Accountable & Transparent Government
City Hall should listen to residents early and not after decisions are already made.
Future-Ready Leadership
Our city services must be modern, ethical, efficient, and prepared for the future.
Inclusive Growth & Prosperity
Young families, newcomers, and seniors should all have access to housing, services, and public spaces.
I am not just a community advocate. I am a forward thinking public sector leader with experience in governance, budgets, technology, and policy. I bring both deep Coquitlam roots and the professional expertise needed to serve our communities well.
Why I'm Running for Coquitlam City Council
ABOUT
My Coquitlam Story:
Roots, Resilience and Community
I made Coquitlam my home more than 20 years ago in 2005 as a newcomer to Canada. This is where my family built its life, where I bought my first home, and where my child started school. Coquitlam is not just where I live. It is the community that shaped my Canadian journey.Â
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My path into community action began in 2007, when my child’s school, Vanier Elementary, was at risk of closing. I joined community members and fought hard to save it. Though the school ultimately closed, that experience changed me. It showed me how important it is for residents to be heard before decisions are made. It sparked my lifelong commitment to transparent, community- centred leadership.
A Leadership in Action.
A Career Built on Integrity, Service, and Innovation
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY
From 2006 to 2024, I worked across several B.C. ministries and public agencies, leading Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging initiatives that strengthened public institutions.
20 Years in the Provincial Public Service
My work with the B.C. Lottery Corporation, Fraser Health, the University of the Fraser Valley, and Surrey RCMP helped advance equity, accountability, and public trust.
Driving Institutional Change
I helped create a B.C.-based nonprofit focused on ensuring technology serves people, not the other way around.
Co-Founder, Inclusive AI Foundation
I am one of the few certified AI Systems Management and Auditing professionals in North America. As cities adopt digital tools, data systems, and automation, this expertise ensures Coquitlam can innovate safely, ethically and transparently.
Ethical Artificial Intelligence Expertise
SERVINGÂ COQUITLAM
Over 20 Years of Local Advocacy
My first fight, the Vanier school closure in Central Coquitlam, was only the beginning. For two decades, I have worked to strengthen Coquitlam’s community life.
Inclusive Municipal Governance
In 2006 for four years, I served on Coquitlam’s first Multicultural Advisory Committee and helped launch the city’s first Multicultural Strategic Action Plan.
Accessible Public Spaces
As a member of the Coquitlam Public Library Advisory, I supported the creation of welcoming, accessible learning spaces for our growing population.
Investing in
Community
As a former Director of the Coquitlam Foundation and Chair of its Multicultural Committee, I helped direct local funding to grassroots community initiatives.
Our challenges don’t stop at city borders. For 15 years, I have brought public institutions together to solve shared problems. On Council, I will champion strong partnerships across the TriCities to improve services, reduce duplication, and make better use of tax dollars by working collaboratively across all public agencies for stronger neighbourhoods.
Collaboration Across Agencies
Drawing on my experience transforming large public institutions, I will ensure and advocate for equitable city services so that long time residents, workers, newcomers, and seniors alike have fair access to Coquitlam’s opportunities.
Prosperity and Safety for All
As Coquitlam adopts digital tools, traffic automation, and data systems, we must protect residents’ privacy and prevent bias. With my expertise in Artificial Intelligence System Management and Auditing, I will ensure Coquitlam becomes a leader in safe, humancentered city technology.
Modern, Ethical, and Efficient City Services
Coquitlam is approving major developments faster than schools, childcare, and community services can keep up. I have seen what happens when decisions are made behind closed doors. I will ensure infrastructure grows with our neighbourhoods and not years later.
Accountable Development & Safe Neighbourhood Infrastructure
MY PLATFORM
A Future-Ready Coquitlam
ENDORSEMENTS
Earning Trust Across Coquitlam
Madhavee Inamdar is exactly the kind of forward-thinking, highly competent leader Coquitlam needs on City Council. Her exceptional background bridging provincial public service with cutting-edge policy innovation makes her uniquely qualified to tackle the infrastructure and governance challenges facing our growing city. She has my enthusiastic support and my vote on October 17th.
Selina Robinson,Â
Former B.C. Cabinet Minister & former Coquitlam City Councillor
Working passionately with Madhavee to launch the Japanese Canadian Historic Places project following the 2012 British Government apology to the Japanese Canadian community for its complicity and role in World War II Internment showed me the true depth of her character. She is a leader of immense empathy, dedication, and action. She listens deeply to the community and fights for what is right. In my community work, I have seen many people seek public office, but Madhavee stands out because of her genuine heart for public services. She has my full support and endorsement for Coquitlam City Council.
Tosh Suzuki,
Retired Engineer
Madhavee Inamdar has demonstrated a deep and lasting commitment to our community through both her advocacy and her actions. Having served alongside her on the Library’s Community Advisory Committee, I have seen her ability to listen, build consensus, and bring people together around shared goals. Her thoughtful leadership, strategic vision, and dedication to public service make her a strong choice for Coquitlam City Council. I am pleased to endorse Madhavee Inamdar.
Janice Cotter,
Long-time City Resident
Over the years, I’ve gotten to know Madhavee not just as a client, but as a person of immense integrity and dedication. She is exactly the voice our diverse community needs on Coquitlam City Council. I’m proud to endorse her!
Atousa Shahram
Coquitlam Resident & Business Person
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