Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is a corporate strategist with a broad range of expertise in the public and corporate sector.  She has developed organizational strategies for businesses such as FirstOntario Credit Union and the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and the United Way.  Sandy is a graduate in Corporate Social Responsibility from the University of Toronto, has earned the Chartered Director designation from the Director's College and the Executive Management Program from McMaster University

She has held positions with the Social Planning & Research Council, and the Region of Peel. She most recently held the position of Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for FirstOntario Credit Union, building Social Finance and Investment strategies. Sandy received the Women of Distinction Award for her work in this area.

Sandy has served on many governance boards and was elected the first female Board Chair for FirstOntario Credit Union.   She was recently appointed by the City of Hamilton to serve on the Hamilton Port Authority where she is the Chair of the Governance committee.  

Sandy is a frequent contributor to local media, is a recurring guest on CHML and co-host of Inside Council on Cable 14 and was just named as the provincial NDP candidate for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas.