Sammie Jo Rumbaua is a Vancouver community organizer, youth settlement worker and employment program assistant (specializing in services for survivors of abuse and violence). She believes Vancouver parks, community centres and public spaces play an important role in creating and reflecting who we are as a city, and wants to ensure that everyone – especially youth, seniors, newcomers and immigrants - are genuinely included in this process.
Sammie Jo was born in Manitoba and raised in BC, and graduated from high school in Vancouver. She is a volunteer board member of the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society (SEACHS) and Tulayan (a non-profit Filipino-Canadian organization). She is passionate about building inter-generational and inter-cultural bridges, which are vital in a dynamic and growing city. In 2010, Sammie Jo received the Vancouver-Kensington Community Leadership Award, and in 2011, the Filipino Canadian Cultural Heritage Society Maharlika Award for Community Service for youth.
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Twitter: twitter.com/iamsammiejo
Website:votevision.ca/sammie_jo_rumbaua
