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:
Tim Roussin
Chair - MNS Minister of Education; Eastern Region IIA
Deanna Belhumeur
Northern Region I
Tracy Tinker
Member - Northern Region II
Buckley Belanger
Member - Northern Region III
Jackie Kennedy
Member - Western Region IA
May Henderson
Member - Western Region IIA
Marilyn Fazakas
Member - Western Region III
Brian Chaboyer
Member - Eastern Region I
Viola Bell
Member - Eastern Region II
Dennis Langan
Member - Eastern Region IIA