MLA Annie McKitrick, Sherwood Park

Lord we thank you for MLA Annie McKitrick.  Lord as she serves her constituents in Sherwood Park Lord I ask for your guidance upon her life.  As she serves in various roles in government give her the insight and wisdom needed to govern appropriately and to serve on the various committees.  Show her how to serve the interests of all Albertans as she serves on the committee for the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.  May you use everything from her background to serve Alberta’s future.  She has a heart for people from all kinds of background.  Help her in her marriage and everything concerning her family.

Annie McKitrick was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Sherwood Park on May 5, 2015.

She currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills and the Standing Committee on Alberta's Heritage Savings Trust Fund. Previously she served as a member of the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future.

Originally from France, Ms. McKitrick came to Canada to attend McGill University where she obtained a bachelor of science (Ecology). Ms. McKitrick has a master's degree in education and a diploma in public-sector management from the University of Victoria.

Ms. McKitrick has spent close to 40 years working with all levels of government, post secondary institutions and not-for-profit organizations.

Prior to her election, Ms. McKitrick operated her own consulting practice, specializing in diversity, organizational development and strategic planning. Her work includes social planning, community development and volunteer and board development.

Ms. McKitrick also has extensive international experience, having worked as a researcher with a grant from the Canadian International Development Agency in Kyrgyzstan, as a co-ordinator for income generating projects in Thailand and for a nongovernmental organization responsible for refugee and community development programs in Southeast Asia.

From 1996 until 2005 Ms. McKitrick was a school trustee and chair of the Richmond school board in Richmond, British Columbia.

Ms. McKitrick is an avid cross-country skier and cyclist and was the cycling co-chair at the 2014 Canada 55+ Games, held in Strathcona County.  She is fluent in French and speaks intermediate Thai and is also a passionate purveyor of local and fair trade foods.

Ms. McKitrick and her husband, Greg, have two children, both now adults, whom they adopted from an orphanage in Thailand.