Governance

GDI operates with a 12-member board of governors plus a chairperson who is the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan Minister of Education. Board members are selected from each of the 12 MN–S regions.

Each board member goes through a three-step process for appointment that includes nomination at a regional council meeting, followed by ratification and approval by the provincial Métis council, and approval by the Saskatchewan Minister of Advanced Education.

The board of governors oversees the institute’s direction and is responsible for its operation and governance.

The current GDI Board members are as follows:

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  Tim Roussin

  Chair - MNS Minister of Education; Eastern Region IIA

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  Deanna Belhumeur

  Northern Region I

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  Tracy Tinker

  Member - Northern Region II

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  Buckley Belanger

  Member - Northern Region III

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  Vacant

  Member - Western Region 1

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  Jackie Kennedy

  Member - Western Region IA

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  Vacant

  Western Region II

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  May Henderson

  Member - Western Region IIA

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  Marilyn Fazakas

  Member - Western Region III

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  Brian Chaboyer

  Member - Eastern Region I

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  Viola Bell

  Member - Eastern Region II

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  Dennis Langan

  Member - Eastern Region IIA

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  Vacant

  Member - Eastern Region III