Joan Pratchler | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Regina Rochdale | |
Assumed office October 28, 2024 | |
Preceded by | new riding |
Shadow Minister for Childcare and Early Learning | |
Assumed office November 13,2024 | |
Preceded by | Meara Conway |
Personal details | |
Political party | Saskatchewan NDP |
Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (B.Ed.) St. Thomas More College (BA) University of Regina Saskatchewan Polytechnic |
Joan Pratchler is a Canadian politician,registered nurse,registered teacher and former educator who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election,representing Regina Rochdale as a member of the New Democratic Party. [1]
Pratchler has a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts in French and music from the University of Saskatchewan and St. Thomas More College. She later received a postgraduate diploma in Education Admin and Masters of Education (Admin) from the University of Regina Her thesis "Exploring the Subjectivity of Lay Catholic Administrators in Catholic Schools:A Qualitative Studgy https://hdl.handle.net/10294/12609 was nominated for the GG Gold Medal for outstanding research in Masters or PhD program. In 2015,Pratchler retired as a principal. By 2019 she completed a nursing degree in the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science program [2] in Nursing (SCBScN) Saskatchewan Polytech and University of Regina. [3] [4]