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President Button Talked to Premier Wall

January 12, 2015

Late last week, amidst news that the provincial government is considering cuts to municipal revenue sharing, SUMA President Debra Button talked with Premier

January 9, 2015

As falling oil prices tightens the provincial budget, Premier Brad Wall has gone on record saying that cuts to the Municipal Operating Grant (also known

January 6, 2015

The Building Standards and Licensing Branch of the Ministry of Government Relations is hosting free workshops around the province from January 14-April

November 24, 2014

The Provincial Terrritorial Infrastructure Component (PTIC) of the New Building Canada Fund (NBCF) is now open for applications. There is $240.2 million

November 13, 2014

The deadline for submitting resolutions for Convention 2015 is coming up quickly! Resolutions need to be sent to SUMA by Friday, November 21. All the

September 11, 2014

Amendments to The Land Survey Regulations, 2014 came into force on June 12, 2014. The amendments require all plans to be:

submitted in an electronic format

	Tiffany Paulsen Q.C.

Director - City of Saskatoon Tiffany Paulsen was first elected as a City Councillor in Saskatoon in 2000, and was the youngest person

	Al Heron

Director - West Central Region Mayor Al Heron of Eston serves as SUMA's Director for the West Central Region. Mayor Heron is retired

	Barry Gunther

Vice-President of Villages, Resort Villages and Northern Municipalities Mayor Barry Gunther was first elected mayor of the Resort Vilage of Sun Valley in 1985. He has served

	Barry Rudd

Director - Southwest Region Barry has served on Maple Creek Town Council since 2003. He won the election for Mayor in 2009 and has

	Ben Buhler

Director - Northwest Region Ben grew up on a farm just outside of Osler, and graduated from R J Davidson High School, the

	Bruce Fidler

Director - Northern Region Bruce was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba. He later moved to Brandon for High School and College.

	Darren Hill

Executive Member Saskatoon/Regina Darren Hill was born in Saskatoon and raised in Sonningdale, Saskatchewan. He attended the University

	Dawn Luhning

Director - City of Moose Jaw Dawn is currently serving her fourth term on Moose Jaw City Council and is excited to be back at the

	Debra Button

President Debra and her husband Greg live in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and have been blessed with four children ranging

	Glenn George

Director - Northeast Region Glenn is serving his second term as Councillor in the City of Melfort, having been first elected in

	Heather Vanderaa

Executive Assistant 306-525-4391 hvanderaa@suma.org

	Laurent Mougeot MCIP

Chief Executive Officer Laurent is a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and has been working with municipal governments

	Laurie Bryant

Accountant Laurie has been with SUMA since December 2008. She holds a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant (COA) certification

	Libbey Morin

Administrative and Research Assistant Libbey has been working with SUMA since the summer of 2012. She worked as the Policy Research Assistant

	Lindsay Peel

Manager, Financial Services Lindsay joined the SUMA management team in July 2014. She holds a Business Diploma from SIAST, specialized

	Malcolm Eaton

Vice-President of Cities Malcolm is currently serving his third term as Mayor of Humboldt. He was first elected to Humboldt

	Marlys Wasylyniuk

Coordinator, Event and Corporate Services Marlys Wasylyniuk joined the SUMA team as the Event and Corporate Services Coordinator in 2011. She

	Mike Dundas, B.Sc.,

Municipal Procurement Consultant Mike has been contracted to design and implement the municipal procurement program, bringing 14 years

	Mike O'Donnell

Director - City of Regina Councillor Mike O’Donnell is sitting for his third term as a member of Regina City Council, representing

	Mike Strachan

Director - Southeast Region Mike Strachan was raised in Torquay where he continues to live with his wife, Christie, and three children,

	Randy Goulden

Director - East Central Region Randy’s many years of work in the community, as well as her involvement with provincial and national

	Rodger Hayward

Vice-President of Towns Rodger was first elected to Naicam Town Council in 1996 in a by-election and served as councillor until

	Ron Osika

Director - Central Region Born and raised in Hafford and North Battleford, Ron served with the RCMP from 1957 to 1981 when he

	Scott Meger

Group Benefits Administrator Scott joined SUMA’s Group Benefits team in May 2013, after 15 years working for Great-West Life

	Sean McEachern

Director, Policy and Communications Sean McEachern began as SUMA's Director of Policy and Communications in March 2013. Previously, Sean

	Sean McKenzie

Policy Advisor Sean McKenzie joined the SUMA team as a Policy Advisor in May 2013. Before that, he spent three

	Shauna Audette - awa

Manager, Group Benefits and Insurance Services 306-525-4393 saudette@suma.org

	Steven Dribnenki

Policy and Legal Advisor Steven Dribnenki became SUMA’s Policy and Legal Advisor in January 2014. He is responsible for

	Tania Meier

Manager, Event and Corporate Services Tania joined the SUMA team in 2007. She has been the Event and Corporate Services Manager since April

	Tauna Kupiec

Group Benefits Administrator 306-525-4392 tkupiec@suma.org

	Ted Zurakowski

Director - City of Prince Albert Soon after marrying a girl from the West Hill area of Prince Albert, Ted quickly became involved in

	Tiffany Paulsen Q.C.

Director - City of Saskatoon Tiffany Paulsen was first elected as a City Councillor in Saskatoon in 2000, and was the youngest person

	Tiffany Wolf

Communications and Web Coordinator Tiffany Wolf is a communicator, born and raised in Saskatchewan. She got her journalism degree from

	Wade Murray

Director - City of Regina Wade Murray, in his fourth term on Regina's city council, representing the inner city and commercial

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Municipal Leaders: Register Now

Registrations are now open for the winter modules of the Municipal Leadership Development Program (MLDP). Modules are scheduled at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Saturday, January 31, before Convention 2015.

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Director - City of Saskatoon

Director - West Central Region

Vice-President of Villages, Resort Villages and Northern Municipalities

Director - Southwest Region

Director - Northwest Region

Director - Northern Region

Executive Member Saskatoon/Regina

Director - City of Moose Jaw

President

Director - Northeast Region

Executive Assistant

Chief Executive Officer

Accountant

Administrative and Research Assistant

Manager, Financial Services

Vice-President of Cities

Coordinator, Event and Corporate Services

Municipal Procurement Consultant

Director - City of Regina

Director - Southeast Region

Director - East Central Region

Vice-President of Towns

Director - Central Region

Group Benefits Administrator

Director, Policy and Communications

Policy Advisor

Manager, Group Benefits and Insurance Services

Policy and Legal Advisor

Manager, Event and Corporate Services

Group Benefits Administrator

Director - City of Prince Albert

Director - City of Saskatoon

Communications and Web Coordinator

Director - City of Regina