Board & Staff

Board Members & Staff Members

Board Members

Sandra Massey has been an active member of the cultural community in Saskatchewan for almost 20 years. She pursued her interests in the history of art, museum studies and cultural diversity through formal education at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Toronto. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Regina Multicultural Council, the Museums Association of Saskatchewan and SaskCulture. She was also appointed to the Interim Heritage Council that presented a report to the Minister in 1999. Sandra has also contributed at the national level serving on the Canadian Museums Association's Cultural Diversity and Museums Committee.

Patricia Anne Reinhardt has been chair of the Eatonia Heritage Board since its inception in 2002. Prior to that, she was responsible for raising funds to move into town an Eaton Catalogue House (1917) which had been donated to the town of Eatonia. The Eatonia Heritage Board is now responsible for this restored and furnished house along with the restored CN Station (1924) on its original site and CN caboose which form the Eatonia Heritage Park. Anne resides in an area rich in archaeological sites and for years she has been active with her local archaeological group, the Archaeological and Historical Society of West Central Saskatchewan. Anne was appointed as representative for heritage to the town of Eatonia as well as for rural municipality to the Great Sandhills and River Routes Tourism Destination area. Anne is a Life Member of the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils having acted on the board as president and past president. She is also a member of the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society and the Saskatchewan Architectural Heritage Society.

Gary Seib has been involved with the natural heritage community for more than 40 years, serving on the boards of local, provincial and national groups. He is presently the Acting General Manager of Nature Saskatchewan, and has served as their President and edited their journal, the Blue Jay. He's worked for a small film company and as a cameraman and video-journalist for CBC Television.

Jyotsna (Jo) Custead immigrated to Saskatoon in 1967 and has been actively involved in community efforts that support immigrant families. Jo currently serves on the Board of Directors of Persephone Theatre, Centennial Auditorium and Convention Centre (TCU Place) and is a member of SaskCulture’s Multicultural Initiatives Funding Committee. She has been involved with the YWCA in various capacities at the local level, including President of YWCA Saskatoon, and at the national level, acting as Treasurer of YWCA Canada. She has been involved with the India Canada Cultural Association, serving as President in 2000, the Hindu Society of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Children’s International Summer Villages , Consumer’s Association of Canada  and has worked in organizing many local celebrations, including the City of Saskatoon's Citizens' Centennial Committee and the planning committee of the Saskatoon Marathon.

Kristin Enns-Kavanagh's work as a consulting archaeologist in Saskatchewan has given her a strong understanding of heritage issues. Throughout her career, Kristin has been actively involved in heritage organizations, particularly archaeological organizations. She has served on the executive of the Saskatchewan Association of Professional Archaeologists, where at various times she has held the position of Secretary, Treasurer, and President and is a long-time member of Saskatchewan Archaeology Society (SAS), the Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA) and the Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF). Kristin regularly gives presentations on archeological topics and is involved in various heritage projects that help raise awareness of heritage and heritage issues to the broader community.

Terry Sinclair has worked in the public service for almost 40 years, largely in the Heritage Branch of the provincial government. Much of his work there was centered around the designation and documentation of heritage properties in Saskatchewan. He was also the heritage planner in the formative years of the Meewasin Valley Authority in Saskatoon, the general manager of Government House when the grounds were redeveloped in 1998-2000 and was the organizer for heritage activities for the Saskatchewan Centennial Office in 2005. He is a former Saskatchewan Director for the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada and currently works in Regina at the Queen's Printer.

Susan McKenzie is a proud Métis woman and mother of three and since 2007 has been employed with Parks Canada Agency, initially with the Batoche National Historic Site of Canada as the Communications, Visitor Services, and Heritage Presentation Coordinator. Beginning March 1, 2011 Susan McKenzie will be working at Wanuskewin Heritage Park as the Program Manager for a one year position. For over 16 years, she has been actively involved in arts, culture and heritage through various capacities including Program Policy Officer, Communications, Visitor Services and Heritage Presentation Coordinator, Producer, Arts Administrator/Cultural Worker and Volunteer.

Joe LeClair has been working and volunteering in the heritage field since the early 1980's. He has undertaken archaeological surveys and excavations (both land and underwater), curated and constructed museum exhibits, undertaken oral history interviews, and has arranged and described a wide variety of archival materials for provincial and municipal governments as well as a wide variety of smaller institutions and organizations. He has also served as a board member for a number of heritage organizations. He is currently the Preservation Archivist at the Saskatchewan Archives Board with their Collection Management and Preservation Unit.

Wally Dyck recently retired from the teaching professional in the public school system in Saskatchewan and is the founder and president of the Saskatchewan Youth Heritage Fair Association, Inc. For the past thirteen years he has encouraged teachers to use "inquiry learning" as a teaching device to engage children in the art of investigation and telling others about the results of their research. He has used Canadian history, heritage, and culture as the content area for student inquiry. He has also taken an active role in Saskatchewan's heritage community, most recently, as a member of SaskCulture's Heritage Community of Interest Committee.

Ross Gardypie is the interim Director of Cultural Resource Management of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC). Ross is a member of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation. His current position involves a wide range of responsibilities encompassing the importance of cultural protocol. As director of cultural resource management Ross ensures that Elders’ protocol is done by Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC) before initiatives happen. A majority of the projects that Ross overlooks involve revitalization of culture for the eight linguistics groups that SICC is accountable to. Ross worked for Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies for 6 and ½ years which entailed post secondary education and adult education. He also was a band councilor for Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation before joining Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre.

Elaine Sukava's experience as an educator and administrator in K-12 and post-secondary systems (teacher education for seventeen years) has resulted in a thorough understanding of and appreciation for the cultural-historical development of Saskatchewan, its peoples, and their communities and economies within natural landscapes. Her principle area of focus has been the social sciences and the arts, especially in relation to First Nations Peoples and social justice, a professional commitment that continues today. Elaine brings to the board of Heritage Saskatchewan a comprehensive understanding of curriculum development principles, provincial curricula and the curriculum renewal process. 

Doug Chisholm has resided and worked in La Ronge since 1975. As a bush pilot and aircraft mechanic, he has been actively researching the vast areas of northern Saskatchewan, exploring many remote heritage sites and recording thousands of aerial photos from his aircraft. Doug is perhaps best known for his research in which two books have been published, regarding the 4000 geographic features which were named by our province in memory of the Saskatchewan servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War.

Staff Members

Ingrid Cazakoff has been a supporter of heritage throughout her career as the Director/Curator of the Grand Coteau Heritage & Cultural Centre in Shaunavon for almost 30 years. Her involvement with the province's heritage community has come predominantly through the museum community, but she also served on the Board of Directors of the Museums Association, the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society, the interim board of Heritage Saskatchewan, the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation as well as many other boards at both a local and provincial level.

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