Join the Community Foundation's Board of Directors
Are you a change maker looking to impact the philanthropic sector in Saskatchewan? Are you interested in joining the Foundation’s Board of Directors? Do you know a community-minded individual that would be a great addition to the Foundation’s Board? We are currently inviting expressions of interest.
Volunteer Board of Directors
We are proud that many distinguished and dedicated members of the community serve on our volunteer Board of Directors.
Committees
(as of July 1, 2024)
GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
- Jakaeden Frizzell (Committee Chair)
- Andrea Klippenstine
- Femi Ogunrinde
- Shelley Thiel
- Benson Thoudsanikone
Ex officio, non-voting member
- Bula Ghosh - Board Chair
- Donna Ziegler - Executive Director
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT AND STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
- Andrea Klippenstine (Committee Chair)
- Bula Ghosh - Board Chair
- Edmund Bellegarde
- Mo Bundon
- Deb Rush
- Greg Swanson (Advisory)
Ex officio, non-voting member
- Lorna Sandberg - Director of Philanthropy and Donor Stewardship
FINANCE COMMITTEE
- Benson Thoudsanikone (Committee Chair)
- Denis Carignan
- Grant Karst
- Rupen Pandya
- Jack Ritenburg (Advisory)
Ex officio, non-voting member
- Bula Ghosh - Board Chair
- Donna Ziegler - Executive Director
- Adam Hicks - Director of Finance and Administration
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
- Shelley Thiel (Committee Chair)
- Teresa Drew
- Jakaeden Frizzell
- Femi Ogunrinde
Ex officio, non-voting member
- Bula Ghosh - Board Chair
- Donna Ziegler - Executive Director
Past Board Alumni
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The Community Foundation's
Board Members Through the Decades
Founding Members
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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Greg Ryan |
1 year |
1969-1970 |
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Clair Smith |
1 year |
1969-1970 |
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Harry Duckett |
4 years |
1969-1973 |
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James (Jim) Beamish |
9 years |
1969-1978: Served 2 years as Chair, 2 years as Vice-Chair, and 1 year as Treasurer. |
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Murray Grant |
16 years |
1969-1979 & 2000-2006: Served 2 years as Treasurer, re-served for 7 years, and 2 more years as Treasurer. |
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William F. England |
15 years |
1969-1984: Served 1 year as Chair and 2 years as Treasurer. |
Scholarship Fund |
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Douglas (Doug) Lee |
25 years |
1969-1994: Served 2 years as Chair. |
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First Elected Board Members
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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G. D. McCormick |
18 years |
1969-1987: Served 2 years as Chair. |
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Ross Wimmer |
3 years |
1969-1972 |
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Donald (Don) E. Kramer |
26 years |
1970-1996: Served 3 years as Chair and 23 more years as an Advisory Board Member. |
Donald & Claire Kramer Foundation |
Started their service between 1970-1979
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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Bob Milliken |
1 year |
1970-1971 |
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Maurice (Morris) E. Sims |
21 years |
1971-1992: Served 2 years as Chair and 1 year as Treasurer. |
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D. A. Rafuse |
18 years |
1972-1990 |
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Jim Rogers |
2 years |
1973-1975 |
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Stuart (Stu) Mann |
19 years |
1975-1994: Served 15 more years as an Advisory Board Member. |
Mann Family Trust Fund |
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B. F. Murphy |
3 years |
1976-1979 |
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Al Szeles |
3 years |
1978-1981 |
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Started their service between 1980-1989
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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Les Tendler |
7 years |
1980-1987: Served 2 years as Chair. |
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Shirley Shepard |
3 years |
1981-1984 |
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John Houston |
17 years |
1982-1999: Served 2 years as Chair, 1 as Vice-Chair, and 3 years as Treasurer. |
Ena & John Houston Trust Fund |
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D. Daily |
3 years |
1983-1986 |
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William Kelly |
9 years |
1983-1992: Served 2 years as Chair and 1 year as Treasurer. |
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Douglas Price |
5 years |
1986-1990 |
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Doreen Daily |
5 years |
1986-1991: Served 2 years as Chair. |
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Started their service between 1990-1999
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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G. Bobbit |
10 years |
1990-2000: Served 2 years as Chair and 2 years as Treasurer. |
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Vern Fowke |
11 years |
1990-2001: Served 2 years as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, and 16 more years as an Honorary Advisory Board Member. |
Mary & Vern Fowke Trust Fund |
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Marg Friesen |
3 years |
1991-1994 |
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Eugene (Gene) Griffith |
13 years |
1991-2004: Served 2 years as Chair and 3 years as Past Chair. |
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Debrah Wells |
3 years |
1992-1995 |
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R. Lewchuk |
1 year |
1993-1994 |
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G. R. McGlaughlin |
2 years |
1993-1995 |
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Dianne Kessler |
3 years |
1993-1996 |
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J. Stamatinos |
3 years |
1993-1996 |
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Delaine Barber |
3 years |
1994-1997 |
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Vince Gaudet |
3 years |
1994-1997 |
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Grant McAlister |
5 years |
1994-1999 |
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Doug Hunter |
6 years |
1994-2000 |
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Lynn Henneberg |
8 years |
1994-2002: Served 1 year as Chair and 1 year as Past Chair. |
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Norm Doucette |
8 years |
1994-2002: Served 3 years as Treasurer. |
Stan Doucette Memorial Fund |
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Claire Kramer |
10 years |
1994-2004: Served 7 more years as an Honorary Advisory Board Member and 3 years as Past Chair. |
Donald & Claire Kramer Foundation |
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Leon Brin |
10 years |
1994-2004 |
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Gary Marlin |
7 years |
1996-2003 |
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H. Crofts |
3 years |
1997-2000: Served 1 year as Treasurer. |
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Dale Becker |
8 years |
1997-2005: Served 4 years as Chair. |
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A. Bonkowski |
2 years |
1998-2000 |
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Paul Fudge |
3 years |
1998-2001 |
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Fran Hahn |
2 years |
1999-2001 |
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Started their service between 2000-2009
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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Brian Zawacki |
11 years |
2000-2011 |
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Victoria Whitmore |
14 years |
2000-2014: Served 2 years as Chair and 3 years as Past Chair. |
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Janice Baillargeon |
2 years |
2001-2003 |
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Catie Allan |
1 year |
2002-2003 |
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Chief Justice E. D. Bayda |
4 years |
2003-2007: Served 5 years as an Advisory Board Member. |
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Jack Ambler |
10 years |
2003-2013: Served 26 years as the Volunteer Executive Director and 11 more years as an Honorary Advisory Board Member. |
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ambler Trust Fund |
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Dan McMurty |
3 years |
2004-2007 |
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Dawn Redmond-Bradley |
3 years |
2004-2007 |
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Darlene Hincks-Joehnck |
4 years |
2005-2009 |
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Warren Sproule |
5 years |
2005-2010: Served 1 year as Treasurer. |
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Colleen Patterson |
8 years |
2005-2013: Served 5 years as Chair and 1 year as Past Chair. |
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Allen Goudie |
5 years |
2006-2011: Served 4 years as Secretary. |
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Donald (Don) Savaria |
5 years |
2006-2011 |
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Doug Johnson |
11 years |
2006-2017: Served 4 years as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, and 3 years as Past Chair. |
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Margaret Huntington |
1 year |
2007-2008: Served 1 year as Secretary. |
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10 years |
2008-2018: Served 3 years as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, 6 years as Past Chair, and currently serves the Finance Committee. |
Lynn & Jim Tomkins Foundation Fund |
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Chris Selness |
5 years |
2009-2014: Served 6 years as Treasurer. |
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Dave Molesky |
5 years |
2009-2014 |
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Started their service between 2010-2019
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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Barbara Cram |
1 year |
2010-2011 |
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Renu Kapoor |
6 years |
2010-2016: Served 2 years as Vice-Chair. |
Cultural Connections Regina Legacy Fund |
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Collette Robertson |
2 years |
2011-2013 |
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Barbara March-Burwell |
6 years |
2011-2017: Served 2 years as Treasurer. |
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Ted Delanghe |
6 years |
2012-2017: Served 2 years as Vice-Chair. |
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Robert (Bob) Perry |
6 years |
2012-2018: Served 3 years as Secretary and 1 year as Treasurer. |
Robert Perry Legacy Fund |
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Barbara Pollock |
6 years |
2012-2018 |
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David Brundige |
6 years |
2012-2018 |
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8 years |
2012-2018: Served 5 years as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, 2 years as Secretary, and currently serves the Investment & Stewardship Committee. |
Greg & Dianne Swanson Legacy Fund |
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Elaine Kivisto |
3 years |
2013-2016 |
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Darryl Pisio |
1 year |
2015-2016 |
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Adam Yuzik |
2 years |
2015-2017 |
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6 years |
2015-2021 |
Doug Barber Memorial Fund |
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5 years |
2017-2022: Served 2 years as Chair, 2 years as Secretary, and 1 year as Past Chair. |
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6 years |
2017-2023: Served 1 year as Chair, 2 years as Vice-Chair, and 3 years as Past Chair. |
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6 years |
2017-2023 |
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7 years |
2017-2024: Served 2 years as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, 1 year as Secretary, and 1 year as Past Chair. |
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Barbara Shourounis |
1 year |
2018-2019 |
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Rishu John |
1 year |
2018-2019 |
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3 years |
2018-2021: Served 1 year as Chair, 1 year as Vice-Chair, and 1 year as Treasurer. |
Semenchuk Family Fund |
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6 years |
2018-2024: Served 1 year as Secretary, 3 years as Treasurer, and currently serves the Finance Committee. |
Ritenburg Family Foundation Fund |
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5 years |
2019-2025: Current Board Member. |
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5 years |
2019-2025: Served 2 years as Treasurer, 2 years as Vice-Chair, 1 year as Chair, and is currently a Past Chair. |
Thiel Family Legacy Fund |
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5 years |
2019-2025: Served 1 year as Secretary, 1 year as Vice-Chair, and is currently Chair of the Board. |
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Started their service between 2020-2025
| Board Members | Years of Service | Public Funds Held | |
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2 years |
2020-2022 |
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3 years |
2020-2023: Served 1 year as Secretary. |
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3 years |
2021-(2027): Current Board Member. |
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2 years |
2022-(2025): Current Board Member. |
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2 years |
2022-(2025): Current Board Member. |
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1 year |
2023-(2026): Served 1 year as Secretary and is currently a Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee. |
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1 year |
2023-(2026): Current Board Member. |
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1 year |
2023-(2026): Currently the Vice-Chair and Chair of the Finance Committee. |
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2024-(2027): Current Board Member. |
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2024-(2027): Current Board Member and Chair of the Community Investment & Stewardship Committee. |
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2024-(2027): Current Board Member. |
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2024-(2027): Current Board Member. |
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