Kaidie is a Senior Advisor at the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), where she leads the Innovation Sandbox and develops dynamic pricing options for mid-size commercial and light industrial consumers. In her role, Kaidie supports pilot projects and offers regulatory guidance to innovators. She also manages staff responses to innovation-related inquiries, produces deliverables showcasing innovation in Ontario’s energy sector, and ensures lessons from pilot projects are shared internally to support policy development.

 While Kaidie has spent most of her career in the public sector, she has also worked with several non-profit organizations across North America. She previously co-chaired a climate change working group with Women of Color Advancing Peace Security and Conflict Transformation, a Washington-based policy hub devoted to women of color. Kaidie also served as the Director of Civic Engagement for a non-profit organization devoted to empowering racialized, marginalized, and disenfranchised inner-city youth.

Kaidie holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Economics from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Public Policy from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto.