Today, we lift up Ms. Rakhi Pancholi and her position as MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud. As she serves on the Standing Committee on Families and Communities, we ask that You guide her in her work with children’s services, social services, and justice (among other things). As Psalm 127:3 says, “Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him” (NIV), we pray that our province would honour families and children above all things. In Jesus’ name, Amen…….
Rakhi Pancholi was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-Whitemud, on April 16, 2019. Prior to serving, Ms. Pancholi was a practising lawyer in Edmonton with a focus on labour/employment and education law. She has experience working with the Alberta School Boards Association and was a senior legislative consultant for Alberta Education. Ms. Pancholi has been very involved in volunteer organizations, including ParityYEG, the Canadian Bar Association, Humane Animal Rescue Team (HART), and the National Education Program Committee of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). She has also volunteered her services as a lawyer with the Edmonton Community Legal Centre. She and her husband, Owen, are raising their two young children in south Edmonton. Big advocates of animal rescue and adoption, they currently own two large rescue dogs.