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Home Saskatoon Meetings January 15, 2026

Advisory Committee · Regular

January 15, 2026

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

12:00 – 12:55 · 0h 55m
11 present · 5 absent
Daniel Ash Chair — Abbas Akram Member Absent Ali Abukar Member Absent Braedan Hafichuk Member Electronic Cornelia Laliberte Member Absent Emma Wintermute Member Absent Hillary Gamelin Member — James Brayshaw Member Absent Jasmine Hasselback Member Electronic Jeffrey Hendren Member — Jess Hamm Member — Kole Roth Member — Lee Bichel Member Electronic Liz Kuley Member Electronic Richard Bueckert Member — Trenna Vanghel Member —
Staff & officers present
April Sora Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Consultant — Cheryl Ermine Saskatoon Public Schools — Julie Yu Culture and Inclusion Manager — Kandice Parker Inclusion and Belonging Consultant Electronic Kayla Judge Community Services Intern — Kristina Sipes Committee Assistant — Sharmi Jaggi Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission Electronic

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the information be received.
    • · Motion 2 added: That the information be received.
    • · Motion 3 added: That Daniel Ash be appointed as Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for 2026.
    • · Motion 4 added: That Kole Roth be appointed as Vice-Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for 2026.
    • · Motion 5 added: That the information be received.
    • · Motion 6 added: That the agenda be confirmed as presented.
    • · Motion 7 added: That the minutes of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee meeting held on November 13, 2025, be approved.
    • · Motion 8 added: That the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee deny the sponsorship application for funding and redirect the USask Momentum – Planning Students’ Association to the USSU Campus Group Grants program.
    • · Motion 9 added: That the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee continue to draft its Work Plan for 2026, for submission to City Council through the Standing Policy Committee on Environment, Utilities and Corporate Services by March 31, 2026.
    • · Motion 10 added: That 2026 budget be distributed as follows: Member Development/Travel, Conferences, Meetings - $1,100.00; Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Month - $3,000.00; Education and Awareness (Sponsorships) - $11,000.00
    • · Motion 11 added: That the subcommittees be comprised of the following voting members for 2026: Sponsorship Subcommittee – Trenna Vanghel, Superintendent Richard Beuckert, Jeffrey Hendren, Kole Roth, and Braedan Hafichuk; Living in Harmony Awards Subcommitt…
    • · Motion 12 added: That the information be received.
    • · Motion 13 added: That the information be received.
    • · Attendance added: Ali Abukar (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Abbas Akram (absent)
    • · Attendance added: James Brayshaw (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Cornelia Laliberte (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Emma Wintermute (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Lee Bichel (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Richard Bueckert (present)
    • · Attendance added: Hillary Gamelin (present)
    • · Attendance added: Braedan Hafichuk (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Jess Hamm (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jasmine Hasselback (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Jeffrey Hendren (present)
    • · Attendance added: Liz Kuley (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Trenna Vanghel (present)
    • · Attendance added: Cheryl Ermine (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sharmi Jaggi (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Kayla Judge (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kandice Parker (remote)
    • · Attendance added: April Sora (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kristina Sipes (present)
    • · Attendance added: Julie Yu (present)
    • · Attendance added: Daniel Ash (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kole Roth (present)
    • · Membership: Daniel Ash seated
    • · Membership: Lee Bichel seated
    • · Membership: Hillary Gamelin seated
    • · Membership: Braedan Hafichuk seated
    • · Membership: Sharmi Jaggi seated