Kate M. Daley

Kate M. Daley currently serves as a Senior Strategist for Carbon and Energy Planning at the City of Kitchener, focusing on clean energy transition strategies and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. With prior experience as an Environmental Sustainability Specialist at the Region of Waterloo, Daley co-founded Smart Growth Waterloo Region, advocating for effective growth management policies and community engagement. Additional roles include Plan Manager for ClimateActionWR, Research Assistant at Brock University, and a Doctoral Researcher in Political Science at York University, where expertise in municipal government and growth management was developed. Daley holds a PhD in Political Science, as well as a Master of Arts from Queen's University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo.