President
Vice President
Director: District 1
Director: District 2
Director: District 3
Director: District 4
Director: District 5
President
Paul McLauchlin is a professional biologist and has been an environmental scientist and consultant for over 26 years. He is a fourth term Ponoka County councillor and is currently the Reeve of Ponoka County and President of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. Concurrently, he is in his fourteenth year as the facilitator for the Battle Lake Watershed Synergy Group, which is a mechanism for resource developers (oil and gas) and communities to discuss issues, concerns, and mutually beneficial development goals.
Paul works as a field biologist, an environmental scientist, in public consultation / communication and as a resource / conservation management specialist. His consulting business concentrates in the areas of project management, multi-stakeholder programs, predevelopment assessment and public consultation for large and medium scale resource and energy projects. Paul holds an MBA in Finance with the University of Leicester that researched the barriers and motives of renewable investment of households in rural Alberta. His office is a hyper energy efficient, net positive, standalone building on his farm where he and his wife Melinda grow amazing quality hay for the equine market in their spare time. He has bees too!
Vice President
Kara was elected as the RMA Vice President in 2017 and is currently a councillor with Brazeau County where she has served for eight years. Kara represents the RMA on several committees including the RMA / AUMA Joint Operating Committee, the Alert Civilian Advisory Committee, and as Vice-Chair of the Interim Alberta Police Advisory Board. Kara also serves as Chair of the RMA’s Resolutions Committee.
Director: District 1
Director: District 2
Amber Link has deep roots in rural Alberta. She grew up on her family farm and ranch near Rockyford and, except for a few years of university to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree, she has lived in Wheatland County her whole life. She and her husband, Kevin, a paramedic moved to an acreage in Namaka in 2007 because they knew it was the best place to raise their five children.
The majority of Amber’s current work is in governance. As Reeve of Wheatland County, she is responsible for chairing Council meetings, media relations, acting as the spokesperson, and frequently representing Council at public events. She has experience in strategic planning, visioning, service capacity review, policy development and review, and human resource management (hiring, performance review, and contract negotiations).
Director: District 3
Director: District 4
Director: District 5
