Gloria Morgan - Liberal Candidate

Gloria Morgan was born in Enderby, BC., and attended schools in Armstrong, Enderby, Vernon and St. Eugene's Indian Residential School. Since her first job at age 12 as a fruit picker, she has worked as a playschool assistant, waitress, RCMP Officer, lawyer, and Chief of Splatsin t’e Secwepemc First Nation.

Gloria received her Law Degree from UBC and was called to the bar in 1995. She is a retired lawyer, who worked as a criminal defence lawyer and a Crown Prosecutor and Circuit Counsel.

She has spent her career serving on a wide range of Boards across a multitude of fields: she was President and Board Member of the Enderby & District Chamber of Commerce, Commanding Officer of the RCMP’s “E” Division Aboriginal Advisory Committee, Provincial Community Coordination for Women’s Safety, BC Capacity Initiative Council, New Relationship Trust Board, Enderby & District Museum Society, and Vernon VAWIR Committee.

She served on the Patient Care Quality Review Board, Patient Safety and Quality Council, and Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation Board. Gloria was also a Board Member, Vice-Chair/ Chair of the Okanagan College Board of Governors. She was a Board member of Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn Teaching Center Society, President and Board Member of the Splatsin Development Corporation, and Vice-president and Treasurer for the Splatsin Elders Group. She is a Board member of the Provincial Health Services Authority and Vice-Chair of the BC Forensic Psychiatric Service Commission

In addition to her Board experiences, Gloria was a Federal Adjudicator for the Indian Residential Schools Independent Assessment Process. She is an Elder and Knowledge Keeper for the BC First Nations Justice Council, and she is a member of the School District 83 Food Security Working Group, and a Marriage Commissioner.

Gloria looks forward to bringing her vast experience of Board management and participation to Ottawa to champion the voices of the Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay communities. The leadership experience that she has gained throughout her career makes her well equipped to represent the riding and she looks forward to your support.