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Donna Marquardt

Hello to all who read this. I am a permanent full-time resident of White Sands. Why run? I promised someone I would.

I have listed below my experience and training that would make me a good candidate for the position of counselor.

Training and experience in bookkeeping and secretarial. Highlights: forensic auditing of accounts to attain accurate AP/AR numbers, damage deposits, and import tax documents. Served as Account Executive for Edmonton Chamber of Commerce: roles- public presentations to small and large groups, convincing prospective clients of the political lobbying benefits and other offered benefits to membership. Interacted with CEOs of large corporations
to include them in the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.

Operated and owned a small business in computer and wireless technology and training seniors to use their computers.

Certifications:
  • Retired Electronics Engineering Technologist
  • Wireless certification
  • Retired Medical Laboratory Technologist
  • Degree in Medical Laboratory Science.

Committees served on:
  • Communications Committee - Alberta Society of Medical Laboratory Technologist.
  • Employee Retention Committee - for US national Blood Bank
  • Tutored students at SAIT- subject - Boolean algebra

Boards served on:
  • Grandin Village Phase II Condominiums, roles served: Secretary, President, elected board member twice.
  • College of Medical Laboratory Technologists: board member and financial liaison.

Personal characteristics that would help in this position are:
  • curiosity about what is going on,
  • listening to other people about their lives and situations
  • getting all the information about big problems (ie septic, roads)
  • working towards solutions, strong sense of ethics.

Currently I have been reading the versions of the Buffalo Lake Intermunicipal Development Plan and surrounding documents as well as previous minutes of meetings, YouTube of County of Stettler meetings and still have more to learn.

Campaign promises:
  • Work towards a better relationship with the County of Stettler so that the current dynamics we find ourselves in disappear.
  • The harm businesses serving White Sands and villagers have experienced due to these dynamics is unkind and counterproductive to the County of Stettler’s concerns even while being implemented by the county. 
  • Have some form of succession planning for new councillors as they are elected.
  • Continue to advance transparency in government and speed up communication.
  • Advocate for more more Town Hall meetings.
  • Keep environmental harm to a minimum.
  • Have a historical timeline for new residents to help them understand the current political environment we live in.
  • Set up a committee of interested persons to develop a plan (5 or 10 year) for boat docks or marina and produce options for council and the community to deliberate on.
  • Develop a written vision and purpose for our community so that we know what is important to the residents. This will help guide planning and development. The question is do we want to be like every other village or do we want a noble environmental purpose to be embedded in the community? We have a rare opportunity to be different.
It is my humble request that you please elect the person that you think will meet the challenges White Sands currently faces both now and in the future. We have four esteemed candidates to make a choice from. I will be happy to assist on a few committees if another candidate is chosen.

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