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STAC Board of Directors and Staff
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President: CJ Katz, Regina
 They say that parents make the best volunteers. When my husband, Michael, came home and told me he had signed our then 11-year old son up for triathlon training I thought it was a crazy idea. Four years later, I find myself caught up in the sport travelling to races all over Saskatchewan and as far away as Kelowna and Gatineau to cheer on Aidan, now 15, and 9-year old Benjamin.
I figure, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, so I'm now serving STAC members as the Director of Youth and Junior as well as Vice-President. My goal is to make triathlon an accessible and healthy sport everyone can enjoy and participate in for life. When I'm not driving my kids to training, working on board business, or talking to parents interested in getting their kids involved in triathlon, I cook and write about Saskatchewan food.
Vice President, Member/Club Services: Mark Gibson, Regina
 In Jan 2001, I realised that weighing 246lbs was not a great way to enter middle age. So I started training and ran my first marathon in Sept 2001 in Regina. One thing led to another, bought an old road bike, did my first triathlon in 2002 and eventually went to Ironman Canada in 2006. As a middle of the pack triathlete I specialize in the come- from- behind category because my swim is truly epic, as in you could watch a movie waiting for me. I've been involved with the Regina Multisport Club for a few years now, currently serving as President. As Club/Membership Chairperson with STAC I hope to learn more about our sport from a provincial perspective, helping out when and where I can. I'm married to Theresa, who is a far better athlete ( and Ironman) than I will ever be, and also serve as personal assistant to Wallace and Gromit, our two free? cats.
Past President: Nicole Golden, Saskatoon
 I became involved in multisport 7 years ago participating in my first duathlon in the spring of 2002. Since that first race, I have had the opportunity to represent Saskatchewan as the Female Provincial Champion at several National competitions and participate at the World's Age-Group event in 2008.
I joined the STAC Board in 2008 looking to support the growth of the sport in our province and build alliances among all members of the organization. Since that time I have held the Youth Portfolio and now serve as the organizations President, elected to a two-year term ending in March of 2011. My goal as STAC President is to strengthen the capacity of our province, clubs, coaches and officials to grow the sport with a focus on safety and fun.
Although no longer competing, I continue to work with athletes teaching yoga, breathing and meditation techniques.
Treasurer: Evan Howlett, Saskatoon
I have been involved with STAC since 2007, helping out with the youth and junior programs. As of 2011, I am in my second year as treasurer. Previously I served on the Saskatoon Goldfins Swim Club board between 2003 and 2008. I have worked as a Family Physician in Saskatoon since 1986. I have three very active teenagers including one who competes in triathlon. My sport background is distance running but I have competed at the tri-a-tri level.
I believe that sport in all forms has a significant impact on the lives of all people at any age. As athletes, coaches, officials or volunteers we all benefit from the positive effect of sport.
My goals as a member of the STAC board are to:
· Promote triathlon in Saskatchewan
· Encourage recreational triathletes
· Support Competitive triathletes
See you at the race!
Secretary: Amanda Stalwick, Saskatoon
As a teenager, I was a high-performance runner and I and was lucky enough to be exposed to exceptional coaching and flown around the country for track meets. After many years of running 10km's, half-marathons and marathons, some nagging injuries started to appear and I thought that triathlon would allow me to maintain training intensity while keeping injuries at bay. So, when I was 28 I learned how to swim, bought a bike, got lots of advice and put it all together! Twelve years have since passed and I have raced every triathlon distance including five Ironmans and will make my annual pilrimage out to Penticton B.C. for my sixth IMC in August, 2012.
After 13 years of teaching high school and University students, I turned my love of sport and an active lifestyle into a small business called Positively Fit. In addition to three University degrees and a dissertation away from a PhD, I am a certified personal trainer, group instructor, nutrition and wellness specialist, and NCCP community triathlon coach. When I am not teaching a graduate writing class at the University of Saskatchewan, you can find me instructing bootcamps and run classes, training individuals, coaching, preparing for my next race, or chilling out with my son, Andrew. I am pleased to be a part of the triathlon community and lI ook forward to contributing to the development and growth of triathlon in Saskatchewan.
Sanctioning: Robert Barrand, Regina
 Cycling has always been a passion of mine. From a very early age, I have cycled for commuting, touring, cycle-camping / eco-adventuring, hurdling myself down the side of tall mountains at high rates of speed and many other forms of adventure and expeditions. My running started in elementary school with the Cross-Country running programs and led up to running in many half-marathons in my early 20s. By the age of 25, family and career commitments made it difficult to make the time to continue with running and cycling. I started running again at age 35, but quickly developed shin splints. The remedy was water running – I hated it! So I started swimming instead, making triathlon a natural progression for me.
I did my first sprint triathlon in May 2006 and loved it so much that I immediately started training for Ironman Canada 08. As I tend to be a “middle of the pack racer”, I am more about participating in the sport and events than the “racing” part. I have volunteered with the STAC board to help grow the sports of Triathlon and Duathlon in Saskatchewan and to encourage others to participate in the sport or support the sport by volunteering, sponsoring and /or cheering at local events.
I look forward to working with the STAC, all the club representatives and the Race Directors to help make all Saskatchewan Triathlon and Duathlon events safe and fun for everyone.
See you out there on race day!
Officials: Don Gallo, Saskatoon
 I have been a long time participant in and supporter of triathlon. A veteran of many Canada Ironman competitions, 1/2 ironman and standard distance races, I now serve as a triathlon coach and provincial race official. I am a retired school teacher.
High Performance: Jeff Hehn, Saskatoon
 I began training for triathlon in Winnipeg in 1994 after becoming injured while run training. Since then I have continued to further my involvement in the sport as a competitor, coach, volunteer, race director, club programs director, and served for many years on the STAC board in the capacity of equipment director and member at large. I have had the good fortune to have travelled to many races including provincial championships most years; many National Championships including Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Cornerbrook, Drummondville; and World Championships in Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Portugal. I also compete in Masters swimming, mountain biking, road cycling, cyclocross, cross-country and road running , cross-country skiing, and speed skating. I have recently begun to experiment with longer distance triathlon after having spent fifteen years focussing on sprint and standard distance events. I love the camaraderie, good spirit, and passion of the sport and will likely continue racing as long as my body allows.
I am an Engineer by training but several years back entered the Education profession as an Instructor of Mechanical Engineering at SIAST – Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon. I also assist my partner Sarah in the running of Caffe Sola (www.caffesola.ca) , a funky cafe in downtown Saskatoon that has been an avid supporter of local triathlon and cycling events.
Coaching Coordinator: Carly Priebe, Saskatoon
 In 2004 I competed in my first triathlon and quickly fell in love with the sport. That first year I represented Saskatchewan at Junior Nationals. Since then I’ve competed in numerous local and international triathlons including Age Group Triathlon World Championships in Switzerland (2006), Germany (2007), and Vancouver, Canada (2008). One of my racing “career” highlights was being selected as one of 5 female members on Team Canada at FISU University World Championships 2008 in Erdek, Turkey.
In addition to competing, I love to share the joy of sport and physical activity through coaching. I am a National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) certified Intro to Competition Triathlon coach (as well as a Level 1 Track, Level 2 Speed Swimming, & Level 3 Theory coach). I am also certified by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) as a Certified Fitness Consultant (Personal Trainer) and Certified Exercise Physiologist. Over the years, I have coached both developmental or beginner athletes as well as high performance athletes of all ages. I currently coach part time for the Saskatoon Lasers Swim Club, at various triathlon skills clinics throughout Saskatchewan (youth and age-group athletes), for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, and provide training for individual athletes. When I’m not coaching, I’m a doctoral student in the College of Kinesiology at the U of S.
As part of the STAC board I hope to assist in the promotion of the ever-growing sport of triathlon in our province!
Member-At-Large: Terry Hooper, Regina
 My involvement with the sport of triathlon began when my son, Sean, started in triathlon recreationally in Regina with the U of R Junior Tri Cougars program back in 2007. He ramped up our whole family’s triathlon involvement when he participated in the 2008 Sask Summer Games, and is now involved competitively at many Kids of Steel and Junior Elite races. My daughter, Jessica, is also involved in triathlons at a recreational level for fun and fitness, and participates as a teen in several Kids of Steel races. At the same time, I was cajoled by my kids to participate in several Try-a-Tri and Sprint triathlon events. In addition to being a participant, I have also been the Regina Multisport Club’s annual Kids of Steel Icebreaker race director since 2009, gained my Triathlon Officials Level 2 certification, and have completed the Adult Community Triathlon coaching course.
Outside of the sport of triathlon, my most significant sports administrative experience has been my tenure from 2008 to 2011 as the President of Alpine Saskatchewan – which is the provincial sport governing body for downhill skiing. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, alpine skiing parallels the sport of triathlon within Saskatchewan in many ways from a sport demographic, growth, athlete development, coaching development, officials development, planning, logistics, promotional, and administrative oversight perspective. In addition, I have been involved in other sports organizations (soccer, soaring, squash, football) that have all added to that quiver of experience. This is besides my recreational running and urban cycling – where you might even find me cycling in downtown Regina when it’s -35!
2011 was my first year to be involved on the STAC board. My goal is to contribute to STAC by leveraging those past and continuing experiences to help raise STAC’s value to participants of multi-sport activities.
Member-At-Large: Wendy Shury, Saskatoon
Wendy Shury has been actively involved in amateur sport for 15 years. She has been a dedicated volunteer in Nordic skiing, Swimming, Cycling, Running and Triathlon. There was always such a shortage of volunteers when her children were young, and she quickly found her superior organizational skills and her ability to work with a wide variety of people put her in high demand. To date, she has dedicated thousands of hours to volunteering in amateur sport and classroom support. Her sport volunteer time can be broken into three broad areas: officiating, coaching, and governance. She is currently working to become a Level 4 Official in swimming and plans to pursue the course of a Master Official over the next several years. She has coached with Riversdale Athletics and is a trained Sport Coach and member of the Saskatchewan Athletics Coaching Association. She has been involved with several boards at the club level over the years and served on the Swim Sask Winter Committee. Wendy is very excited about her new position with STAC especially her portfolio of underrepresented populations. As a young female athlete Wendy faced many barriers to her own participation in sport and because of this is passionately dedicated to the LTAD and the rules of fair play. She has a master’s degree in Religious Studies and Cultural Anthropology and is considered by all who know her to be open, generous and tolerant.
Youth Director: Lacey Schroeder, Dundurn
 5 years ago while taking our daughters to Harry Bailey for swimming lessons, my Husband Tim noticed a sign up for a Kids of Steel program. He commented that he had always wanted to do a triathlon, so we looked into what was around Saskatoon for races. Moe's triathlon was just a few months away, so he signed up and competed in his first event, while the rest of us cheered him on! A month or so later, we took our daughters to their first KOS event, the Brainsport race at Riversdale pool. We were hooked immediately. Never in all of our competitive sports lives had either one of us seen such a positive, amazing sport. We wanted to do more, travel and experience as much as we could. Later that summer, both my husband and oldest daughter competed in their second races, out at Pike lake, again another amazing day. We met so many great people in such a short time, we knew this was something we wanted in our lives for a long time.
I was quite content to just be the supportive Mom, cheering everyone on and gathering and collecting bags and water bottles until my kids started calling me the "no fun Mom", so I decided to give it a try myself. First step, learn how to swim. As a child I never took swimming lessons, so this was a huge step for me, and is something I still work on weekly! But after months of private lessons I too entered the water for my first tri. It was great and I have since done as many short distance races as I could possibly fit into my schedule.
In the past 5 years my family has traveled the western provinces participating in many different races, competing and volunteering, oh the tshirts and water bottles we have collected!!
I feel I could contribute a great deal to the board, as a fairly newcomer with great enthusiasm and passion for the sport.
STAFF:
Coordinator: Fred Dyck, Saskatoon
 My wife Kelly and I have two great kids, Olivia and Hannah. I have spent the last few years as a stay-at-home parent and have enjoyed the time with our kids immensely. Prior to that, most of my professional experience came through recreation management in the golf industry. I was a golf pro for a few years but never developed the playing skills to be a really fine player. I worked at the Willows Golf and Country Club for 11 years after being at a golf course in my home town of Swift Current. The last three years at the Willows, my position was Director of Golf Operations. Still, playing golf is one of my passions. Life has not allowed me to play as much the last few years as I would like but can still get it in the 70’s on a good day.
I began working with the Saskatchewan Triathlon Association Corporation in July of 2008. I have yet to “try-a-tri” but have done some long distance running and will see what the future holds. I find the best part of any job is getting to know the people involved and I continue to enjoy meeting new STAC members all the time. And if you are ever looking for a golf game...
Provincial Coach and Saskatchewan Triathlon Centre Coordinator: RossAnn Edwards, Saskatoon
COACHING PHILOSOPHY:
I strive to create equitable opportunities for all athletes whom I coach, providing them with technically sound and encouraging instruction and feedback. I hope to challenge the athletes to set and achieve their goals regardless of their level of performance.
In addition to realizing improved performances, I want those whom I coach to grow socially, adopt positive values, and establish a strong sense of self-confidence and self-worth. My intention is to have all the athletes feel included, valued and respected.
For any questions or if you would like to contact one of our board members, visit our Contact page.
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