Shawna Stirrett
Shawna Stirrett (née Ritchie) is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Canada West Foundation. She joined the Foundation in 2009 and has worked on a number of public policy issues relating to education, economic development in western Canada, the nonprofit sector, environmental policy, energy policy and sustainable urban ecology.
Shawna is the co-author of two books: 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 energy reality and highlights opportunities for a bright energy future. She is currently working on a third book in the extraordinary conversations series that focuses on what it will take to create a great and inspiring society in western Canada.
Shawna has a diversity of experience in the public and private sectors and has worked both in Canada and abroad. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Westmount Charter School where she chairs the Policy Committee. Shawna has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Political Philosophy. She spends most of her free time exploring the beauty of the mountains.
Presentations by Shawna Stirrett
An Extraordinary West: A Narrative Exploration of Western Canada's Future