Mayor of Ottawa
Assumed office
December 9, 2020
Serving with Laura Dudas, George Darouze
Preceded byMatthew Luloff
Personal details
Born (1979-02-08) February 8, 1979
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
ResidenceWhitemarsh Crescent, rural Kanata

Career

Sudds grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Sudds attended Brock University in St. Catharines and moved to the National Capital Region in 2001 to complete her master's degree in Economics at Carleton University.[4] Sudds worked as an economist in the federal government for twelve years before becoming the inaugural President and Executive Director of the Kanata North Business Association, after being appointed to the role by a hiring committee that consisted of her predecessor on Council, Marianne Wilkinson.[5] From November 2017 to November 2018, Sudds was the inaugural Executive Director at the CIO Strategy Council, a national technology council.[6] In March 2018, she announced her decision to run for Ottawa City Council, Kanata North.

Sudds has been a longtime volunteer with the Kanata Food Cupboard and the Ottawa Network for Education.

Awards
  • Kanata North Citizen of the Year (2012-2013)
  • [7] Forty Under 40 Award (2015) from the Ottawa Business Journal and Ottawa Board of Trade
  • [8] 40 Under 40 International Economic Development Professional Award (2016)

Personal life

Sudds and her husband Tim have three daughters.[9]

References
  1. @JimWatsonOttawa (8 Feb 2021). "Happy birthday to Kanata North councillor and Deputy Mayor @JennaSudds" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. "Filling Marianne Wilkinson's shoes in Kanata North". CBC Ottawa. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  3. Jenna Sudds scores decisive win in Kanata North, Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2018 https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/jenna-sudds-scores-decisive-win-in-kanata-north
  4. Kanata North BIA Announces its first Executive Director, July 8, 2013, https://www.kanatanorthbia.ca/kanata-north-bia-announces-its-first-executive-director/
  5. KNBIA’s Jenna Sudds spearheads new national CIO strategy council, Ottawa Business Journal, October 20, 2017, https://obj.ca/article/knbias-jenna-sudds-spearheads-new-national-cio-strategy-council
  6. Former Kanata North BIA director Jenna Sudds to run for city council, Ottawa Business Journal, March 5, 2018, https://obj.ca/article/former-kanata-north-bia-director-jenna-sudds-run-city-council
  7. Unveiling Our 2015 Forty Under 40 Recipients, The Voice Blog, April 24, 2015, https://thevoice.ottawachamber.ca/2015/04/24/unveiling-our-2015-forty-under-40-recipients/
  8. Kanata’s Jenna Sudds named among top 40 Under 40, InsideHalton.com, February 2, 2017, https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7099945-kanata-s-jenna-sudds-named-among-top-40-under-40/
  9. "Jenna Sudds". Jenna Sudds. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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