Calgary Centre-North
Heather MacIntosh
Heather has lived in Calgary since 2001, in the Collingwood area. She has a BA in political science and French from University of Alberta and a Master of Public Administration from Carleton University. She and her husband have two daughters in junior high, a dog and a hamster.
Heather works with the Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership, a small, private non-profit organization. She is currently the Program Director, Democratic Development and Human Rights. In this role, she serves on the Democracy Task Force with Public Interest Alberta. She researches and writes about democratic integrity, compulsory voting, women in politics, and alternative democratic models like proportional representation. Her human rights issues include forced marriage, temporary foreign workers, and free speech/hate speech.
Heather took a one-year leave in 2008-09 to volunteer in Bolivia through Centre d’étude et de coopération internationale (CECI). While in South America with her family, she worked with several fair trade networks and was an international election observer. Prior to joining the Foundation, Heather worked at the University of Calgary’s International Centre for five years in project development.
She ran her own part-time consulting business when her children were young, with clients such as the Food Aid Centre at the Canadian International Development Agency, World Vision Canada, several universities and Agriteam Canada Consulting. Heather previously lived and worked in Southern Africa, and speaks French and Spanish.
Born and raised in Barrhead, Alberta, Heather is proud of her small-town roots which nurtured her commitment to community and volunteering. Her current volunteer involvement includes Amnesty International (since 1987), Triwood Community Association, NW Ringette, and Calgary Youth Singers. She enjoys her book club and Flamenco dancing, and is a strong proponent of fair trade.
Heather MacIntosh is the nominated candidate for the Green Party in the riding of Calgary Centre-North.
