Shan Landry is known in our community as someone who helps people to find common ground and appreciate each others’ strengths. Her deep social work roots and belief in social justice enabled her to help many teams and organizations to find better ways of working with one another and building bridges. Her flair for public speaking and leading strategic conversations led to her being asked to contribute to organizations across Canada and beyond.

After obtaining her Master’s degree in social work Shan began her career in clinical practice, but quickly moved into management and administrative roles in health systems. She led the development of Home Care in the late 1980’s, and initiated single access entry for LongTerm Care. She served in various senior roles in the newly integrated health system in Saskatoon. As Vice President of community services, often as the only woman on the leadership team, Shan championed the social determinants of health and created many health outreach and community initiatives including Mental Health and Addictions programs, Primary Health Care teams, the initial Aboriginal Health Strategy, the first health region Community Development team and the Health Bus. One of the first co-chairs of the Saskatoon Regional Intersectional Committee, Shan promoted the concept of community-based organizations working together to focus on common strategies and shared vision.

Since retiring from the health region, Shan has offered her services as a contractor and more frequently a volunteer in a myriad of community initiatives including working with the United Way on the Plan to End Homelessness, with the Cancer Agency in community oncology, exploration of the need for a Hospice, as well as with Jane’s Walk Saskatoon. She was instrumental in the formation of the Safe Community Action Alliance and Community Safety and Wellbeing Partners. Many long term care and service agencies have benefited from her expertise in strategic planning and facilitation.

Currently Shan serves as the Chair of the Board of the Prairie Hospice Society, Vice Chair of the Saskatchewan Senior’s Mechanism, a board member of the Saskatoon Crisis Intervention Service and a former chair of the Saskatoon Council on Aging. Shan is devoted to making the Saskatoon Community stronger, more caring and more age friendly. She values her many friends, family and community. She is a person many want on their team!

Rhonda is a mental health therapist with over 10 years of experience serving the community and providing guidance for those in need. She has played a leadership role in the creation of several projects to support First Nations wellbeing. She is currently an Improvement Lead at the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council. Previously, she was the Interim Director of Youth Empowerment program at the FSIN, a Health Educator with SHA First Nations Métis Health Services, and a Child Protection Worker-Investigator for the Ministry of Social Services child and family programs. Rhonda has a business applications diploma from CDI Business College, a certificate, Bachelor and Master of Indigenous Social work degrees from the University of Regina. Rhonda is Plains Cree from the Thunderchild First Nation in the Treaty Six Territory.

Debra is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan who spent her 32-year career as a teacher and administrator in Saskatoon Public Schools. In retirement, she works closely with the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation as the coordinator for the Early Learner Tutor Program. This program began in 2013 with six tutors, and has now expanded to 43 elementary schools, with 124 tutors over the past 10 years of the program. The tutors are all retired master teachers who share their skills and passion for reading with young learners, as well as provide mentorship to current teachers. Thanks to the commitment of tutors and Debra’s leadership, over 2,000 students in grades 1-4 have benefitted from one-on-one intensive literacy instruction with the goal of achieving grade level reading performance.

Daley is the General Manager of Cameco’s Key Lake operation, holding the distinction of being Cameco’s first female operation GM appointed in 2022. After obtaining her engineering degree at the University of Saskatchewan, she joined Cameco’s environmental protection team at Key Lake operation in 2002 and since then has progressed through various leadership roles. Daley’s roots in a small northern Saskatchewan community have given her an understanding of the employment challenges those communities face. She is passionate about building the technological skill sets and leadership competencies of teams and community members to maximize continued employment and advancement opportunities. Daley is an active member the Saskatchewan Mining Association and Women in Nuclear.

Cheryl Schmitz is the CFO and VP, Administrative Services at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. She has spent more than 28 years with the organization, taking on progressively senior roles within the Financial Services Division before being appointed to her current role in 2019. Cheryl is valued by her colleagues and team as a thoughtful and collaborative problem-solver with deep knowledge of the organization and postsecondary sector. She leads a women in leadership initiative at Sask Polytech, which provides professional development, mentorship, learning and networking among the team. In addition to her CPA designation, Cheryl holds a Master’s in Education Administration degree.

Following almost three decades working in the public, private, and cooperative sectors and serving on various boards, Carm pivoted her career in 2015 to “be the change” by joining the Saskatoon Community Foundation as CEO. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA and is a proud daughter of immigrant parents.

Driven by the release of the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission report and her passion to build bridges, learn the truth, make space, and address ingrained biases, she has been instrumental in guiding the Saskatoon Community Foundation and assembling like-minded volunteers on a journey of reconciliation in action.

Tracy is the Executive Director of St. Paul’s Hospital where she inspires everyone to address calls to action related to health disparity. She is a board member of St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation, St. Peter’s College, University of Regina Alumni Association and is a Senator with the University of Saskatchewan. As a registered social worker, she has served over 34 years in the social service and health sectors driven by her compassion for Saskatoon’s most vulnerable community members.

Tracy’s volunteer engagement with the Saskatoon Community Foundation Board of Directors led her to spearheading the Foundation’s commitment to reconciliation, co-chairing four galas themed on reconciliation and helping create the first-ever Community Fund for Reconciliation in 2017.

Together, Carm and Tracy alongside cultural advisors, community and business partners raised more than

$700,000 to support reconciliation in action with such initiatives as Rock your Roots Walk for Reconciliation, ConnectR Web Site, Wichitowin Engagement Conference and the Reconciliation Saskatoon Network.