Amanda Maunula is an Outreach Worker with Battlefords Family Health Centre in North Battleford, SK. Amanda works with a Harm Reduction program and provides educational opportunities focusing on Sexual Health Prevention, working with adults and youth. Primarily, Amanda provides educational opportunities in areas such as Sexual Health Prevention, Naloxone Training and Harm Reduction. Amanda is passionate about her community and through the years has been a part of various Non-Profit Boards, Committees and Organizing or being on planning committees for local Events. Amanda resides in the Battlefords with her children.

Education

Andy is a community-minded consultant and dispute resolution specialist based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

With more than a decade of experience working as a human rights investigator, Andy is also a designated National Qualified Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator. He has a passion for helping people find meaningful and successful resolutions to conflict outside of the courtroom.

Andy is an educator and mentor in the field of dispute resolution. Andy is an instructor for Herzing College, teaching in many of their dispute resolution programs.

Andy continues to pursue new professional development opportunities, such as online dispute resolution, to hone his skills and knowledge. He also holds a Community Mental Health Certificate from Herzing College and a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification.

Andy is also an individual living with a disability and has more than 10 years working in policy development, helping to make the world more accessible for all. His skill and knowledge in the field is renowned, and he is frequently called upon by governments of all levels to consult on policy, legislation and public programs involving people with disabilities.

As part of his work portfolio, Andy offers accommodation planning and accessibility coaching to individuals and the business community at large.

Dr. Thompson joined the College of Nursing in June 2023 as an Assistant Professor. She completed her PhD at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), School of Public Health in 2021. She attended the USask School of Public Health for a Master of Public Health (MPH 2016) and Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan for her undergraduate nursing education (BSN 2001). Dr. Thompson has twenty years of public health nursing experience working in multiple programs that included building health equity, child health clinics, maternal-child health, and sexual/street health. She has worked as a practicing public health nurse, nurse clinician, and nursing supervisor. Dr. Thompson’s research interest in Indigenous people’s health and health equity grew through her work in public health and was a catalyst to her graduate studies. Dr. Thompson’s PhD research included a partnership with KidsFirst North in Northern Saskatchewan, applying a community-based participatory approach to examine factors that promoted program success and areas for improvement for Indigenous families. In addition, Dr. Thompson is interested in the roles of frontline workers, i.e., nurses, community health workers, community program builders, and their contributions to public health programs. Her recent research continues with a maternal-child focus in public health that includes the voices of families and frontline workers. For Dr. Thompson, the best part of nursing practice and research is the privilege to serve children and their families to foster positive health outcomes. Research Interests include: Public Health, Maternal-Child Health, Indigenous Health, Health Equity, Rural Health, Frontline Worker Roles and Contributions in Public Health Programs, and Immunization.

Danika holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with honors from Mount Royal University and brings extensive experience from various leadership roles, including Relationship Manager at Prairie Centre Credit Union, Executive Director at the Saskatchewan Co-operative Association, and Branch Manager within the Manitoba Credit Union System. She has played a pivotal role in implementing revenue diversification strategies, which involved exploring new streams of income and diversifying funding sources to ensure financial stability and sustainability. Additionally, her efforts in fostering community connections have included establishing partnerships, organizing community events, and actively participating in local initiatives to strengthen ties between the organization and the community it serves. Danika excels at building strong connections with stakeholders, donors, and community partners, consistently generating support for initiatives and programs. Her strengths include people leadership, financial and operational management, process improvement, and a passion for community and stakeholder engagement. Throughout her career, she has driven positive change by navigating complex organizational structures and fostering collaboration among diverse stakeholders, resulting in impactful initiatives.

Education and Work Background

Dwayne MacGillivray has a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from the University of Regina. Dwayne started working for the Ministry of Social Services in March of 1994, doing child protection in the Northern Community of La Loche where he worked until 1997. Dwayne then moved to the Prince Albert office where he held positions as a worker, Assistant Supervisor, and Supervisor (1997 to 2005). Dwayne also supervised the Foster Care program for a two-year period (2005 to 2007).

In 2007, Dwayne became an out-of-scope Manager for the Melfort office, managing all Child and Family Services programs, as well as the Income Assistance program. In 2009, Dwayne moved to a management position in the Prince Albert office, where he managed the Child Protection programs until July 31, 2015. On August 1, 2015, Dwayne became the Director of Service Delivery for the Center Service area based out of Saskatoon and is responsible for the delivery of all Child Protection and Child Care programs.

Areas of Special Interest

Dwayne has had the opportunity to have some previous involvement with the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute and has been very impressed with the work that they do. He is interested in getting to learn more about the Prevention Institute as part of the Board of Directors.

Education and Work Background

James is a public health and preventive medicine physician. He received his medical degree at the University of Saskatchewan in 1976 and his specialty through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He has worked in northern Saskatchewan since 1981 – as a family physician; the Director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Northern Medical Services from 1985 to 1996; and as northern Saskatchewan’s Medical Health Officer since 1985 until recently. He is a Professor Emeritus with the University of Saskatchewan’s Dept of Family Medicine and continues to work with the Dept of Community Health and Epidemiology. He has been involved with many provincial, national and international committees for Indigenous health, public health and environmental health. He was recently awarded a life-membership in the Canadian Paediatric Society for his work with the CPS First Nations, Inuit and Métis Child Health Committee. He has been a member of the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute’s Medical Advisory Committee since 2001 and the chair of that committee since 2014. He was presented with the SPI’s “Friends of the Institute” Award in 2005.

Areas of Special Interest

Dr. Irvine lives in La Ronge where he has been involved with healthcare, public health, administration, teaching and research. His main public health and research interests involve environmental health, health promotion, and communicable and chronic disease control within Indigenous and northern communities.

Education and Work Background

Jenny Hoffman is the Director of Legal Services, Governance and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Cameco Corporation. She received her LL.B. and B.A. (Honours) from the University of Saskatchewan. After practicing law at McDougall Gauley LLP in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Jenny worked as corporate counsel at Bioriginal Food & Science Corp., and then moved to Cameco. Prior to working in governance, Jenny worked as a business/corporate lawyer within the legal group. In addition to her governance work, Jenny is also a member of Cameco’s ethics committee and has responsibility for Cameco’s anti-corruption program. In addition to the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute, Jenny has served a number of local non-profit boards including chairing the Dance Saskatchewan Board, and as a director of the Saskatchewan Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured and the Children’s Discovery Museum boards. Jenny lives in Saskatoon with her spouse and children.

Jordan Kammer lives in Rosetown, working as the People Operations Manager for a local electrical contractor. Outside of this work, Jordan is dedicated to his community and the people of Saskatchewan through his work at the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation. Having served on the Board of Directors for the past two years, Jordan presents applications for funding from the people of Saskatchewan, is the current Chair, and also sits on the Policy Committee and Executive Committee.

Education

Kali Frank is a lawyer with Cameco Corporation. She earned her Juris Doctor with Great Distinction from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 2021. Before attending university, Kali worked as a dancer and production cast manager on cruise ships for nearly a decade where she had the opportunity to travel extensively and make a career out of her love for dance. Kali lives in Saskatoon with her husband and young daughter.

Education

Katie Paller moved to Saskatoon from Edmonton in 2022 for a career opportunity with the University of Saskatchewan in the College of Medicine. She immediately fell in love with the city and began to look for opportunities to get more involved after a two-year master's program.

Education

Dr. Krista Baerg is a general pediatrician and professor of pediatrics at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). She provides in-patient and general pediatric consultative services at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon, SK. She completed a Bachelor of Science in nursing and worked as a nurse in northern Canada prior to entering medicine. Dr. Baerg is passionate about pediatric pain management, patient- and family-centered care and quality improvement. Dr. Baerg serves as medical lead for the Interdisciplinary Pediatric Complex Pain Clinic serving Saskatchewan children aged 6-16 years referred with chronic pain affecting participation in school, social or physical activities. Nationally, she led a subproject of the Chronic Pain Network, the Canadian Surveillance Study of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children and Youth and co-authored a Canadian Paediatric Society position statement on children’s pain management for common simple procedures. Dr. Baerg is also actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate clinical teaching at U of S. She established the Patient & Family Centered Care Module as a required component in first year medical students and serves as the module director. The module provides first year medical students with authentic experiences of health and health care from the perspective of patient partners with an aim to improve students’ understanding of interpersonal and organizational changes required to achieve patient- and family-centered care.

Education

Neal Kewistep has spent most of his career fostering relationships with government, community-based organizations, Indigenous organizations, and educators. As the former Interim Director of Population Public Health (PPH) in the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), his leadership led to increasing the infant and childhood immunization rates to close the gap between the most affluent neighbourhoods and the inner city neighbourhoods, and to addressing safe housing issues in a new way within the scope of the Public Health Act. He was also the strategic lead for cultural competency and Truth and Reconciliation Commission activities for PPH, which was a role he was proud to take on. In addition to his time with the provincial health authority, Mr. Kewistep has served as the Director of Operations for the Native Counselling Services of Alberta, as a Community Development Advisor with Yellow Quill First Nation, and has provided consulting services to the Saskatoon Tribal Council and the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. He has also served as a board member on the Good Food Junction and the Speakerbox Aboriginal Advisory Group, as an advisory committee member for the Saskatoon Community Foundation and the Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy. In 2017, CBC awarded Mr. Kewistep as one of its “Future 40 under 40” for his work in leading change within the healthcare system. Neal Kewistep holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School, and has a bachelor’s degree in Indigenous Studies from First Nations University of Canada. In addition to his formal education, he counts his traditional training from Elders as being as relevant in teaching him the role of a servant leader. He is currently an executive in resident with Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of public policy.

Education

Education and Work Background

Dr. Pei-Ying Lin is a professor at the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education of the University of Saskatchewan. She works with diverse populations of children, youth, parents, in-service and pre-service teachers, university faculty members and staff, as well as testing agencies over the years. Her research interests include the use of educational measurement methods for studying assessment practices and policies for students with special needs and English language learners. Dr. Lin continues to work on an array of research projects since her doctorate at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

Areas of Special Interest

Dr. Lin is interested in the use of educational intervention, adaptations, and accommodations for children with diverse needs across different developmental stages.

Education

Sandra’s career was spent developing programs and policies for individuals experiencing intellectual and physical disabilities. Sandra’s intent was to ensure the availability and provision of the best and most appropriate services and supports for individuals and their caregivers. The driving force behind this work is to improve quality of life and to mitigate the impacts of disabilities.

Projects which I was involved in which reflect this ongoing interest and alignment include;

Sandra’s interest in the area of disabilities continues as a representative of the Saskatchewan Abilities Council on the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute board.

Education and Work Background

Shelley Thomas Prokop, B.A., M C. Ed, is from Beardy's & Okemasis First Nation. Shelley has been a Community-at-Large member with the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute since December 2004, and is currently the Board Chair for the 2022-2024 term. Shelley is the Director of Indigenous Relations with Saskatchewan Government Insurance. Shelley's work focuses on relationship development and improving the experience and lives of Indigenous peoples.

Education

Undergraduate degrees in Social Services (Northern Michigan University, 1973) and Education (University of Saskatchewan, 1976) and earned a Master of Education in the Education of Exceptional Children (University of Saskatchewan in 1983).

Work Background

Emigrated from the United States to Canada in 1973 and worked for Ontario Provincial Courts before moving to Saskatchewan in 1974. In Saskatchewan, Terri worked with the Saskatoon Public School Division in Resource Teaching and Special Education settings. Terri notably worked for over 25 years in an interagency preschool at the Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program with Royal University Hospital. While undertaking graduate studies, she also gained experience as a research assistant and sessional lecturer for undergraduate courses.

Community Service

Areas of Special Interest

Terri has had an abiding interest in the education, health, and welfare of children - especially children experiencing developmental or learning challenges. Through her working career, Terri's primary focus has been on individuals and families promoting education, independence, and mitigating the effects of disabilities. Working with the Saskatchewan Prevention Institute affords Terri the opportunity to broaden the scope of influence from individual/classroom level to community/provincial level. Program development and implementation are of particular interest to her.

Education and Work Background

Tricia Wuschenny holds a Bachelor of Arts Hons. degree from the University of Saskatchewan and Bachelor of Social Work degree and completed all course work for a Master of Social Work from the University of Regina. Tricia has over 20 years work experience at both the community and government levels. She is a 20 year veteran of Saskatchewan Public Service starting first with the Provincial Ombudsman, thirteen years with the Ministry of Social Services, and the last five years with the Ministry of Education. During that time, she has worked in frontline service delivery, policy, program administration, and held leadership roles.

Currently, Tricia is the Director of Integration and Community Programs in the Early Years Branch at the Ministry of Education. She is responsible for four community delivered programs and sits on many interministerial tables.

Tricia actively volunteers her time with a number of boards and organizations in her community.

Areas of Special Interest

Tricia has many interests including early childhood development, integrated services, program development and review, organizational design and development, and community development and community program delivery.