About Bill

 Prior to his election in 2017, Bill spent 33 years as a Teacher and Principal working in various communities in Saskatchewan and Alberta including Prince Albert, Nipawin, Lloydminster, Fort Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park. Bill’s passion for politics comes from an extensive career as an educational leader. Having served as principal in various schools, Bill could often be found taking on leadership roles with the local teacher’s association and was engaged in negotiating collective agreements in three separate communities. In 2014, he changed direction once again, became a Senior Manager with Alberta Education where he supported Alberta’s Accredited International Schools around the globe.

 Bill and his wife Marla, have lived in Sherwood Park since 2003. Together they raised four children and now delight in watching their four grandchildren as they grow.  Anyone who knows Bill will tell you that family comes first. As a parent, Bill could often be found coaching various teams, supporting the arts as his children excelled in music and drama, or helping his children establish their own homes and families. 

• Chair of the Governance Advisory Committee
• Chair of the Capital Region North-East Water Services Commission
• Council representative on the Intermunicipal Relations Committee with several neighbouring communities including the City of Fort Saskatchewan, Bruderheim and Sturgeon County
• Member of the Intermunicipal Region Transportation Master Plan Task Force
• Member of the Alberta Municipalities Energy and Infrastructure Committee for six years

• Bill is a strong believer that building community requires the active engagement of all of us.
• Chair of the Saffron Sexual Assault Centre Board of Directors.
• As a parent he coached his children’s basketball, volleyball and softball teams
• Chair of the Elk Island Catholic Schools Sports Council for many years
• Member of the Bargaining committee for the local teachers association for ten years
• As a teacher and principal, Bill directed school choirs and drama productions and drove bus for many school teams.

 Bill is a life-long learner.  At 18, Bill left home to study music in Bismarck, North Dakota.  A year later he transferred to the University of Saskatchewan where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education Degree. As a young father, Bill decided to return to University once again, completing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration which lead to a successful career as a school leader.  In 2004 he returned to University once again to complete a Master’s Degree in Educational Leaders, where his thesis focused on the Attributes of Servant Leaders.