Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto is a facilitator by trade with university degrees in law and science. A businesswoman active in community causes for decades, Marianne was first elected to Victoria City Council in 2010.

A zealous advocate for community wellbeing, Mayor Alto facilitates work to create an intentionally transformed City. Her advocacy on increasing housing supply and affordability, combined with her work to bring safety and wellbeing partners together has informed and directed much of her term. She continues to work to expand key services and policies supporting livable, thriving communities, including housing, safety and wellbeing services, business, and more.

Mayor Alto is also a member of the Victoria/Esquimalt Police Board, the Victoria Regional Transit Commission, the provincial BC Transit Board, the Border Mayors Alliance, the UBCM Local Government Policing Modernization Roundtable, and the Te'mexw Treaty Advisory Committee. She is also co-chair of the BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus.

Married and a mom of two boys, Marianne is a lifelong activist who vigorously advocates for equity, inclusion and fairness for everyone. Prior to her time as an elected official, she owned and operated a research and consulting firm specializing in problem solving, change management and facilitation. Mayor Alto owns a home in Victoria’s Burnside Gorge neighbourhood. Her favourite activities include dining at Victoria’s fabulous local restaurants, visiting one of the many arts and culture spaces in the city, and cheering on Victoria’s local sports teams at venues throughout the City.