Rosemarie Ortiz spent 14 years as a municipal prosecutor, where she prosecuted matters under the Highway Traffic Act, Liquor License Act, Ontario Building Code, Ontario Fire Code and Municipal By-Law. Before she started prosecuting, Rosemarie spent over 25 years working in both private and public legal environments in areas of civil litigation, small claims court, and in-front of the Landlord and Tenant Tribunal.
Rosemarie joined Mohawk College in 2000, where she worked as a continuing education instructor until 2015. Currently, she is a professor and program coordinator for the Paralegal program.
Rosemarie is a graduate of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario program and holds a Certificate in Supervisory Management (CIM) designation with the Canadian Institute of Management. She is currently a member of the Law Society of Ontario.