Wednesday, November 11, 2009

MLA Michelle Mungall - Nelson Creston

Heavenly Father, we ask you to bless Michelle Mungall today in her role as MLA for Nelson-Creston. We pray that she will cope with all the information-overload that comes with a new position. We pray that she will grow in confidence and wisdom and act with integrity and accountability. Give her favour in all things as she adjusts to her new responsibilities.


Thank you for hearing our prayer, Lord.


At the age of 31 years-old, Michelle became the first woman elected as MLA in Nelson-Creston. Seven years earlier, in 2002, she set another record as the youngest person ever elected to Nelson City Council.


Michelle serves as deputy opposition critic for Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.

Her university studies and her career in community development eventually brought her to Zambia, where she worked to better the lives of girls with HIV/AIDS. Michelle served as Nelson City Councillor (2002-2005); Community Coordinator, Nelson Committee on Homelessness; National Programs Assistant, YWCA Zambia; and managed the Nelson food security and micro-finance non-profit organizations.

Michelle holds a BA (Honours) in Political Science from University of Alberta and a MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University.

She was the 2008 Recipient of the National Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship and is bilingual in English and French.

Michelle and her partner Zak reside in their Nelson home. They enjoy skiing, hiking, local arts and being active in the region.






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