Johanna Bates

Education and professional designations
Johanna Bates graduated from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba in 1968 and from the Faculty of Law in 1971.

Current and other related jobs
Johanna articled with Canadian Pacific Enterprises and has been a member of the bar in Alberta since 1987. She has also taught MBA graduate students and undergraduates at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Management for twenty years. During that time, she received the Master Professor Award and the Superior Professor Award for the University of Calgary four times. Johanna was also affiliated for many years with the law firm Faber, Gurevitch, Bickman, practicing in wills and estates, employment law and some personal Injury work.

Volunteer or community involvement
Johanna was elected to the Calgary Co-op board of directors in 1997. As a director of Calgary Co-op, Johanna has served on the following committees:

- Governance
- Audit
- Environment
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Performance and Compensation
- Member Relations
- Education

Johanna was also elected to the board of directors of Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) in 1999. FCL owns eight feed mills, a 95,000 barrel per day (BPD) refinery and upgrader, and a wood products division in Canoe, British Columbia. As a manufacturer/wholesaler, FCL supplies three hundred co-operative stores from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Thunder Bay and the Arctic. In 2002, Johanna was elected to the board of directors of The Co-operators Group of Insurance Companies in Guelph, Ontario. This is a publicly listed company.

Johanna is the mother of four children and has dual Dutch-Canadian citizenship. She speaks English and Dutch fluently and is the author of four Canadian bestsellers