Karin Kirkpatrick was elected MLA for West Vancouver-Capilano in 2020. Karin serves as the Official Opposition critic for Children, Family Development and Childcare.
Building on her background as an entrepreneur and educator, Karin Kirkpatrick is one of British Columbia’s most accomplished non-profit leaders.
As CEO of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, Karin has led some 500 employees across 12 locations providing front-line support services to some of the Lower Mainland’s most vulnerable citizens.
Karin 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. She previously launched and operated a recruiting agency.
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. Karin 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, as one of the Women’s Executive Network’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada and as a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Karin holds a Master of Laws degree, an MBA and is a Chartered Professional Accountant/Certified Management Accountant.
