Father
in Heaven we are thankful today for MLA Ms. Heather Sweet and her commitment to
public life. We pray that the knowledge
and experience gained in other sectors of society would prove to be an asset to
her as she serves the people of Edmonton – Manning. Keep her in good health and may she rest well
at night and be energized for the day.
Amen.
Heather Sweet was elected to the Legislative
Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-Manning, on May
5, 2015.
She currently serves as chair of the Standing
Committee on Families and Communities and as deputy chair of the Standing
Committee on Legislative Offices.
Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Ms.
Sweet worked for over a decade as a registered social worker. From 2005 to 2015
she worked in child protection services, focusing on high-risk youth, and
previous to this, she worked for a year with the Metis Child and Family
Services Society.
She was a member of the Alberta Union of Provincial
Employees' Committee on Political Action and served as chapter chair for
Edmonton and Area Human Services workers.
Active in her community, Ms. Sweet has volunteered at
the Vancouver Olympics and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and with FIFA
Edmonton.
She was recently honoured to be among those
selected to attend the Governor General's Canadian Leadership Conference in
2015.
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