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Shawna Ritchie

Shawna Ritchie is a Senior Policy Analyst with Canada West Foundation. Before joining the Foundation Shawna worked as a researcher and fund development coordinator for Restless Development – Tanzania, a heritage supervisor with Parks Canada in Banff National Park and a wilderness first aid and CPR instructor. Shawna has worked on public policy issues relating to education, economic development, the nonprofit sector, environmental and energy policy.

Shawna is the co-author of An Extraordinary West: A Narrative Exploration of Western Canada's Future, which outlines, in detail, the five areas that we must get right in order for the West to achieve its full potential and Catching a Rising Tide: A Western Energy Vision for Canada, which illustrates Canada’s current energy reality and highlights opportunities for a bright energy future.

Shawna has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Political Philosophy.

Presentations by Shawna Ritchie

An Extraordinary West: A Narrative Exploration of Western Canada's Future