Our Board

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

Tiffany M. Paulsen Q.C.

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 current 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. She has held a number of positions within the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and is also a past President of the Saskatoon Bar Association. In 2000, Tiffany was the youngest person ever elected as a City Councillor in Saskatoon and was re-elected 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2012. Ms. Paulsen was subsequently appointed as the youngest deputy mayor in the history of Saskatoon. Tiffany has served on almost all of the City’s boards and committees. Tiffany also sits on over 20 local, provincial and national Boards, Commissions and Committees.

Tracy Muggli

Director at Large

Tracy is a Registered Social Worker with 30 years of experience in the health and social services sectors. As the Director of Mental Health and Addiction Services (MHAS), Saskatchewan Health Authority, she is responsible for operations of several programs, including the Irene and Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental Health, Calder Centre, the Brief & Social Detox Unit and MHAS Outpatient Services. She was also a sessional lecturer with the Faculty of Social Work, U of R, for 13 years. Tracy is the co-Chair for the 2017 and 2018 Nutrien Saskatoon Community Foundation Cultural Gala. She has served her community on a variety of Community Councils and boards including the Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, and a founding Coordinator for the Newcomer Information Centre. She is also a board member with Saskatoon Open Door Society, Governance Board of St Peter’s College in Muenster, SK., and the newsletter editor with the Canadian Federation University Women. Tracy received the Badge Award from Saskatoon Police Services in 2017, the Chief of Police Award for Community Service in 2014, recognition for Distinguished Service in 2015 from the Saskatchewan Psychiatric Association and a Distinguished Service Award from the Canadian Association of Social Workers-Saskatchewan in 2005.

Curtis Kimpton

Director at Large

Curtis Kimpton works as a Financial planner with investors Group. He has always been actively involved in many community organizations, including the Kinsmen and the Kin Canada Foundation, Saskatoon Zoo Foundation, and the National Service Director for Cystic Fibrosis. Curtis is also actively involved in many community events, including in Kinsmen Telemiracle as the PR chairman, Cystic Fibrosis, Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Open, and many others.

Wayne Brownlee

Past Chair

Wayne Brownlee is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nutrien. Prior to this he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for PotashCorp, positions he had held since 2006. Wayne is part of the Board Executive Team for the Saskatoon Community Foundation , sits on the Asset Development Committee, and is the Past Chair (2017). In 1989, Wayne coordinated the privatization of PotashCorp, which transformed it from a provincial Crown corporation to a publicly traded company. As head of expansion and development efforts in the 1990s, he was instrumental in the acquisition of the company’s nitrogen and phosphate assets. Wayne holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration, both from the University of Saskatchewan. He is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at the Edwards School of Business at the U of S and currently serves as a director of the Saskatoon Community Foundation and the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation. He is also co-chair of the Wanuskewin Heritage Park fundraising campaign.

Board Members

Cara Petrovicz

Ian Sutherland

Ian is retired after a career that included several senior management positions. In the trust industry he was regional manager for a trust company. In healthcare, he was Vice President responsible for the Medical Affairs Division of a major teaching hospital. He also served as project manager for the initiative that established Telehealth Saskatchewan and was a member of steering committees that set up Saskatchewan’s Health Help Line and the Western Canadian Children’s Heart Network. Ian is an active volunteer in the community and serves on our Foundation's Investment, Governance, and Audit and Finance committees. He is Past President of the Meewasin Rotary Club, and served on several Rotary committees at the club and district level. He is a Past Chair of the TCU Place Board and Past Chair of the SaskTel Centre Board. He served on the board of Habitat for Humanity including a term as Vice Chair. He has served as a leader in Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. He was an active supporter of his profession serving as a volunteer on several Saskatchewan Association of Health Organization's committees including past chair of the employee benefits committee (Now SHEPP). The Committee managed what is now a $5.9-billion-dollar pension fund Ian and his wife Meredith have two children and has lived in Saskatoon for thirty four years.

Raj Kavia

Danielle Favreau

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 at Virtus Group LLP. She also served as Controller at Great Western Minerals Group. Danielle graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and began her professional career in with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Saskatoon. While at Deloitte, Danielle received her Chartered Accountant (CA now CPA) designation from CPA Saskatchewan (formerly the Saskatchewan Institute of Chartered Accountants). As a firm believer in giving back to the community, Danielle has been an active volunteer and board member with several worthwhile organizations including most recently, the Remai Modern (formerly the Mendal Art Gallery), the Saskatoon Housing Coalition and the Saskatchewan Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs. In addition to her role with the Saskatoon Community Foundation, Danielle volunteers with the Parent Council at Cardinal Leger Catholic School. Danielle is married to Darren Howarth (a Senior Crown Prosecutor in Saskatoon). They have two children, Emma and Joe.

Amberlea Chabot

John Williams

Aftab Ahmad

Ken Juba

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:

Zeba Ahmad, Derek Arnold, Roger Arnold, Fred Ballantyne, Brian Bentley, Myrna Bentley, Moira Birney, Jeret Bode, Kim Braun, Bernie Broughton, Gordon Bray, Sid Buckwold, Warren Champ, Scott Cherry, Ronan Conlon, Howard Cooper, Joan Emigh, Hon. Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, Brenda Fitzgerald, Albert Flavelle, Kathryn Ford, Austin Forsyth, Roger Francis, Alain Gaucher, Margaret Harris, Ross Harwood, Wes Heinrichs, Bart Hunter, Sam Jackson, Judy Harwood, Ken Howland, Greg Keller, George Keter, Robert Klombies, Susan Lamb, Betty Anne Latrace-Henderson, John Leddy, Don Leier, Dale Linn, John Loraas, Fred MacDermid, Wally Mah, William Manning, Bonnie Marcoux, Fay McCann, Madge McKillop, Neil McMillan, Pina Melchionna, Susan Milburn, Tom Molloy, Penney Murphy, Blair Nelson, Craig Peterson, Dick Pinder, Ross Pinder, Don Ravis, Phyllis Salisbury, Linda Shaw, Mac Sheppard, Jan Thomson, Paul Tiesssen, Randy Trost, Allan Tubby, Jamie Wall, Jim Wasilenko, 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.