Kira is head of AEL Advocacy's animal law division. She is also currently the Advocacy Manager for the Animal Alliance of Canada.
Kira holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from York University in Toronto and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law in June 2020. During her academic journey, Kira actively contributed as an executive member of uOttawa’s Animal Justice Association and interned in animal law at organizations including Animal Justice, Breder Law (Vancouver), and Gartner & Associates Animal Law (Toronto). Kira also served as an associate lawyer at OLLIP Professional Corporation, and Scott Law Group, where she launched and ran an animal law department. Kira held the position of Animal Law Research Associate at the University of Toronto, where she assisted in launching Canada's first Animal Law Program at the Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law.
