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| '''Alan Shefman''' is currently the ]lor for Ward 5 in the ], ], ]. |
'''Alan Shefman''' is currently the interim ]lor for Ward 5 in the ], ], ]. | ||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Born ] ], Shefman grew up in ], ]. He attended ] where he received a ], after which he went to ] where he received a ] in Canadian studies, writing his thesis on ] in Upper Canada. | |||
| ==Early career== | |||
| Professionally, Shefman has a long history in ] in Canada. From 1980 to 1988 he was the national director of the League for Human Rights of ]. While serving in this position, Shefman was called upon to advise the Crown Prosecutor in the ] hate crimes trial of ]. In 1988, he took the position of director of communications and education for the ]. In ] he left the commission to start his own human rights consulting firm. | |||
| ==Political career== | |||
| From 1997 to 2000, he was a trustee for the ] board. From ] until ], he was a member of the ] Board of Governors. Prior to that he served as President of the York University Alumni Association. Currently he is a fellow of McLaughan College and an Associate of the York University Centre for Practical Ethics. | |||
| In ], Shefman was elected to ] for Ward 5. He was elected to this position in a by-election following the resignation of ] upon her election to the ]. Since being elected to City Council, Shefman has spearheaded a new recycling program for the ]. | |||
| Previously, from 2000 to 2004, he served as a school trustee of the ]. | |||
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| <td width="30%" align="center">'''Preceded by''':<br>], then vacant</td> | |||
| <td width="40%" align="center">] City Councillor ]<br>(]-)</td> | |||
| <td width="30%" align="center">'''Succeeded by''': <br>''Incumbent''</td> | |||
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Revision as of 17:07, 13 February 2006
Alan Shefman is currently the interim city councillor for Ward 5 in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.