Jeannie Kanakos is a former Municipal Councillor from Delta, British Columbia

Delta, British Columbia

Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, and forms part of Metro Vancouver. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States to the south and the city of Surrey to the east...

, and is a candidate for Delta Municipal Council in the 2011 municipal election. Kanakos was also the BC Liberal candidate in the riding of Delta North

Delta North

Delta North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.- Demographics :- Member of Legislative Assembly :Its MLA is Guy Gentner. He was first elected in 2005...

 in the 2005

British Columbia general election, 2005

The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

 and 2009 provincial elections

British Columbia general election, 2009

The 39th British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...

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Background

Jeannie Kanakos was born in Vancouver, grew up in North Vancouver and moved to Delta in 1980. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Canadian History from Simon Fraser University and a Certificate in Conflict Resolution from the Justice Institute of British Columbia. She is married to Nick Kanakos, a retired teacher who taught in the community, with whom she has four grown children and one grandchild.

Career

Kanakos has worked in the private sector and in government as Community Development Specialist, Negotiator and as a Facilitator. This included working at the Federal Department of Indian and Northern Affairs as a policy advisor and negotiator. She has also instructed both mediation and negotiation courses at the Justice Institute of British Columbia

Justice Institute of British Columbia

The Justice Institute of British Columbia is a public, post-secondary educational institution in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, that is focused on training professionals in the justice, public safety and social services fields...

’s Centre for Conflict Resolution. She currently works at her own consulting firm, Kanakos & Associates.

Municipal

Kanakos served as Delta Municipal Councilor from 2005 to 2008, during which time she chaired Delta’s Traffic and Safety Committee and Delta’s Cycling Committee. She also served as vice-chair of Delta’s Community Planning Advisory Comittee and was Delta’s representative on the Fraser Valley Regional Library board.

Provincial

Kanakos was the BC Liberal candidate for Delta North in the 2005 and 2009 provincial elections, placing second in both elections, placing second both times to NDP MLA Guy Gentner

Guy Gentner

Guy Gentner is the current MLA for Delta North in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election.He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.-External links:*...

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Community Involvement

Kanakos has served as a director of the Burns Bog Conservation Society and Delta Hospice Society as well as commissioner of the Delta Heritage Advisory Comission and a member of the Delta Watershed Park Trail Management Task Force. She also volunteers for the Immaculate Conception Catholic Parish in Delta and the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation as well as several other organisations.