Councillor Bonita Zarrillo

Before being elected in 2013 Bonita spent 20 years in sales, marketing and consumer research with a number of multi-national companies.
She is married with three children.
Bonita moved back West, to Coquitlam in 2010 after spending 15 years working in Eastern Canada and the U.S.
Bonita sat on the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee for the City of Coquitlam in 2012 as a member at large.
Bonita holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Manitoba, is a certified Programmer/Analyst, and holds a Professional Management Certificate in Human Resources from the University of Calgary.
Currently, Bonita is:
- Vice Chair of the Sports Advisory Committee
- Member of the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Relations Committee
- Council Representative to the Fraser Health Municipal Government Advisory Council
- Alternate Council Representative to the Tri-Cities Early Childhood Development Committee
Bonita has been appointed to the following Federation of Canadian Municipalities Standing Committees and Forums:
- Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Government
- Environmental Issues and Sustainable Development
- International Relations