My wife Anne is originally from Ontario. We have four daughters. Alll work or are furthering their education in the Fredericton area. We also are proud grandparents to two "little" ones.

My parents are long time "northsiders" Harold (Bud) and Jeanne O'Brien.

I have one sister and three brothers. One lives elsewhere in New Brunswick, while the others are in Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.

I attended Park Street and Nashwaaksis Memorial Elementary Schools, Devon Junior High and Fredericton High School. The University of New Brunswick later beckoned from where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

My engineering career began with General Motors Canada in Saint Catharine's, Ontario. I then moved to Ottawa, Ontario to take a position as an "automotive lobbyist". My next career move was to a consulting engineering firm in Ottawa.

Like all good Maritimers the pull of the sea eventually lured me home. In the mid-1980's my young family moved to Black's Harbour (NB) where I took a position with Connors Bros. Ltd. In the late 1980's I returned to Fredericton to work with the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation. My present responsibilities are as the Vice President, Supply Chain & Facilities.

Following is a selective list of some "key" groups and activities (there are many more) that have occupied my energies and interest over the years:

1974: Member of the Fredericton Junior Condors; we hosted and won the Canadian Junior baseball championships beating British Columbia 4-3 in the final.

1974: Became one of the first two Youth Representatives on the former Village of Nashwaaksis (NB) Recreation Council

1987: Appointed to the Board of Trustees to the Fundy Regional Hospital (while living in Black's Harbour (NB))

1992: Our Junior Condor baseball team (see 1974) is inducted to the Fredericton Sports Wall of Fame

1993: Elected to a three year term on the Board of Directors of the Fredericton Direct Charge Co-op; elected Vice President by the fellow Directors

1993: Served on the organizing committee for the Fredericton High School Class of 1973 twenty-year reunion

1996: Elected to a two year term on the first ever School Parent Advisory Committee (SPAC) at Park Street Elementary School; elected Chairperson by the fellow Committee members

1998: Began serving two years on the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Municipal Affairs Committee

1999: Appointed to a two year term as a Trustee on the Board of the River Valley Health Health Corporation Board; served as Chair of the Patient Programs Committee, and on the Finance and Executive Committees

1999: Along with a dozen other dedicated north side residents, formed the inaugural "Friends of Leo Hayes High School" whose purpose was to promote and raise funds for extra curricular activities

2000: Began a voluntary 18 month assignment as a weekly columnist for the Northside News; my column "Hear & There" featured insights and stories on northside people, businesses and history

2001: Elected to Fredericton City Council; ; served as Vice Chair of the Finance & Administration Committee, and on the Development and Information Technology Committees; served as the alternate Council appointment to the Main Street Business Development Association and as Co-Chair of the Municipal Plan Review Steering Committee.

2004: Re-elected to Fredericton City Council; appointed Deputy Mayor for 2004 to 2006; presently serve as Chair of the Development Services Committee; as Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee; as a member of the IT Committee and the Team Fredericton Advisory Committee and the Negotiations Liaison Committee; serve as Co-Chair of the Municipal Plan Review Steering Committee and am also Council's representative for immigration initiatives and on the Defense and Aerospace Park Committee. I was recently appointed to represent Council on two standing committees of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities; being Community Safety & Crime Prevention and Social Economic Development. I was also recently chosen as the Council representative on the city's first ever Affordable Housing Committee

Mike O'Brien