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2012-2013 Annual Report

Report from the Board of Directors

It is my pleasure to present our annual report for 2012-2013, a year that was welcomed by remarkable growth, change and accomplishments. As we entered our thirteenth year, the Board of Directors recognized where we were in our own life-cycle. Just as people, products, markets, even societies have life-cycles, so do organizations. We have grown up!

Leadership Saskatoon recognizes that our evolution and success would never have been possible without our incredible and dedicated volunteers, our generous and engaged sponsors, our talented and enthusiastic staff and our supportive and reputable community partners.

As Board Chair and a program alumna, I am humbled to serve such an incredible organization. As you read through the following pages you will see what I mean. Leadership Saskatoon has actualized the dreams and ideas of our visionaries - to inspire, and further develop community leaders so that together we build an even better Saskatoon. More than 300 dynamic, diverse and principled leaders have progressed through the program. Many of our alumni continue to provide bold and responsible leadership in our community.

Amy McNeil, Chair of the Board

Donald Bear, University of SaskatchewanHeather Callander, Concentra FinancialBelinda Daniels, Saskatoon Public SchoolsJason Davies, Affinity Credit UnionLavonne Dubois, Saskatoon Public LibraryJames Grant, Service & Hospitality Safety AssociationScott Henderson, L&L Gravel & Ranching CompanyLori Hislop, SaskTelMelanie Kenny, Saskatchewan Union of NursesMahasti Khakpour, Saskatchewan Intercultural AssociationJanet Lafond, Saskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesMichelle LaGreca, Michelle’s HypnotherapyLisa Malowany, Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres

Graduating Class of 2013

Bonnie Mills Midgley, Rivers West District for Sport, Culture & Recreation Hania (Anne) Nahachewsky, Saskatoon Health Region - St. Paul’s HospitalAndrea Neufeld, SaskTelLaurie O’Connor, Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning CentreLeeAnn Osler, MD Ambulance Care Ltd. Stacey Sauer, Saskatchewan Trade & Export PartnershipDara Semchyshen, Extreme Mining and DemolitionLauren Siermacheski, Airline HotelsDavid Stillar, Saskatchewan Government InsuranceMicheline Thibault, Saskatoon Health RegionRay Unrau, City of SaskatoonDerek Wassermann, Federated Cooperatives Ltd. Nicole White, READ SaskatoonColin Wrishko, Saskatchewan Blue CrossJim Yonge, Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd.

Community Relations ReportDoug Finnie, Director Community Relations

I enjoy working with Leadership Saskatoon as Director Community Relations. My experience in the financial services industry and community organizations enables me to promote Leadership Saskatoon and its values to organizations and businesses in Saskatoon.

My prime areas of responsibility are to:• Secure candidates for the program each year, and• Implement a funding program to ensure the organization is self-sustaining.I am pleased to report success in achieving both goals.

We had 28 participants complete the 2012-13 program. Highlights of the June graduation were an address by His Worship Mayor Atchison and an entertaining, inspirational valedictory address by Lori Hislop of SaskTel.

We will have a new record of 30 candidates for the 2013-14 program with a short wait list for next year! We continue to achieve a good balance of high quality candidates with business, non-profit and public sector backgrounds, as well as growth in the number of First Nations candidates in the program.

Our Sponsorship/Partnership Program receives excellent support. More than twenty generous community minded organizations will again be supporting Leadership Saskatoon in 2013-14. Please visit www.leadershipsaskatoon.com/sponsors to view our current sponsors and partners. We are grateful to all our supporters and volunteers for their commitment to Leadership Saskatoon.

Our program has been providing Community Leadership Development since 2000. It is gratifying to see that Leadership Saskatoon is recognized as making an important contribution to ongoing social development in Saskatoon.

"A leader leads by example, whether he

intends to or not." - Steve Jobs

"As we look ahead into the next

century, leaders will be those who empower others."

- Bill Gates

The class this year was an eager group of learners who really took advantage of the readings sent out monthly in the “InBetween” e-mail and learning from all of our facilitators and guest speakers.

Our program curriculum is strong and only a few “tweaks” were suggested the previous year at the program committee planning day. This year we introduced a new reflective practice exercise called “reflect on the first” based on the “1000 marbles” metaphor. Participants were e-mailed on the first of each month and asked to reflect for 1000 seconds on the questions or exercises. Reflective practice is an opportunity for a leaders to stop and review how their leadership journey is going, review milestones and make plans for the upcoming month.

We continue to have a dedicated group of facilitators who donate their time and talent year after year. Our sponsorship speakers this year shared their personal leadership journeys providing our participants with insight into how some of the senior leaders in our city have grown as leaders over the years and how they value our vibrant community. We also enjoyed the number of alumni that were able to visit the participants via the alumni panel at opening retreat, as facilitators and as sponsorship speakers. It is becoming evident how much our alumni class has grown!

One goal I set this past year was to work on succession planning regarding facilitators, content and volunteers. I have developed a list of facilitators and learning team coaches should any of our long-time volunteer facilitators or coaches become unavailable. Our program committee continues to scan the emerging leadership topics to assist us in deciding what should be considered at our next planning day.

Program Report Shannon Floer, Program Director

Mentorship ReportRick Rowley, Mentor Sub-Committee Chair

The mentorship component has been an integral part of the Leadership Saskatoon program since 2001. The mentorship portion of the program matches each new participant (mentoree) with a community leader (mentor), with the expectation that they will meet at least four times during the program. The mentorship component gives the participants an opportunity to get a picture of the realities, opportunities and challenges in our community with the benefit of the experience the mentor brings.

Since the mentorship component has been added to the Leadership Saskatoon program, 122 community leaders have volunteered as mentors. Some have been mentors for

years and they put a reputation - “a face” - and a presence to the title of community leader. We are very appreciative that they are able to share their insights and knowledge and assist in the growth of our future community leaders. The mentor relationship and experience has been valued by both the participants and the mentors and is a unique aspect to the success of Leadership Saskatoon.

The Mentor Sub-Committee is responsible for gathering and reviewing background information on both the participants and prospective mentors; matching the participants and mentors as best as we can; assigning a member of the Mentor Sub-Committee to each participant and mentor; and supporting and assisting the mentorship process. We are constantly looking at ways and ideas to improve the process and make the matches even better.

We want to thank all the Saskatoon leaders who have served as mentors for Leadership Saskatoon. We appreciate the time, energy and commitment to the future of our community.

If anyone would like to put their name forward as a mentor for the class of 2014 or would be interested in serving on the Leadership Saskatoon Mentor Sub-Committee, please contact me at rickrowley@shaw.ca.

Administration ReportRenee Greene, Administrative Services Coordinator

I joined the Leadership Saskatoon team in September 2013, so while I didn’t experience the 2012-2013 year first hand, I have the benefit of seeing the successes the organization faced.

Financially, Leadership Saskatoon experienced positive growth in 2012-2013, thanks in large part to the success of Doug Finnie in recruitment and sponsorship. Based on the volume of requests I receive from newcomers looking to join the program, this success will continue. Several participants were able to benefit through tuition bursaries. This wouldn’t be possible without the contributions of our sponsors.

Leadership Saskatoon was able to enjoy subsidized office space once again, courtesy of Affinity Credit Union. As Affinity moves onto their new Campus, we will move our office, but still enjoy their generosity in catering and venue space for several challenge days. Thank you to all those who provided us space for meetings and challenge days - this type of support allows us to focus our finances on the “meat” of the program!

The program continued to thrive under the direction of Shannon Floer, and the many volunteer facilitators, sponsor & partner speakers and panel members. Many participants underwent positive leadership transformations, including the transition from perceived ‘prisoners’ of the program to advocates. Our ever growing alumni consistently leaves the program with much appreciation for their leadership journey.

We continued to provide Sandbox Lunch ‘n’ Learns to a variety of participants. These committed learners benefited from the work of our staff and volunteers as well as the generosity of Saskatchewan Abilities Council who provided us space.

I look forward to an exciting year ahead in 2013-2014. The staff, board and volunteers have been exceptional in assisting me during my transition into this position. The success of the program thus far suggests a bright future for Leadership Saskatoon and its alumni!

2012-2013 Distinguished Contributions

Board of DirectorsRobert Daniels Saskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesBev Dubois VP, Canadian Digital Network Ltd. Trevor Forrest Saskatoon Community FoundationGreg Hanson Saskatchewan Blue CrossDevin Heidt Heidt Enterprises Ltd. / Bigfish Enterprises Ltd. / FDG Inc. Joanne Harpauer-Dignean Welldone Mechanical ServicesGiselle Howard SaskTelAmy McNeil SARC / SARCAN RecyclingKelly McInnes University of SaskatchewanKent Smith-Windsor Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce

FacilitatorsBill Brooks eclecthinkDonna Bruce Leadership Saskatoon Elizabeth (Liz) Duret Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science & TechnologyShannon Floer Leadership SaskatoonDinny Holroyd RetiredShelley Keyes S.K. Transitions Inc.Ruth Kinzel Kinzel Cadrin & Associates Consulting Inc.Linda McCann McCann ConsultingRobin Mueller University of SaskatchewanBetty Mutwiri Saskatoon Health RegionTeresa Quilty Federated Cooperatives Ltd. Randy Robinson Saskatoon Health Region / Robinson ConsultingDolores Wollbaum Dolores Wollbaum Consulting and Training

CoachesMarielle Gauthier Redworks CommunicationsKelly Goyer My Spark CoachingRhonda Gustavson Crestfire Executive ConsultingDon Ramage FocalPoint CoachingRandy Robinson Saskatoon Health Region / Robinson Consulting

Program Speakers and PanelistsJulian Demkiw University of SaskatchewanHarold Empey RetiredGiselle Howard SaskTelTanya Knight MNPBecky Sasakamoose Kuffner City of SaskatoonJohn McAuliffe Greater Saskatoon Catholic SchoolsChristy Miller University of SaskatchewanMaureen Walker Family Services Saskatoon

Other VolunteersMaureen Smith-Windsor Bookkeeping

Sponsor / Partner SpeakersSusan Bazylewski Saskatchewan Cancer AgencyBarb Daigle University of SaskatchewanRobert Daniels Saskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesDavid Dube Concorde GroupDave Dutchak MD Ambulance Care Ltd. Trevor Forrest Saskatoon Community FoundationSheryl Fox CamecoTom Kishchuk Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd. Betty-Anne Latrace-Henderson Airline HotelsLinda Moulin Affinity Credit UnionJim Rhode Davis Machine CompanyGlenn Sinden RBC FoundationKent Smith-Windsor Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce

MentorsBruce Acton St. Paul’s Hospital FoundationZeba Ahmad Ernst & Young LLP Mary Beckett Concentra FinancialJim Bence Service and Hospitality Safety AssociationDiane Boyko Greater Saskatoon Catholic School BoardKurt Breker Greater Saskatoon Catholic School BoardBill Brooks eclecthinkCarol Cisecki Retired - Affinity Credit UnionDiane Cote Greater Saskatoon Catholic SchoolsBev Coxford SaskTelJulian Demkiw University of SaskatchewanBrenda Fitzgerald King’s Cove ConsultingRhonda Gustavson Crestfire Executive ConsultingDevin Heidt Heidt Enterprises Ltd. / FDG Inc. / Bigfish Enterprises Ltd. Curtis Kimpton Investors Group / Kimpton Financial Inc. Noella Leydon Saskatoon Health RegionTerry Lowe Catholic Family ServicesKeith Martell First Nations Bank of CanadaAmy McNeil SARC / SARCAN RecyclingMavis McPhee ConsultantSusan Milburn Raymond JamesKeith Moen North Saskatoon Business AssociationLes Morrison Western Campus ResourcesRandy Pangborn RetiredLeah Perrault Roman Catholic Diocese of SaskatoonSteve Shanon City Hospital FoundationTim Squire Investors Group Financial Services Inc.Hugh Vassos Vassos Marketing Group

Leadership Saskatoon StaffDonna Bruce Director of AdministrationDoug Finnie Director Community RelationsShannon Floer Program Director

Program CommitteeTim Archer Saskatoon Community ClinicBill Brooks eclecthinkRobert Daniels Saskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesDonna Bruce Leadership SaskatoonDoug Finnie Leadership SaskatoonDiane Fletcher Vadis Consulting GroupShannon Floer Leadership SaskatoonShirley Greyeyes Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis & Non-Status IndiansRhonda Gustavson Crestfire Executive ConsultingDinny Holroyd RetiredJane Kulbida Concentra FinancialLinda McCann McCann ConsultingRobin Mueller University of SaskatchewanTeresa Quilty Federated Cooperatives Ltd. Don Ramage FocalPoint CoachingRick Rowley RetiredSharon Siuksteris Saskatoon Health Region

Mentorship Sub-CommitteeTim Archer Saskatoon Community ClinicErin Bentley Autism Services of SaskatoonSharon Clarke Saskatoon Health RegionDoug Finnie Leadership SaskatoonShannon Floer Leadership SaskatoonDeborah Gorlick SaskTelDinny Holroyd RetiredGiselle Howard SaskTelJane Kulbida Concentra FinancialRobin Mitchell Crocus Co-opRick Rowley RetiredColleen Stewart Saskatoon Health Region

Alumni CommitteeJim Bence Service and Hospitality Safety AssociationErin Bentley Autism Services of SaskatoonDonna Bruce Leadership SaskatoonCarol Cisecki Retired - Affinity Credit UnionLinda Clouthier Concentra FinancialDoug Finnie Leadership SaskatoonShannon Floer Leadership SaskatoonDinny Holroyd RetiredGreg Hanson Saskatchewan Blue CrossZach Jeffries Spadina StrategiesChristy Miller University of SaskatchewanCara Petrovicz Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd. Sharon Siuksteris Saskatoon Health RegionTennille Zatrepalek Arthritis Society

Leadership Saskatoon Committee Members

Sponsors, Partners & Friends

Platinum Sponsors & FundersAffinity Credit UnionSaskatchewan Cancer Agency

Gold Sponsors & FundersAirline HotelsConcentra FinancialGreater Saskatoon Chamber of CommerceThe Latrace FamilyM.D. Ambulance Care Ltd. PotashCorpRBC FoundationSaskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesSaskatchewan Ministry of EconomySaskatoon Community FoundationSaskatoon Health RegionUniversity of Saskatchewan

Silver Sponsors & FundersCameco Caring CommunityCherry InsuranceConcorde GroupDavis Machine Co. Hitachi Canadian Industries Ltd. Saskatchewan Blue CrossUnited Way of Saskatoon & Area

Bronze Sponsors & FundersSaskTelSheraton Cavalier SaskatoonWelldone Mechanical Services Inc.

Founding PartnersGreater Saskatoon Chamber of CommerceSaskatoon Community FoundationUniversity of Saskatchewan

Platinum Media Sponsors Saskatoon Media GroupThe Star Phoenix

Gold Media Sponsors Global Television Saskatoon

Bronze Media Sponsors CFCR Saskatoon Community Radio

FriendsDonna BruceDoug FinnieDr. Ivan Jen and Dr. Suzanne YipJane KulbidaSaskatoon Airport AuthorityKent Smith-WindsorWelldone Mechanical Services Inc. Brenda Zalenchuk

PO Box 7594 Saskatoon, SK S7K 4R4 306.683.2265 info@leadershipsaskatoon.com

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