Yonah Martin

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Yonah Martin (b. April 11, 1965) is the candidate who will represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian federal electoral district of New Westminster-Coquitlam, British Columbia, in the next federal election. This riding also includes the southern part of Port Moody, BC.

A professional educator for twenty years, Yonah Martin graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1987 with a Bachelor of Education degree and taught English and Drama at W.J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, BC, for fourteen years. She earned a Master of Education degree and, in 2001, moved to Coquitlam (S.D. 43) to Moody Middle School, then Scott Creek Middle School. Currently she teaches at Banting Middle School in Coquitlam.

Born in Seoul, Korea, Yonah immigrated to Canada with her family in 1972, settling in Vancouver. With deep roots in both Korean and Canadian heritage, she became a prominent community figure in 2003 when she co-founded a non-profit organization, the Corean Canadian Coactive (C3) Society^[1].

Yonah volunteers on several other boards and committees: the Multicultural Advisory Council of BC^[2], Vancouver Korean Canadian Scholarship Foundation^[3] and the Coquitlam Festival Planners Network^[4]. She contributes regular columns for print and Internet media; she moderates, emcees and has spoken at community events held in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. She has been a panelist and spokesperson on CBC Radio. She was featured in a 60-minute documentary on national television in Korea.

In recognition of her community service in the Tri-Cities area, Yonah Martin was awarded the 2004 Spirit of Community Award for Cultural Harmony^[5]. She was recognized as one of Vancouver’s “bright lights” in the 2006 Best of Vancouver^[6] issue of Georgia Straight; she has also translated, edited and produced a dramatic musical for the 9th Annual Port Moody Festival of the Arts.