Father, thank you for MLA Karin Kirkpatrick. Thank you for giving leaders such as her the opportunity to use her extensive experience and knowledge at both community and business levels. With the experience, we ask you to help her within her circle of influence, to meet the challenges British Columbians face and give incredible insights and resources to future innovations and strategies that will take us into a future that blesses each sector of our province. We ask for your health and strength for her personally and her team and family. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Karin Kirkpatrick was elected MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano in 2020. She serves as the Official Opposition critic for Children, Family Development, and Childcare. Prior to her election she was CEO of Family Services of Greater Vancouver. She has served as CEO and Registrar of the Private Career Training Institutions Agency of BC, as CEO of the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and as Assistant Dean of UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Karin has been a board member of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, Family Services of Canada, the Vancity Community Foundation, the BC Degree Quality Assessment Board, and the BC Council for International Education. She also served on the Judicial Council of British Columbia for six years. She has been recognized for her leadership as a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants and as a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Karin holds a Master of Laws degree and an MBA, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant/Certified Management Accountant. She lives in West Vancouver-Capilano with her husband Murray, daughter Kaelan, and dog Luna.