Sophie Kiwala

Diocese of Ontario

Sophie was appointed PWRDF rep in 2020. She is a former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands from 2014 to 2018. During her time in office she held parliamentary assistant positions to the ministers of Tourism Culture and Sport, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and Children and Youth Services. She worked for seven years in federal constituency offices as a manager and chief of staff, and previous to that she was an entrepreneur. Sophie lived in Turkey and France for five years and studied politics at Athabasca and Queen’s University. She is currently working on her Professional Masters of Public Administration degree. Sophie is a tireless community advocate and is passionate about supporting the vulnerable sector and Indigenous reconciliation. She is the Vice-Chair for the Tett Centre of Creativity and Learning, the Chair of the Ovarian Cancer of Canada Walk of Hope for Kingston and a Rotarian.