Patty Cuttell has a Master’s degree in Urban and Rural Planning from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and brings over 25 years of experience working with communities throughout the Atlantic Provinces.
Patty is the current Councillor for District 11, Spryfield, Sambro Loop and Prospect Road. She is re-offering in the upcoming 2024 Municipal Election to continue as Councillor in the new District 11, including Spryfield, Sambro Loop, Fleming Heights, and Cowie Hill.
Patty's experience includes being Executive Director of the North End Business Association where she represented over 350 local business and led initiatives on placemaking, diversity and inclusion, and economic development. Previously with Burst Transformational Solutions, which she co-founded, she developed strategic plans and change management solutions for several public and not-for-profit organizations including Halifax Regional Police, Public Health-Capital Health, Nova Scotia Barristers Society and the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Patty spent several years working at Dalhousie University as a research associate, and then an Adjunct Professor. The First Nations Model Community Plan Project she helped launch at Dalhousie received the prestigious Dubai International Best Practices Award to Improve the Living Environment and planning awards from the Canadian Institute of Planners and the International Environmental Design Research Association.
Patty is a seasoned public speaker on a variety of community development issues, presenting as a speaker and panelist at regional, national, and international events and conferences.
She is the proud mother of two graduates from JL Ilsley High School in Spryfield, lives in Purcell's Cove, and enjoys taking her dog to the dog park near Roches Pond. Patty grew up in a family business household, which is where she says her strong work ethic comes from.
Over the past 4 years in her role as Councillor for District 11, Patty has served as a member of the following Boards and Committees, deepening her understanding of the municipality's many areas of responsibility:
• Halifax and West Community Council (past Vice-Chair)
• Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee (Current Chair)
• Transportation Standing Committee
• Halifax Water Board of Commissioners (Chair of Environment, Health and Safety Committee)
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Representative for Halifax)
• Discover Halifax Board of Directors
• Community Monitoring Committee
•Western Common Advisory Committee