Mayor

Sandy Shantz is serving her third term as Mayor of the Township of Woolwich. Previously she held elected positions as Councillor for Ward 1 Elmira and the Waterloo Region District School Board where she also served as Chair. 

As Mayor, Sandy is also Regional Councillor for the Township where she serves on many committees and boards including:  Waterloo Region Police Services Board, Regional Library Board, Kiwanis Transit Board, Grand River Conservation Authority Board and the Airport Master Plan Committee. 

After growing up in Kitchener, Sandy and her husband Brian have lived in Elmira for almost 40 years and raised their three boys here.  Besides travelling and ballroom dancing, Sandy now enjoys time with her five (soon to be six) grandchildren.

The strength of the Township is its people, and Sandy understands the value of volunteers. She has actively volunteered at the local, area and national level of her church, and has held many volunteer leadership positions in education, child care, minor hockey and St. Mary's hospital governance committee. She also served as chair of the Woolwich Community Services capital fundraising campaign.   As Mayor, Sandy wants to provide opportunities to tap into the talent of our local citizens, encourage service to residents and continue to develop a reputation for Woolwich as a healthy community.

We are at a cross road as the Township continues to grow.  Maintaining the strengths of our rural roots while moving into the future is important to Sandy, and in this term of Council, she hopes to position the Township to deal with those challenges.