Speakers

Nathan Cooper was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, on May 5, 2015, and again on April 16, 2019.

On May 21, 2019, the Honourable Nathan Cooper was elected by his fellow MLAs to serve as the 14th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He also serves as the chair of the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services.

He previously served on the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing, the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices and the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services.

Prior to serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Cooper held a number of employment positions but most recently was chief of staff and director of legislative affairs for the Wildrose caucus. Previous to this, he served two terms as councillor for the town of Carstairs.

Having been involved in the 4-H program from a young age, Mr. Cooper has won numerous public speaking awards, and he continues to support 4-H as a volunteer judge. Mr. Cooper also had the privilege of being a Rotary Club exchange student in 1998 and still continues to support the Rotary Club today.

Mr. Cooper was the 885th Member to be sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Gabi will share about her life after the exchange in Canada with the Rotary Club of St. Albert.  

The Alberta Community Support Network offers consultancy services to nonprofit organizations in the Metro Edmonton Area.  The organization's volunteers have a solid understanding of the nonprofit and charitable sectors and can provide a broad range of professional services based on their availability.  

To learn more about the organization visit   https://acsn.ecvo.ca/

Minister Nally was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on April 16, 2019, as the MLA for Morinville-St. Albert.

Nally brings with him decades of private sector experience managing and leading business units that generate between 50 million and 80 million dollars in revenue. He has a Masters Degree in Education.

Nally was a co-chair for Diversity Edmonton which was a volunteer organization that worked with business to promote the hiring of people with disabilities. He is an active volunteer within his community. You can often catch him at one of the local arenas assisting on and off the ice with his child’s hockey.

Dale Nally was appointed the Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity on March 24, 2020. He previously held the role of Associate Minister of Natural Gas. He will work to advance long-term stability and growth in Alberta's natural gas and electricity sectors.

Ensuring safe, reliable and affordable electricity for Albertans