Who is Rose?

Experience: 

• Past SAIT Baking & Pastry Arts Instructor for the School of Hospitality & Tourism

• Intake worker & post-partum mental health peer supporter for Families Matter Society

• Previous commercial property manager & business incorporation director 

• Co-founder of not-for-profit organization, Plants for a Purpose Canada

• Fundraising/marketing co-lead for the men's mental health campaign Courage to Summit: 21 x 21 Challenge

• Small business owner for CakeStories.ca

• Volunteer board director for the Carstairs Museum

• Committee volunteer for the Carstairs & District Agricultural Society 

Additional Skills: 

• Website development

• Marketing 

• Social media management

• Communications

• Grant writing

Education: 

• Diploma in Adult Education, Vancouver Community College

• Baking & Pastry Arts Diploma, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

• Alberta Apprenticeship Red Seal Baker

• Professional Cooking, Okanagan University College

See my detailed biography: Click here. 

What do I stand for?

I stand for Community & Communication. In the next four years, I aim to:

1. Establish & engage community by supporting programs and events which encourage volunteerism, reduce isolation, and help develop natural supports within Carstairs. 

2. Enhance communication between businesses and organizations within Carstairs and residents by supporting effective communication methods and systems.

Read the full details of my priorities: Click here.

What do I have to offer?

Projects I am involved in for the 2025-2026 period include:

• helping to fundraise for the High Sutherland playground rebuild, and bring awareness to the Hugh Sutherland School Enhancement Fund (HSSEF) in their role of being a fundraising liaison between the school and community

• coordinating and expanding the Make, Bake & Grow Kid's Contest and 2026 Carstairs Horticultural Show

• participating in the Carstairs & District Agricultural Society to help market & promote events like Beef & Barley Days, and Aggie Days. Check out the Beef & Barley Days Facebook page or Carstairs Ag Society for updates. 

• continuing as a board director at the Carstairs & District Historical Society and helping to market & promote the Carstairs Museum upcoming events. 

• helping as a volunteer where possible with the 2026 Carstairs Heritage Festival 

• helping as a volunteer to fundraise for the Friends of Carstairs Library Society

View my resume on LinkedIn - if you do not have a LinkedIn account, click the "x" in the top right corner of the pop up window to view my full resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosewarden/ 

Personal Details

I enjoy technical reading, spreadsheets, gardening and love a good pun. I was born in Calgary, lived on a rural acreage in Delacour for my youth, lived in Kelowna & Calgary as an adult, and moved to Carstairs in 2013. I am now in my 40s, and am a mother of two incredible children, who remind me every day that they are the future. 

Election Details

Register to Vote

Are you registered to vote? You may register at the polling station, or ahead of time online. Click here to check if you are already registered to vote, or register: https://www.voterlink.ab.ca/ 

Election Day: Monday Oct. 20th, 10am-8pm

Hear the Candidates

Thank you to the volunteers at the Carstairs Chamber of Commerce organization for hosting an open forum event to hear the candidates speak, thank you to the citizens of Carstairs for the high quality questions: