
Alanna has been attending First Church along with her husband, Jon, since 2010. She currently serves on the Church Board as the Church Board Secretary, plays guitar and sings on the worship team, and enjoys preaching at the Garrison service. She was on the Pastoral Search Committee this past year and was previously involved for several years with the youth ministry. Alanna’s first experience serving on a Church Board was at her home church in Rocky Mountain House, where she also held a local minister’s license.
Alanna and Jon have been married for 14 years this August and have three children: Teddy (age 8), Annalise (age 4), and Titus (age 9 months). Their oldest two children were adopted from South Africa in 2016 and 2021, and Titus was born into their family in July 2022.
Alanna obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree (major: Psychology/Sociology; minor: Business Administration) from Ambrose University in 2010. She obtained her Bachelor of Education degree from Ambrose University in 2012. She has been a teacher at Rocky View Schools for the past eleven years, teaching in public education because of her belief in a strong public education system, as well as her belief that Christian teachers are needed in public schools. In her free time, Alanna enjoys spending time with her family, reading, rollerblading, and outdoor pursuits such as camping and hiking. She has also recently taken up gardening (wish her luck!).