Peterborough mayor Diane Therrien will be the next guest on 4th Line Theatre’s “Friday Morning Business Breakfast Talks with Kim Blackwell”.
The online event takes place at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 10th on the Zoom video conferencing platform. Register at eventbrite.com/e/business-breakfast-talk-kim-blackwell-in-conversation-with-diane-therrien-registration-111171547090.
The Friday Morning Business Breakfast Talks series is one of the virtual events under the umbrella “Nexicom Presents 4th Line Theatre @ Home”, which 4th Line Theatre has developed to keep the community engaged and connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The outdoor theatre company in Millbrook has postponed its 2020 summer season due to the pandemic.
In her Friday morning talks, 4th Line’s artistic director Kim Blackwell invites local political and business leaders in the community to talk about their day-to-day challenges and opportunities, what led them on their chosen career paths, and the impact the “new normal” is having on how they lead, both in business and the communities they serve.
Born in Mississauga, Diane Therrien attended McMaster University in Hamilton for an undergraduate degree in history and peace studies. She moved to Peterborough to attend Trent University for a postgraduate degree and graduated with her Master’s Degree in Canadian and Indigenous Studies in 2012.
After working for the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs in Toronto, Therrien returned to Peterborough to work as facilitator of community education and engagement with the Peterborough Poverty Reduction Network.
She ran for Peterborough City Council in Town Ward for the first time in 2014 and was subsequently elected. She sat on a number of city committees and boards including the Affordable Housing Action Committee, the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area, and the Art Gallery of Peterborough.
In October 2018, Therrien was elected Mayor of Peterborough at the age of 32. She defeated two-term incumbent Daryl Bennett in a landslide after running a change campaign. She is only the third woman ever to hold the office of mayor in Peterborough.
