The Board of Directors includes elected and appointed representatives of member agricultural societies and exhibition associations and representation from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization, and University of Saskatchewan.

The Board provides policy direction to SAASE. The Executive Director manages the operations of SAASE.

Bruce Hobin, University of Saskatchewan E-mail: bruce.hobin@usask.ca Bruce Hobin, MSc, PAg, is Program Director for Agriculture/Horticulture Programs with the Extension Division at the University of Saskatchewan and the Director of Programming for the University's Bruno Ursuline Campus. He has nearly twenty-five years of experience in the field of extension education. His duties include planning and developing workshops, conferences, learning systems (distance education, computer software programs and e-learning) and extension publications. He teaches classes in adult and continuing education and human resource management for Extension and the College of Agriculture. He is a past president of the Canadian Society of Extension and the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists. In 1999, he was the recipient of the SIA's Distinguished Agrologist Award. Bruce is the Director At Large on the Executive Committee of SAASE

Darrell Komick, Regina Exhibition Association e-mail: dkomick@reginaexhibition.com Darrell is Vice President Major Events Development with Regina Exhibition Park. His areas of responsibilities include the management of all REAL produced shows including Western Canada Farm Progress Show and Buffalo Days - The Provincial Exhibition. Darrell joined the SAASE Board in 2004.

David Gehl, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada E-mail: gehl@em.agr.ca

Donna Sagin, Swift Current e-mail: swiftcurrentex@sasktel.net Donna is Vice President of SAASE

Gayleen Gurr, Langbank E-mail: GayleenGurr@netscape.net

Kathy Rusnak, Yorkton E-mail: rusnaka@sasktel.net Kathy is Past President of SAASE.

Laurie Hayes, Prince Albert E-mail: sask.soil.conservation.assoc@sasktel.net Laurie Hayes, M.Sc., PAg, has been a Director with the Prince Albert Exhibition Association since 1998. She has served on a number of committees, both as Director in Charge as well as an associate director: 4-H Finished Beef Show and Sale, 4-H Regional Judging Clinic, Rodeo, Beef, Ag-Ed Showcase, Llama and Alpaca, Emergency Procedures Planning and the Management Committee. Laurie has been involved in agriculture throughout her private and professional life. She was raised on a beef ranch, pursued degrees in animal science and has worked extensively in the livestock industry. Currently she manages a crop and forage-based research / demonstration farm that incorporates environmentally-conscious soil, water and wildlife conservation management practices. She credits this diversity throughout her career with giving her the opportunity to view agriculture from many different perspectives.

Lyal Fox Jr. Lloydminster Fax - 825-0224 Lyal was elected to the SAASE Board of Directors in 2005.

Maurice (Moe) Neault, Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition E-mail: mneault@saskatoonex.com

Mike Pylypchuk, Saskatchewan Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization E-mail: mpylypchuk@agr.gov.sk.ca

Monique Pulvermacher Bruno email - m.pulvermacher@sasktel.net Monique was elected to the Board of Directors in 2005

SAASE Staff - Glen Duck, Executive Director E-mail gduck.saase@sasktel.net

Vernon Featherstone, Perdue e-mail: feather@sasktel.net Vern is President of SAASE.