Council and Provincial Committees

2011 - 2012 Council 

 

NAME

PHONE

Craig Smith, PAg - President

783-7406

Shankar Das, PAg - President Elect

374-6938

Tara Kennedy, PAg - Past President

953-0078

Murray Purcell - Public Representative

241-7342

Berny Wiens, RT - Producer Representative

377-4224

Michael Zentner, AT - Agriculture Technologist Representative

 287-4008

Dave Cubbon, PAg - Northwest Branch

236-2476

Wade Annand, PAg - Northeast Branch

276-6654

Sandra Shiels, PAg - Regina Branch

584-9500

Jeremy German, PAg - Saskatoon Branch

463-4622

Tyler Friesen, PAg - Southwest Branch

 774-4466

VACANT - Yorkton Branch

 

Alanna Koch - Ministry of Agriculture

787-5170

Graham Scoles Associate Dean of Research & Grad Studies -

U of S College of Agriculture & Bioresources

 966-4056

Les McLean, PAg - Executive Director

242-2606

 

Representatives 2011 - 2012

 

NAME

PHONE

Sandy Lauder, RT - U of R Senate Representative

789-6997

Patricia Flaten, PAg - U of S Senate Representative

683-4250

Dave Cubbon, PAg - CCA Representative

229-0573

Rick Holm, PAg - Agriculture Hall of Fame

Richard Marleau, PAg - Agriculture in the Classroom

 

373-0596

 

 

Branch Presidents 2011 - 2012

 

NAME / BRANCH 

PHONE

Northeast
Chad Bohachewski, PAg

862-4992

Northwest 
Angela Booy, PAg

342-4522

Regina 
Blair McClinton, PAg

949-5689

Saskatoon 
Chelsea Bulani, PAg

933-9940

Southwest 
Lyle Thomson, PAg

648-8040

Yorkton 
Mark Carlson, AAg

547-5418

Provincial Committees

The following committees are currently active at the provincial level:

  • Admissions Committee
    1. receives applications for membership in SIA.
    2. providing the application holds prerequisites, the admissions committee accepts the applicant for membership and assigns an A.Ag. period to be served.
    3. in cases where a ruling is required on equivalency of training, the application is referred to the Dean's Office, College of Agriculture for a decision.
  • Articling Agrologists Committee
    1. co-ordinating program with the branches of SIA
    2. sponsoring seminars to provide A.Ag. members with a comprehensive introduction to the structure and activities of SIA and to develop an appreciation by A.Ag. members of the responsibilities and ethics of becoming a professional agrologist.
  • Awards Committee
    1. determines members worthy for AIC and SIA awards.
    2. receives and reviews nominations and supporting documents for awards and recommends action to Council.
  • Communications Committee
    1. publicizes the agrologist profession through press, radio and television.
    2. prepares information and press releases on meetings of SIA and branches, seminars and lecture programs and on SIA membership.
    3. prepares releases regarding contributions of individual members.
    4. creates public awareness of the aims and objectives of SIA.
  • Discipline Committee
    1. the discipline committee consists of at least five persons appointed by council one of whom shall be the appointed member.
    2. no member of the professional conduct committee is eligible to be appointed to the committee.
    3. where a report of the professional conduct committee recommends that the discipline committee hear and determine a complaint.
  • Education Committee
    1. examines secondary and post-secondary education in Saskatchewan:
      1. reviews vocational agricultural training in high schools,
      2. reviews training opportunities for technicians and others employed in the agricultural industry,
      3. reviews the program of College of Agriculture and School of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan,
      4. ensures that professional development courses are available to agrologists.
    2. confers with the professional conduct committee on matters of professional standards related to education.
    3. assists in student recruitment for agricultural science, publicizing agrology as a profession at elementary and secondary schools.
    4. reviews the technical program proposed for the annual meeting.
  • Issues Committee
    1. responds to requests to develop a position on any issue relating to the agri-food sector.
    2. develop a position and discussion papers as required and appropriate.
  • Nominations Committee
    1. chaired by the honourary secretary.
    2. supervises the election of the SIA president-elect and the Saskatchewan director on the AIC Council.
    3. supervises meeting procedures, election of officers, and appointments of committee members at SIA Council and Annual meetings.
  • Professional Conduct Committee
    1. encourages and assists members to conform to the Code of Ethics.
    2. maintains watch on all matters pertaining to the maintenance and improvement of standards in agrology.
    3. examines cases of breach of ethics or conduct by members.
    4. confers with the education committee on improving standards of the profession.
    5. maintains watch on employment of agrologists in positions requiring an agrologist.
    6. maintains watch on information being provided to the public.
    7. reviews the technical program proposed for the annual meeting.
  • Student Relations Committee
    1. contacts undergraduates in the College of Agriculture, information students of aims and objectives of the profession of agrology.
    2. encourages student participation in SIA activities such as branch meetings and special events.
    3. promotes the student affiliate membership.