▁worked ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁administrator ▁at ▁Mount ▁S ina i ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁becoming ▁head ▁of ▁Pat ient ▁Services . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁United ▁Front ▁and ▁the ▁African ▁Canadian ▁C au cus , ▁a ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Ind igen ous ▁Black ▁and ▁Mi ' k ma q ▁Program ▁at ▁Dal h ous ie ▁University , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ' s ▁small ▁business ▁committee , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁Car ver ▁Cred it ▁Union ▁executive ▁board . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁she ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁She ▁won ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Pr eston , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁M LA ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁She ▁lost ▁her ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁provincial ▁election . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁African - Can ad ian ▁Emp loyment ▁C lin ic ▁in ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁currently ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁Williams , ▁Da wn ▁Who ' s ▁who ▁in ▁Black ▁Canada ▁ 2 : ▁Black ▁Success ▁and ▁Black ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Canada