Community Affiliate
Born in Montréal, Kelley O’Rourke completed her BA at Concordia University and holds a Master of Science in Geography, Urban, and Environmental Studies from the same institution. A semi-retired landscape designer after many years working on both commercial and residential projects, she now focuses her work on heritage preservation and community-based research.
Kelley is the Secretary of the Montreal Irish Monument Foundation, which is dedicated to creating a world-class memorial site and cultural green space at the Montréal side of the Victoria Bridge, honouring the thousands of Irish emigrants who died of typhus in 1847. She is also President of the Canadian Irish Migration Preservation Network, whose mission is to research and promote Irish heritage in Canada and abroad and to build a dynamic, collaborative network of groups and individuals working toward that shared goal.
