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Maia Lugar

Manager of Public Affairs, First Lake Solutions

Degrees:MPM 2023

Maia Lugar is the Manager, Public Affairs at First Lake Solutions, where she delivers government relations services to clients in a variety of sectors, including healthcare, infrastructure, and the skilled trades.

Before joining First Lake, she worked on research in the field of Indigenous governance and federal-territorial-band council relations. She received her Bachelor’s of Political Studies at Bishop’s University, where she was involved in student politics. She then moved to Ottawa in 2021 to pursue a Masters of Political Management.

Originally from Nova Scotia, Maia has also worked in community outreach at the municipal level, and worked on a variety of election campaigns at various levels of government and across party lines.

“The MPM is an incredible opportunity to meet and learn from people with a depth and breadth of political experience from across the political spectrum. The program has been invaluable to my career, both in terms of meeting the right people and having the answers to the right questions; I credit it as one of the best decisions I have ever made.” – Maia Lugar

Last revision: January 31, 2024