Dorothy McCabe
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Dorothy McCabe | |
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| Mayor of Waterloo | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Jaworsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse | Janek Jagiellowicz[1][2] |
| Children | 2[3] |
| Occupation |
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Dorothy McCabe (born c. 1969)[3] is a Canadian politician. She has served as the current mayor of Waterloo since 2022. As mayor, she also serves on Waterloo Regional Council.[4]
McCabe is originally from Arthur, Ontario.[5] She is the daughter of Terry McCabe and Stella Mulhall.[2]
McCabe attended Wilfrid Laurier University where she received a bachelor's degree in Communications and History.[4] While attending Laurier, she was a member of the Laurier Golden Hawks varsity women's basketball team.[1]
In 2015, she received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Western Ontario.[4]
Early career
She worked in the office of Liberal MPP John Milloy[6] from 2003 to 2010, served as chief of staff to mayor of Kitchener Carl Zehr[6] from 2010 to 2015, and in the office of Liberal MPP Daiene Vernile in 2016. As Zehr's chief of staff, she worked on trying to bring two-way all-day GO Trains to the region. She worked as a senior executive for KidsAbility from 2016 to 2019.[6]
In 2018, McCabe ran as the Liberal candidate in that year's provincial election in the riding of Waterloo. She finished in third place, winning 12 per cent of the vote. The NDP's Catherine Fife won the seat.
Beginning in 2021, McCabe worked for the City of Milton, and worked as a professor at Conestoga College[7] from 2020.