Background

Born and raised in Alberta

Resident of Didsbury since 1981

Education

  • BSc – Chemistry
  • BA – English, Music, Philosophy, Logic, Computing, Cartography, Geography, Archeology, Linguistics, Psychology
  • BSc – Geology
  • MSc – Geochemistry
  • CA – horticulture, landscape design

Work Experience

  • Chem Tech, Fed Dept of Agriculture – analyzing Feeds, fertilizers and foods
  • Chem Tech, Fed Energy, Mines, & Resources- analyzing rocks, ores, oils, gas, water
  • Various jobs from camp tender, to sheep herder, to manual laborer, to assistant bee keeper, to bull cook, to park manager
  • Weetree I – my own company, for 9 years doing landscape design & maintenance

Platform

  • Ensuring developments are done right the first time, instead of the Town (i.e. the tax-paying residents) having to fix all the things that were done wrong
  • Keeping competent staff, but reigning in excessive staff costs and outside contracts
  • Working constructively with my fellow councilors and the mayor
  • Listening to the concerns of town residents, and trying to deal effectively with their concerns

Other qualifications

  • I have acted in all executive positions in the Didsbury Ag. Society, and presently manage the Farmer’s Market
  • I have served 2 terms as a Didsbury Town Council councilor
  • I have been a member of the Didsbury Chamber of Commerce

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