Cyrus has been a resident of New Westminster since 2007 and is proud to live in such a diverse, vibrant and caring community. He believes the foundation of a great community and city are its schools and a strong public education system.
Cyrus is passionate about causes that support families, parents and children. From 2010-2016, he served as a volunteer and Board President at Parent Supports Services Society of BC (PSS), a provincial non-profit committed to protecting the safety and well-being of children. The PSS championed support for grandparents raising grandchildren and kinship care providers. In 2015, the PSS, with support from the City of New Westminster, established the first annual Grandparents Day Festival at River Market. Cyrus has also served as a volunteer and co-chair on the Kolumbia Inn Daycare Society (K.I.D.S).
Cyrus is a professional engineer (P.Eng) and hi-tech marketing professional. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelors of Applied Science (System Engineering) and is currently a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sierra Wireless.
Cyrus and his wife, Nicole, live in Victoria Hill and have two kids at Herbert Spencer Elementary School. He is an avid runner and loves photography, travelling and the outdoors.