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Biography Ms. Alana DeLong Alana DeLong was elected to her third term on March 3, 2008, as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Bow. Ms. DeLong serves as a member of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Resources and the Environment; is a member of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund is a member of the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing; is the Government Liaison of the Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Committee; and is assigned to the Pacific North West Economic Region committee. Additionally Ms. DeLong actively participates in all Cabinet Policy Committees. In addition to her role as MLA, she has served as chair of the
Standing Committee on Private Bills, Additionally, she has served as a member of the MLA Committee to
Review Low-Income Programs in Alberta, the MLA Committee to Review
the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) Program,
the MLA Committee to Review Marketing Tourism, the MLA Committee
to Review Freedom of Information Practices, and the MLA Committee
to Review the Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Born in Nelson, British Columbia, Ms. DeLong obtained her bachelor of science (honours) in mathematics with a minor in theatre from the University of British Columbia. She then moved to Calgary, where she attended courses at the University of Calgary in the master’s in computer science program. Ms. DeLong has more than 20 years of experience in information technology and has worked for many leading high-tech computer firms in Calgary. She was president of Sterlingrock Systems Incorporated. She was also the first female computer mainframe salesman with Sperry Univac and was the first female marketing manager with Canadian General Electric. An active member of her community, some of Ms. DeLong’s past contributions have been as president of Tuesday Nooners Toastmasters and as a singer with the Calgary Opera Chorus. She has campaigned extensively for the Red Cross Society, Cancer Fund, Heart and Stroke Fund, Flowers of Hope and various municipal, national and provincial elections. She has hosted a TV ski program and has been an actress with Theatre Calgary. Ms. DeLong has called the community of Bowness home for more than 30 years, where she resides in a log home that she built for her family. She enjoys the outdoors and has hiked the province’s mountains and canoed most of the rivers in southern Alberta. Ms. DeLong is married to Dennis Beck. Together they have two grown children, Samantha and James Member's web site: http://www.alanadelong.com
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