Source: Youtube
Transcript:
[TITLE] Meet Ali Copeman
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[SPOKEN] Before I go on about issues, or ask you for your vote, I think it’s important that you know who I am. I’m a Dunedinite, I’ve lived, studied and worked here for 36 years so I’ve seen many of our city’s best and worst times. I love sport, although I don’t play as much tennis as I’d really like to. I’ve had Type 1 diabetes since I was twelve, and I’m also slightly accident prone, so I really appreciate how great our medical services are and how vital they can be to the people who need them. After working in secondary school supports admin, I started my own conference management company 14 years ago. I know what it is to be an employee and to be self-employed. I believe we can do more when we share our work together, so I’ve been actively involved in the Otago Chamber of Commerce. In fact, I’m the only woman currently on the Board. My husband is a writer, photographer and musician. Through him, I get a pretty good view of how Dunedin’s creative sector gets along. He’s also a trained zoologist and fly fisherman who makes sure I’m aware of scientific and environmental issues. Perhaps most importantly to me I’m a mother. That means I care about our schools, road safety, food safety, internet safety, our public amenities, and basically anything els that’s going to make a difference to my daughter’s future. I want her to have the choice to live in Dunedin too. So now you know who I am, soon I’d like to tell you how I think about the issues that face us. But I’d also like to hear from you. Check out my Facebook page, introduce yourself, let me know what you care about in our great little city. It’s like I said, we can do more when we share and work together.