Heather brings more than 25 years of diverse real estate and capital markets experience, including asset management, mergers and acquisitions, investments, financing, capital raising, and corporate strategy, to her role as Trustee. Heather serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee.
Currently, she holds the position of President at Key Living, a company whose focus is on providing affordable and accessible homeownership opportunities through coownership. Prior to joining Key, Heather was Chief Investment Officer at Revera Inc., a leading provider of seniors housing across Canada, the USA and the UK, and former Chief Financial Officer of both Cominar REIT, Quebec’s largest commercial landlord, and one of Canada’s largest owners and developers of senior housing properties. She also held executive management and board roles at public and private companies in the banking and real estate industries, where she managed significant strategic initiatives, restructurings, and financings.
Before her corporate career, Heather worked in REIT equity research and investment banking and led the real estate equity research team at a Canadian investment bank. Heather holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University and is a CFA Charter holder.