Bio

Milvia was born in Milano, Italy and immigrated to Canada at the age of six. Her family lived in Toronto, moved to New York and finally settled in Montreal.  During that time Milvia developed an understanding of French and Italian.  In 1981, Milvia moved to Edmonton and then finally to Medicine Hat in 1985 where she and her family currently resides.

After moving to Edmonton she completed her education, began working at RBC, then continued her banking career with Scotiabank.  Starting as a clerk, she worked her way up to Supervisor, Foreign Exchange Clerk, Efficiency Auditor and Credit Assistant.  Milvia completed her career in banking as a Commercial Credit Manager with CIBC then decided to take on the challenge of full time mom.  In 2001 Milvia obtained her real estate license and worked as an agent until she took the position of Office Manager and Financial Director of the family business with her husband Brian.

Milvia has always had a strong sense of civic duty, chairing several local parent councils and volunteering her time within the school system.  Milvia has served as Treasurer, Vice President & President of the Canadian Cancer Society in Medicine Hat and Director of International Service for the Medicine Hat Rotary Club.  She currently acts as 2^nd Chair for the Medicine Hat & District Chamber of Commerce sitting on several sub-committees such as the Finance and Governance Committees and co-chairs the Business Advocacy Committee.  Milvia also sits as chair of the Medicine Hat Safe Community Association.

Her involvement in politics began at age 24 when she became treasurer of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party constituency association in Medicine Hat.  More recently Milvia helped in the successful election of Mayor Norm Boucher where she acted as a consultant and fund raiser. She also worked in that capacity for several local MLA’s

Milvia values “Family and Community first, working with local and provincial leaders in government and business to expand society in a positive direction”.  Encompassed in her belief system is society’s responsibility to assist those in need while providing resources to empower the individual to become a productive member of society.