Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
was born
in
Toronto
in 1960.
She
graduated
Ecole
Secondaire
Etienne
Brule in
1978,
and went
on to
complete
her
degree
in
Business
Management
at
Ryerson
University.
Born to
Quebec
parents,
she is
fully
bilingual.
For
twenty-six
years,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
has been
a member
of the
Toronto
Police
Service
currently
holding
the rank
of
Sergeant.
within
Corporate
Planning.
In 1977,
Lieutenant
Colonel
Newton
began
her
military
career
as an
administrative
clerk
with the
48
Highlanders
of
Canada.
Three
years
later,
she
transferred
to the
Royal
Regiment
of
Canada.
During
the
twelve
years
she
spent
with
this
guard
unit,
she rose
to the
rank of
Warrant
Officer
qualifying
as a
Master
Warrant
Officer.
In 1992,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
commissioned
to the
rank of
Lieutenant
with the
Toronto
Scottish
Regiment
as a
logistics
officer.
Over the
five
years
she
spent
with the
unit,
she held
the
positions
of
Quartermaster
and
Officer
Commanding
Administration
Coy.
Two
significant
events
highlighted
her time
with
this
proud
unit.
In order
to
further
her
career,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton,
then a
Captain,
transferred
to 25
Service
Battalion
in 1997.
She held
the
positions
of 2ic
for the
Administrative
Coy,
platoon
commander
for the
Supply
and
Transport
platoon,
and for
three
years,
held the
position
of
Officer
Commanding
Castle
Company,
an
organization
comprising
supply
technicians,
cooks
and
military
police.
She was
promoted
to the
rank of
Major in
2001.
In 2003,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
transferred
to 23
(Hamilton)
Service
Battalion.
During
her
first
year
there,
she was
the
Officer
Commanding
the
Supply
and
Transport
Company,
and
prior to
her
promotion
to
Lieutenant
Colonel,
she held
the
position
of
Deputy
Commanding
Officer.
From
January
2005
until
April
2008,
Lieutenant
Colonel
Newton
commanded
23
(Hamilton)
Service
Battalion.
As an
officer,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
has
participated
in most
major
exercises,
holding
various
positions
such as
Officer
Commanding
Administration
Company
for 32
Light
Infantry
Battalion;
Officer
Commanding
Supply
and
Transport
Company
for 3
Close
Support
Battalion;
Senior
Logistics
Operations
Officer
for
EXERCISE
BOLD
VENTURE
in Fort
Knox,
Kentucky;
and,
Officer
Commanding
the
Forward
Logistics
Group
for 32
Brigade.
From
June
2008
until
January
2009,
Lieutenant
Colonel
Newton
undertook
an
overseas
tour as
part of
Operation
Athena
where
she
worked
for the
International
Security
Assistance
Force
Headquarters
in
Kabul,
Afghanistan.
For
the
first
3.5
months,
she
worked
in the
Combined
Joint
Operations
Centre
(CJOC)
as both
the
Chief
Operations
(night)
and the
Watchkeeper
Coordinator
for the
National
Police
Coordination
Centre
and
National
Military
Coordination
Centres.
During
the last
three
months
of her
tour,
she was
the
Chief
Projects
officer
working
in the
CJ4
Branch.
In order
to
further
her
educational
endeavors,
Lieutenant-Colonel
Newton
is
currently
enrolled
in the
Master
of
Arts-Security
and
Defence
Management
and
Policy
program
at the
Royal
Military
College
in
Kingston.
Lieutenant
Colonel
Newton
has been
a member
of the
Toronto
Police
Service
since
October
1982.
She has
worked
in a
number
of
divisions
and
units as
a patrol
officer,
educator,
use of
force
trainer,
unit
complaint
coordinator,
auditor
and
analyst.
She is a
sergeant
currently
working
in
Corporate
Planning
at
Headquarters.
Lieutenant
Colonel
Newton
has been
a member
of the
International
Association
of Women
Police
for 21
years
and a
member
of the
Ontario
Women in
Law
Enforcement
since
its
inception,
some 11
years
ago.
She has
a 19
year old
son,
Sean,
who she
is very
proud
of.
