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Alan Shefman is currently the city councillor for Ward 5 in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Early life and education
Born April 2 1949, Shefman grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He attended York University where he received a Bachelor of Arts, after which he went to Carleton University where he received a Master of Arts in Canadian studies, writing his thesis on United Empire Loyalists in Upper Canada.
Early career
From 1980 to 1988 he was the national director of the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada. In 1988, he took the position of director of communications and education for the Ontario Human Rights Commission. In 1994 he left the commission to start his own human rights consulting firm.
Political career
From 1997 to 2000, he was a trustee for the Vaughan Public Library board. From 1979 until 1983, he was a member of the York University 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 2004, Shefman was elected to Vaughan City Council for Ward 5. He was elected to this position in a by-election following the resignation of Susan Kadis upon her election to the Canadian House of Commons.
Previously, from 2000 to 2004, he served as a school trustee of the York Region District School Board.
| Preceded by: Susan Kadis, then vacant |
Vaughan City Councillor Ward 5 (2004-) |
Succeeded by: Incumbent |