Appointee Biographies

AMANDA WALTON

Amanda Walton is an independent communications consultant and a former Senior Vice President and Partner of a leading Toronto communications and public affairs firm. She has more than 30 years of experience in communications strategy and public policy analysis. Ms. Walton currently sits on the Board of Directors of Ports Toronto, where she chairs the Governance & Human Resources Committee. In the past, she has served as a Governor of Crescent School, President of the Albany Club of Toronto, a member of the Board of Directors of Ontario Place and a Director of the Canadian National Exhibition Association. A graduate of the University of Toronto (Victoria College) with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree, she has also completed the Directors Education Program at the Rotman School of Management and earned her ICD.D designation.

JASON OTTEY

Jason Ottey is the Director of Government Relations and Communications for Labourer’s International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 183 where he provides direction, advocacy and strategic advice on construction-related issues at all three levels of government. Prior to joining LiUNA Local 183, he was the Director of Research and Policy for the Residential Construction Council of Ontario, where he represented the interests of single and multi-family residential builders across the GTA. He is a graduate of McMaster of University and the University of Toronto, receiving Master of Arts in Political Science and Master of Industrial Relations respectively.