Lois Mitchell

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Lois Mitchell

Lois Elizabeth Mitchell , CM , AOE (* 1939 or 1940 in Vancouver as Lois Elizabeth Boulding ) is a Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist and former teacher . From 2015 to 2020 she was the lieutenant governor of the province of Alberta and as such represented the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II , at the provincial level.

biography

She grew up in Vancouver and completed a sports degree , after which she taught sports and English at an elementary school . In 1961 she married Douglas Mitchell, a law student who was also a football player with the BC Lions . A year later they moved to Calgary , where they raised four children. In 1970 Lois Mitchell founded a sports merchandising and marketing company. The consulting company Amherst Consultants was founded later . She conducted her business out of Toronto from 1985 to 1990 when her husband served as chairman of the Canadian Football League . In 2007 she co-founded Rainmaker Global Business Development , which analyzes strategic data sources and makes them usable for other companies.

Mitchell has served on the boards of UBS Canada , Mitacs and Canada World Youth, was a director of the Canadian Women's Hockey Association, and co-founded Crime Stoppers Calgary . She has served on the board of directors of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, the International Institute for Sports Education, the Special Olympic Foundation, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Hockey Canada Foundation . It is still director of the Latin American Research Center of the University of Calgary and in 1997 by the Ambassador of Colombia to the Honorary Consul appointed.

In addition to her professional activities, Mitchell developed extensive charitable activities (especially in the field of amateur sports) and was active in various voluntary organizations, making her one of the most prominent figures in the city of Calgary. In 2012 she set up a foundation that supports young Calgary artists. She was named Citizen of the Year by the City of Calgary in 2008 for her various services, and in 2012 she received the Order of Canada and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal .

On the advice of Prime Minister Stephen Harper , she was appointed lieutenant governor of Alberta and appointed to this representative office on June 12, 2015 by Governor General David Johnston .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Consulting firm founder appointed as new Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Globe and Mail , May 20, 2015, accessed January 5, 2016 .
  2. ^ Lois Mitchell, Chair. (No longer available online.) Latin American Research Center, University of Calgary , archived from the original June 15, 2015 ; accessed on January 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / larc.ucalgary.ca
  3. ^ David Parker: Meet Lois Mitchell: one-woman dynamo. Calgary Herald, Dec 30, 2001, p. B10.
  4. ↑ Gina Teel: Mr. & Mrs. Calgary. Calgary Herald , Aug 13, 2005, p. E1.
  5. ↑ Networking in Calgary. Calgary Herald, Nov. 6, 2003, p. D5.
  6. ^ Doug and Lois Mitchell Outstanding Calgary Artist Award. (No longer available online.) Mayorslunch.com, archived from the original on June 17, 2015 ; accessed on January 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mayorslunch.com
  7. ^ Lois Mitchell appointed as Alberta's new lieutenant-governor. CBC News , May 20, 2015, accessed January 5, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Mitchell, Lois
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mitchell, Lois Elizabeth (full name); Boulding, Lois Elizabeth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
DATE OF BIRTH 1939 or 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver