At the 1997 SSCA annual business meeting in Saskatoon on
February 12, the SSCA membership approved amendments to
restructure the Association's board of directors. The new board
of directors consists of six Regional Directors (farmers), three
Directors-at-Large (farmers) and two Directors-at-Large
(non-farmers). The executive consisting of president, 1st
vice-president and 2nd vice-president are elected from by the
board. The executive members must be farmers. The old positions
of President-elect and Past President were eliminated. The length
for a board members term was also increased from two to three
years and are eligible to hold office for two consecutive
terms.
The new board looks like this:
Regional Directors
Garry Nolan - SE
Bernie Niedzwiedz - EC - 1st Vice President
Don Kelsey - NE
Dick Richards - SW
John Bennett - WC - 2nd Vice President
Dwayne Mitchell -- NW
Directors-at-Large
Lorne Crosson (Farmer)
Clint Steinley (Farmer) - President
Greg Kane (Farmer)
Adrian Johnston (Non-farmer)
George Beauchesne (Non-farmer)
Immediately following the annual meeting, the board met briefly and elected the new executive Clint Steinley, president; Bernie Niedzwiedz, 1st vice president; John Bennett, 2nd vice president. They will serve in these offices for the next year.