Board of Directors

Saskatoon Community Foundation operates under the guidance of a diverse group of community-minded volunteers. The Board of Directors, approved by a three-person Board of Appointers, offers a wealth of expertise, ideas, and enthusiasm for the work of Saskatoon Community Foundation.

The current Board of Directors are as follows:

Executive Members

Curtis Kimpton, CFP®, CLU®, RRC, B.Comm.

Chair, Board of Directors

Curtis Kimpton is a Senior Financial Planner, and Co-Founder of the Family Legacy Advisor Group at Wellington-Altus Private Wealth. For the past 24 years, Curtis has been working closely with pre-retirees and business owners in planning for the future and building...(click name above for full bio)

Tiffany M. Paulsen Q.C.

Past Board Chair

Tiffany is a partner with the leading Saskatchewan law firm of Robertson Stromberg LLP. As an accomplished trial lawyer, Tiffany has a strong record of successful litigation before the Court of Queen’s Bench, Court of Queen’s Bench FLD and the Court of Appeal. Tiffany is the past Board Chair for the Saskatoon Community Foundation. Tiffany has been named one of the ten most influential women in Saskatchewan. In 2009, Tiffany was appointed Queen’s Counsel by Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice (one of the fastest and youngest appointments in the province’s history) and has been recognized as one of the top 100 graduates from the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan.

Cara Petrovicz

Chair, Governance Committee

Cara is a Human Resources leader with PIC Investment Group and its Group Companies, partnering with leaders and employees to provide human resources strategy, service and support. Cara is involved with St. Ann's Senior Citizens Village Corporation as board member...(click name above for full bio)

Danielle Favreau

Chair, Audit and Finance Committee

Danielle Favreau is the Chief Financial Officer of Karnalyte Resources Inc. a publicly traded junior potash mining company based in Saskatoon. Danielle has been with Karnalyte since the fall of 2015. Prior to joining Karnalyte, Danielle served in senior roles in both audit and human resources...(click name above for full bio)

Raj Kavia

Chair, Grants Committee

Raj Kavia is the chairman of the board for Kavia Auto Body , an industry leading Auto collision repair facility. Raj has been actively involved in the family business for the past twenty-seven years and holds a greenbelt certification in collision repair along with a BAC...(click name above for full bio)

Board Members

Aftab Ahmad

Darlene Bessey

Amberlea Chabot

Shirley Greyeyes

Carson Heagy

Wanda Hunchak

Vice Chair, Investment Committee

Bev Lafond

Jay Stark

Past Board Members

Today’s Board Members follow in the footsteps of numerous other volunteers who dedicated their time, knowledge and energy to the Saskatoon Community Foundation. These cornerstone volunteers include:

Past Board Chairs: Wayne Brownlee (2017), Greg Keller (2016), Zeba Ahmad (2013-2014), Alain Gaucher (2012), Bart Hunter (2011), Scott Cherry (2010), Jan Thomson (2009) , Myrna Bentley (2008), Susan Milburn (2007), Jim Wasilenko (2006), Dale Linn (2005), Bernie Broughton(2004), Moira Birney(2001-2003), Don Ravis (1999-2000), Ken Howland (1995-1998), Kathryn Ford (1994), Robert Klombies (1992-1993),

Past Board Members: Tracy Muggli, Ken Juba, Ian Sutherland, John Williams, Tom Kishchuk, Derek Arnold, Roger Arnold, Fred Ballantyne, Doug Barker, Brian Bentley, Jeret Bode, Kim Braun, Gordon Bray, Sid Buckwold, Warren Champ, Ronan Conlon, Howard Cooper, Joan Emigh, Hon. Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, Brenda Fitzgerald, Albert Flavelle, Austin Forsyth, Roger Francis, Margaret Harris, Ross Harwood, Wes Heinrichs, Sam Jackson, Judy Harwood, George Keter, Susan Lamb, Betty Anne Latrace-Henderson, John Leddy, Don Leier, John Loraas, Fred MacDermid, Wally Mah, William Manning, Bonnie Marcoux, Fay McCann, Madge McKillop, Neil McMillan, Pina Melchionna, Tom Molloy, Penney Murphy, Blair Nelson, Craig Peterson, Dick Pinder, Ross Pinder, Phyllis Salisbury, Linda Shaw, Mac Sheppard, Paul Tiesssen, Randy Trost, Allan Tubby, Jamie Wall, Cliff Wright, Joanne Wurmlinger, and Darryl Yausie.

In addition to our board members, volunteers can choose to become members of a variety of required committees.