Councillor Drew Dilkens - Ward 1
c/o 350 City Hall Square Suite 203
Windsor, Ontario
N9A 6S1
Phone:  (519) 250-4607
ddilkens@city.windsor.on.ca

Councillor Drew Dilkens has an extensive history of community involvement in Windsor.  He spent 15 years with the Windsor Police Auxiliary where he was a Staff Sergeant.  He was a founding Board Member for the Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame.  He is also an annual Area Captain in the Windsor Goodfellows Paper Drive.  Drew has served as President to both the Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers and Windsor Road Watch programs.  Councillor Dilkens is also a past Executive Board Member of Windsor Regional Hospital, a Past Vice President of the Windsor Jaycees and former Chair of the Windsor Red Cross Emergency Services Unit.  He currently sits on the provincial board of the Human Resource Professional Association - the Ontario regulating body for the HR profession serving 18,000 members.

Councillor Drew Dilkens is a lifelong Ward 1 resident. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Windsor and a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University. Drew is currently completing his Doctorate of Business Administration as well as his law degree from the University of Windsor and holds the professional designation of a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP), along with training certificates from the Canadian Foreign Service Institute, Canadian Securities Institute and Federal Bureau of Investigations in the United States.

While on council, Drew has pushed for a more regional approach to government in Windsor and Essex County.  He has spearheaded the creation and implementaiton of the new Tourism Winsor Essex Pelee Island.  He also serves on the boards of Windsor Airport, Enwin Energy and Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority, as well as chairing the International Relations Committee.

Drew is married to Jane Deneau and has two young children.