Denise is qualified as a Corporate Commercial Lawyer who has specialized in general corporate and commercial law and securities law with a focus on mining and exploration. She holds a law degree and a master degree in law. She practiced with a prominent international law firm in the UK as a corporate and commercial solicitor, focusing primarily on take-over bids, mergers and acquisitions, reverse take-overs and corporate governance, and providing general advice on directors’ duties and responsibilities before joining a prominent law firm, Heenan Blakie LLP located in Toronto where she practiced securities law in the mining group. Denise has previous board experience and was appointed as company secretary for a prominent mining company in Toronto. In her current role, Denise has switched focus and now works as a National Compliance Manager and Data Privacy Protection Officer for a prominent international organization. She is committed to giving back to the community and is passionate about providing her time to Southlake Residential Care Village to provide legal advisory as required.

Denise joined the Southlake Residential Care Village in 2015