Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Ms. Alana DeLong - MLA for Calgary-Bow

Dear Lord we ask You today to give MLA  Alana Delong the wisdom to keep making good decisions.  May her thoughts and plans be guided by You.   Give her the strength to carry on doing such a great job as she serves as MLA of Calgary – Bow.   We ask that You would keep her and her family safe and forever in Your care.  Amen.

Alana DeLong was elected to her fourth term on April 23, 2012, as the Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Calgary-Bow.Ms. DeLong is a member of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Committee on Private Bills and Standing Committee on Families and Communities. She is chair of the Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta. As well, Ms. DeLong is chair of Alberta's delegation of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) and vice-president of PNWER. She previously co-chaired the 2010 PNWER Calgary Summit Host Committee.

Born in Nelson, British Columbia, Ms. Alana DeLong obtained her bachelor of science (honours) in mathematics with a minor in theatre from the University of British Columbia. She then moved to Calgary, where she attended courses at the University of Calgary in their computer science master's program.

Ms. DeLong has more than 20 years of experience in the field of information technology and has worked for many leading high-tech computer firms in Calgary, serving as president of Sterling Rock Systems. Alana was the first female computer mainframe salesperson with Sperry Univac. She was also the first female marketing manager with Canadian General Electric.

An active member of her community, some of Ms. DeLong's past contributions have been as president of Tuesday Nooners Toastmasters and as a singer with the Calgary Opera Chorus. She has campaigned extensively for the Red Cross Society, the Cancer Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Flowers of Hope and various municipal, national and provincial elections. She hosted a TV ski program and has been an actress with Theatre Calgary.

For more than 30 years Ms. DeLong has called Calgary-Bow home. Alana enjoys the outdoors and has hiked the province's mountains and canoed most of the rivers in southern Alberta. Alana DeLong has two grown children, Samantha and James.

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