While Suely lives in Mississauga, her work as a settlement worker takes her across the Peel Region.

Suely speaks Portuguese and Spanish, and is a strong voice within the Brazilian community. She served as a Brazilian representative at the Pan Am Games in Toronto and is the founder of the Brazil-Canada Association to Support Immigrants (ABRACE).

Her passion for human rights brings her to participate in the Community Engagement and Leadership Initiative.

She is a firm believer that we are in this world to do something meaningful and wants to work with other Community.