Board of Directors & Annual Reports

Jason Carlston

Board Chair

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since 1989
• Term Expires: 2020
• Occupation: Developer
• Currently: Regional Vice President, Dream Development
• Community Service: Member, Pats Community Foundation Board
• Education: M.A. in Urban Geography, University of Regina, 1996.

Haley Bolen

Fund Development Committee Chair

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since 2016
• YMCA of Regina Board Member since 2016.
• Term Expires: 2019
• Occupation: Community Programming/Fundraising Professional
• Currently: Community Consultant, City of Regina
• Community Service: Regina Folk Festival, Habitat for Humanity, Fada Dance, National Philanthropy Day, and others.
• Education: B.A.; Certificate in Business Administration and Management, University of Regina, 2014.

Sean Gawley

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since 2009
• Term Expiry: 2019 (new two-year term)
• Occupation: Financial professional, currency risk management
specialist
• Currently: Vice President, Risk Management, EncoreFX
• Community Service: University of Regina Rams, Ranch Ehrlo
Foundation
• Education: B.A. Economics, University of Alberta, 2008

Disha Joshi

• Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
• YMCA Member since 2010
• Occupation: Auditor and Accountant
• Currently: Senior Financial Analyst, 3SHealth
• Community Service: Involved in past with Rotary club of Toronto, Homelessness projects in Saskatoon such as 5Days for Homeless, LightHouse and Habitat for Humanity. Previous and current peer mentor at University, as further studying Public Management.
• Education: B.Comm with Major in Accounting at University of Saskatchewan in 2012

Zena Amundsen

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since early childhood
• YMCA of Regina Board Member since 2017
• Term Expires: 2021 (new three year term)
• Occupation: Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
• Currently: Business Owner, Astra Financial Services
• Community Service: spent youth and early adulthood as a Y staff and volunteer; YMCA of Regina Heritage Club Board Member; founder of Women Wine Wealth Regina; committed to encouraging and promoting legacy of charitable giving to ensure the YMCA is here for future generations.
• Education: Bachelor, Arts and Science, University of Regina/Athabasca

Ryan Cavan

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee Chair

• Hometown: Kelowna, BC
• YMCA Member since 2008
• Term Expires: 2019 (new two-year term)
• Occupation: Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
• Currently: Senior Manager, Crowe MacKay LLP.
• Education: Bachelor of Business Admin (Honours), University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2007

James Holtom

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since childhood
• Term Expires: 2020 (new three-year term)
• Occupation: Project Manager
• Currently: Principal, Project Manager, JPH Consulting
• Community Service: Past Board Member, Lakeview Community Association, Regina Farmers’ Market (Past President), and the Regina Engineering Society
• Education: BSc, Electrical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, 2003

Andrea Hagen

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since 2005
• Occupation: Marketing Professional
• Currently: Senior Marketing Advisor, Card & Payment Transformation Conexus Credit Union
• Community Service: Committee work: United Way of Regina, Adopt-a-Family, Heritage Community Association, Relay for Life
• Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing), University of Regina, 2005

Lee D. M. Reid

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since approximately 1995
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Currently: Associate at McKercher LLP
• Community Service: I currently volunteer for Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan in the Regina Free Legal Clinic, as well as in their General Panel Program and Residential Tenancies Panel Program. In the past I have volunteered through Pro Bono Students Canada with the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, as well as with the BC Cancer Foundation, the Raise the Roof Foundation, the UBC Alma Mater Society, as well as various other organizations in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
• Education: I graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Earth and Ocean Science and with a minor in Psychology. I then attended the University of Saskatchewan where I received my Juris Doctor with distinction from the College of Law in 2017.

Sally Housser

• Hometown: St. John’s, Newfoundland
• YMCA Member since January 2015 at the YMCA of Regina (Previous Y Memberships in other provinces)
• Term Expires: 2020 (new three-year term)
• Occupation: Political and Communications Consultant
• Currently: Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd., previously, Press Secretary, AB Premier Rachel Notley during her successful electoral campaign, five years with Canadian High Commission, London, England
• Community Service: Association for New Canadians and Ottawa Public Library (Teaching English Conversation classes to adults)
• Education: BA, Political Science and Government, University of Ottawa, 2002; fluency in English and French

Divyesh Patel

• Hometown: Creighton, SK
• YMCA Member since 2004 YMCA Post Secondary Youth Internship Program, Member of YMCA Regina from 2007 to 2009, 2011 to 2014, and 2019
• Occupation: Manager of Research Partnerships at the University of Regina
• Community Service: Board member of the Regina Food Bank from 2011 to 2017, Volunteer Director with Meka Okochi 2012 Mayoral Election Campaign.
• Education: BSc in Biochemistry and Certificate in Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan

John Stevenson

• Hometown: Regina, SK
• YMCA Member since 1987
• Term Expires: 2018 (new one year term)
• Occupation: Management Consultant and Project Management Professional
• Currently: Executive Director, Canadian Agri-Traceability Services
• Community Service: Vice-President, Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS), SK Chapter; longtime volunteer with 84th Scouts Group; longtime volunteer including Chairperson and Treasurer and currently serving as Director, local School community Council; Coach, Regina Community Basketball Association
• Education: B.Sc in Computer Science, Brandon University [1983], Certified Information Systems Professional (ISP/ITCP) and Project Management Professional (PMP), Certification in Change Management