Barbara Mackie

Barbara Mackie

Community Volunteer

Executive Director - Allandale Neighbourhood Association (ANA)

Community Committee Member - Historic Neighbourhoods Strategy (HNS)

My career path has always been driven by my passion and my intrinsic motivation. I care about people, the environment, our country, our community and the most important role in my life; being the best Mom and role model I can be for my daughter. Sharing my expertise to help others succeed "because I care" has always been my source of inspiration, influencing my decision to become a licensed Mortgage Agent. My interest in real estate began over 30 years ago as a licensed real estate agent and prior to re-locating, I enjoyed the personal reward of helping people succeed in completing the most substantial purchase/sale of their life.

In addition to real estate, my past experience covers a variety of industries and the opportunity to become involved with products providing a safer environment led me to the manufacturing industry, accepting a role for an international company to build their NGV division from scratch. I managed all aspects of the business to assemble compressor packages for vehicles fueled by natural gas, followed by establishing a powder coating facility from scratch, which I owned and operated for 7 years before leaving to embark on an emerging industry in social media for senior executives and small businesses.

As Principal of Increasing Opportunities, I consulted with professionals and businesses on utilizing social media to enhance their online presence increasing their opportunities for success. Until 2015, I was blogging on executive career management, earned 4 designations from the Academies including, Certified Online Career Strategist and enlightened professionals and entrepreneurs through various presentations and speaking engagements.