Deputy Mayor  Jodie Defeo was elected to the Township of Ignace Council in October 2022 and was also appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Council on February 20, 2024.  Councillor Defeo is a registered nurse (RN) by trade serving at the Mary Berglund Community Health Centre locally within the Township of Ignace. She is also one of two Councillors on the Human Resources Committee of Council and sits as a Councillor representative on the Willingness Ad Hoc Committee of Council.

Councillor Defeo is regarded as the Council spokesperson for the Township on matters relating to the Willingness process and has spoken in that regard on behalf of the Township at many events, conferences and international gatherings.  Her compassion towards community engagement and deliberative democracy on such important issues such as the determination of her community’s willingness to potentially host a deep geological repository have impressed stakeholder organizations and community residents.  Councillor Jodie is a granddaughter, daughter, mother and wife. She nurtures a cultural relationship through her First Nations family,