Jennifer Pollock is best known as a former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Calgary Board of Education. She was elected Trustee for three terms, representing Wards 1 & 2 in Northwest Calgary.
Socially and politically, Calgary West is Jennifer's home. She has raised
4 children in the area, Robert, Stephen, Emily and Richard, all of whom are
either at university or have graduated. She is 53 years old and
spouse of lawyer Dennis Nerland for over 29 years. As an active volunteer, Jennifer has a long active volunteer history of being responsive to concerns and knowledgeable of needs in the community. She is someone who will listen and act. In the past, she has taught in Nigeria, West Africa with CUSO, officiated at the 1988 Olympics and organized a Reading Roundup for children at the Calgary Stampede. Through the Junior League, she developed school programs for AADAC. With 4 hockey players, she frequently volunteered for team responsibilities and also on the Board of the Trails West Hockey Assoc and Girls Hockey Calgary, Midget Committee. She is a founding director of the Power Play Institute for Hockey Prospects. She sat on School Councils, Home and School, Calgary Parks and Recreation Board and the Alberta School Boards Assoc. Currently she is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, the Association of Women Lawyers and a sustaining member of the Junior League of Calgary.
Jennifer
Pollock is a former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Calgary Board of
Education. The Public Board educates 100,000 students in over 230 schools on
a budget in excess of $500,000,000. In 1998, Jennifer was elected with a record
24,117 votes. Jennifer is a lawyer. At age 44, she was accepted to U of C Law School, completing her L.L.B. in 2003 and was called to the Alberta Bar in 2004. Her first degree, obtained in 1977, is a B.Sc. in Zoology.
Trained as an interest based negotiator and facilitator for collaborative decision making, Jennifer uses a win-win approach in law and politics.
WHY
JENNIFER HAS RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICEJennifer believes that the Canadian government has an impact on the reputation, culture, economy, health, education, environment and security of Canada and its citizens. She is concerned that nature and quality of life of Canadians is currently at risk requiring immediate action. Jennifer believes she has the skills and experience that will be required to work constructively with fellow MPs to address the challenging issues facing the country. She hopes her participation in the democratic process will encourage fellow citizens to get involved.
Specifically, Jennifer believes Calgary West deserves an effective leader and responsible spokesperson that will be visible in Calgary and Ottawa. She is frustrated to see the views of Calgarians and western Canadians marginalized by the national parties and the media as a result of the current representative.
(photos: above, Jennifer Pollock with her Granddaughter; right, Jennifer with University of Calgary Students)