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10 Facts About Amy Nixon

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Amy Lee Nixon was born on September 29,1977 and is a Canadian retired curler and lawyer from Calgary, Alberta.

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Amy Nixon was a member of the bronze medal-winning 2006 Winter Olympic women's curling team, skipped by Shannon Kleibrink.

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Amy Nixon was a member of the Shannon Kleibrink mixed curling team that represented Alberta at the 2003 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.

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Amy Nixon was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 2024.

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Amy Nixon moved to Calgary in 1995, where she now resides.

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Amy Nixon is an alumnus of the University of Calgary with three degrees in kinesiology, women's studies and law.

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Amy Nixon was admitted to the Alberta bar in November 2006.

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Amy Nixon has been employed at Mount Royal University since 2011, and has been the General Counsel and University Secretary there since 2021.

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Amy Nixon was elected as Chair of Curling Canada's Board of Governors in June 2021, replacing Mitch Minken who stepped down for personal reasons.

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Amy Nixon was re-elected a few months later to begin a full one-year term.