Terry Beglinger

Terry Beglinger is a successful entrepreneur and business man with a very diverse business history. He and his wife Veena (a land use and commercial real estate development attorney) live on their ranch in the Millarville area with their 3 children.

Mr. Beglinger grew up in Calgary, but spent 8 years living in California and Arizona, where he became very familiar with US politics, healthcare, education and the economy. In fact, he organized a focus group on education on behalf of the Obama Administration while living in Napa.

Terry’s university education compliments his business background:

Education: Bachelor of Commerce (marketing)

Bachelor of Arts (economics)

Entrepreneurial ventures:

-     Impact Floor Covering Sales and Installations (1983-1992)

-       Creative Travel Adventures (1990-1996)

-       Happy Trails Riding Stable (1991- current) including contracts with The Calgary Stampede Caravan and Promotion Committees. Spruce Meadows (1996-current)

-       Vision Custom Contracting & Design operating in Arizona, California & Calgary (2003-current)

-       Image Granite & Marble (2010-current)

Other work experience:

-       Travel coordinator and destination rep for a university tour company (1982-1990)

-       Film and commercial actor and special skills extra. Worked with actors such as: Tom Selleck, Christopher Reeve, Jamie Foxx, James Caan,  Mark Harmon.

Boards:

-   Current Federal Conservatives Board of Directors for Ted Menzies

-   Current V.P. Communications Wildrose Board of Directors Livingstone-Macleod

-   Current V.P. of the High Country Rural Crime Watch Board of Directors

Volunteer History:

-   Calgary Stampede Promotion Committee &

Chuckwagon  Committee  1993 – current

-   Habitat for Humanity, 2003—Present.

-     Millarville Community Church, 2010 – present. Facility Projects Coordinator

-     Feeding the Homeless in Los Angeles, CA, 2002 – 2005

-     Terry Fox Run for Cancer, 93—98.

-   Food Bank Fundraisers, 93—97.

-     Teddy Bear Picnic, 94- 96.

The Wildrose Party needs to continue to gain the support and trust of Albertans through its message and being well organized. We need to create a Wildrose web of communication. Setting goals and establishing lines of communication which not only tie CAs to the Executive, but also to each other, so that they can share ideas and successes more easily. The Party needs to be organized like franchise, with the Executive designing and developing strategies and plans, which give the CA’s a basic framework to work with, without limiting their independent function.