About the Foundation Board
The 2023-2024 Kinsmen Foundation Board
Raelynn Nicholson
Chair
Jordan Kammer
Vice Chair
Rob Bateman
Past Chair
Paula Sundquist
District III Governor
Lori Cosh
District III Vice Governor
Lorraine Duxbury
Treasury
Tyler Hall
TeleMiracle 48 Chair
Zone A Rep
Terri Troupe-Logue
Zone B Rep
Michele Dawe
Zone C Rep
Marcus Abrametz
Zone D Rep
Chad Grodzinski
Zone E Rep
Tracy Prang
Zone F Rep
Michelle Stepp
Zone G Rep
Susan Colbow
Zone H Rep
Mel Rostie
Zone I Rep
Stephanie Jarton
Kin Representative at Large
Janelle Samoila
Kin Representative at Large
Randy Krukoff
Member at Large
Sandra Jones
Member at Large
If you’re interested in being on the Kinsmen Foundation Board, please contact the District III Kin for details.
The Kinsmen Foundation Board consists of the following volunteers:
- Chair
- Vice-Chair (elected at the annual District III Kin Convention)
- Past-Chair Elected
- Nine Kin Zone Representatives (two-year term) elected across the province, from the Kinsmen, Kinettes, and Kin clubs. They contact the funding applicants and speak on their behalf at the Board meetings. Elections for the Zone Reps. are held at Spring Zone Conferences (Zone B, F, G, and I in even numbered years…Zone A, C, D, E, and H in odd numbered years)
- Two Kin Members at Large (two-year term) who have the same responsibilities as the zone reps.
- Two Members at Large (Occupational Therapist and Finance resource).
- Two Kin representatives from the District (Governor and Vice-Governor).
- Representatives from the Ministry of Social Services and the Ministry of Health. They do not attend Board meetings. These positions are advisory only and non-voting.
- Treasurer (one-year term) tracks the amount of money spent at each meeting. This person is also a Kin member.
- TeleMiracle Chair gets a vote but is there primarily to see how the funds raised at TeleMiracle are distributed. This person is also a Kin member.
Board Staff
There are two paid staff members from the Kinsmen Foundation office who also attend Board meetings. These are non-voting positions.
The Executive Director is there primarily as an additional resource person, to answer questions, offer advice, and be a liaison between the Board and the Staff.
The Grants Manager, along with the Grants Administrator and the Grants Assistant, are the first point of contact for applicants. They also prepare the incoming applications and assign them to a Zone Representative. At the meeting the Grants Manager takes minutes and updates the database. After the meeting the Grants team prepares and sends out all the letters to the applicants, to let them know the status of their application and what the next steps are.
Past Board Chairs
1995 – 1996
Terry Fritz
(Shaunavon)
1996 – 1997
Bruce Richards
(Moose Jaw)
1997 – 1998
Lyle Smith
(Watrous)
1998 – 1999
Rene Laberge
(Martensville)
1999 – 2000
Dwayne Usselman
(Melfort)
2000 – 2001
Mark Millar
(Kindersley)
2001 – 2002
Kandace Chopty
(Watrous)
2002 – 2003
Oliver Pask
(Esterhazy)
2003 – 2004
Scott McLeod
(Weyburn)
2004 – 2005
Gord Banks
(Maidstone)
2005 – 2006
Andrea Knott
(Esterhazy)
2006 – 2007
Mike Gage
(Saskatoon)
2007 – 2008
Melinda Haggart
(Lloydminster)
2008 – 2009
Todd Bedore
(Weyburn)
2009 – 2010
Charlene Duckworth
(Moose Jaw)
2010 – 2011
Jake Porter
(Weyburn)
2011 – 2012
Lori Friesen
(Melfort)
2012 – 2013
Tracy Malayney
(Yorkton)
2013 – 2014
Lorraine Duxbury
(Assiniboia)
2014 – 2015
Leanne Wildeman
(Lloydminster)
2015 – 2016
Trent Fedorychka
(Melfort)
2016 – 2017
Eli Rizk
(Regina)
2017 – 2018
Scott Lamb
(Swift Current)
2018 – 2019
Pam Massine
(Saskatoon)
