Advisory Committees

In accordance with The Assessment Management Agency Act, the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency maintains a number of advisory committees to review policies and practices respecting assessment and make recommendations to the board concerning these policies and practices.

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Advisory Committees

In accordance with The Assessment Management Agency Act, the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency maintains a number of advisory committees to:

  • review policies and practices respecting assessment; and
  • make recommendations to the board concerning these policies and practices.

Urban Advisory Committee

The Urban Advisory Committee is responsible for urban and northern municipalities, excluding cities with a population exceeding 30,000. 

MembersRepresenting
Randy Goulden, Committee ChairSAMA Board Member (Urban)
Dawn LuhningSAMA Board Member
Audrey TrombleySAMA Board Member
Myron KnafelcSAMA Board Chair (ex officio)
Kevin TooleySUMA (Cities)
Walter StreelaskySUMA (Cities)
Bryan MathesonSUMA (Towns)
Bruce FidlerSUMA (Towns)
Mike StrachanSUMA (Villages)
Jamie BrandrickSUMA (Villages)
April PhillipsSask. Urban Municipalities Assoc. (SUMA)
Doug AllenProvincial Assoc. of Resort Communities of Sask. (PARCS)
Lisa GrudnizkiSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Danielle LongtinSask. Assessment Appraisers' Assoc. (SAAA)
Observers 
Kelly MunceMinistry of Government Relations
Jean-Marc NadeauSask. Urban Municipalities Assoc. (SUMA)
Christa-Ann WillemsSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Marty BaroniUrban Municipal Administrators Assoc. of Sask. (UMAAS)
Betty RogersSAMA CEO
Administrative Support 
Kevin Groat, Committee SecretarySAMA
Karlo SimonsonSAMA Quality Assurance

City Advisory Committee

The City Advisory Committee is responsible for cities with a population exceeding 30,000 (Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon).

MembersRepresenting
Dawn Luhning, Committee ChairSAMA Board Member (Cities)
Myron KnafelcSAMA Board Chair (ex officio)
John WagnerSAMA Board Member
Maryse CarmichaelCity of Moose Jaw
Clive TolleyCity of Moose Jaw
Vanessa VaughanCity of Prince Albert
Dawn KilmerCity of Prince Albert
Jason MancinelliCity of Regina
Colinda JohnsonCity of Regina
Darren HillCity of Saskatoon
Bev DuboisCity of Saskatoon
Julianne RempelCity of Swift Current
Al BridalCity of Swift Current
Jean-Marc NadeauSask. Urban Municipalities Assoc. (SUMA)
Suzanne ZwarychSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Melissa BarrSask. Assessment Appraisers' Assoc. (SAAA)
Observers 
Rod NasewichMinistry of Government Relations
Crystal FroeseSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Mason StottSask. Urban Municipalities Assoc. (SUMA)
Bill FraserCity of Moose Jaw
Dale BraitenbachCity of Prince Albert
Tanya MillsCity of Regina
Bryce TrewCity of Saskatoon
VacantCity of Swift Current
Betty RogersSAMA CEO
Administrative Support 
Dallas Pitt, Committee SecretarySAMA
Kevin GroatSAMA Assessment Services
Danny ZatylnySAMA Quality Assurance

Rural Advisory Committee

The Rural Advisory Committee is responsible for rural municipalities.

MembersRepresenting
John Wagner, Committee ChairSAMA Board Member (Rural)
Richard MarleauSAMA Board Member (Rural)
Myron KnafelcSAMA Board Chair (ex officio)
Jim AngusSAMA Board Member
VacantSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 1
Bob SchmidtSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 2
Shawn KramerSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 3
Norm HallSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 4
Maurice WerezakSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 5
Kim Herbst Sask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Division 6
Blair CumminsSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM)
Garry DixonProvincial Assoc. of Resort Communities of Sask. (PARCS)
Kate KadingSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Jeff SedorSask. Assessment Appraisers' Assoc. (SAAA)
Observers 
Dami OgundiwinMinistry of Government Relations
Myron KopecSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM Division 4)
Kathy BankSask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA)
Carol BellefeuilleRural Municipal Administrators Assoc. of Sask. (RMAA)
Betty RogersSAMA, CEO
Administrative Support 
Kim Hardy, Committee SecretarySAMA
Todd TreslanSAMA Assessment Services
Karlo SimonsonSAMA Quality Assurance

Commercial Advisory Committee

The Commercial Advisory Committee is responsible for reviewing policies and practices respecting assessment, especially as they relate to commercial property.

MembersRepresenting
Audrey Trombley, Committee ChairSAMA Board Member
Randy Goulden SAMA Board Member (Urban)
Richard Marleau SAMA Board Member (Rural)
Jim AngusSAMA Board Member
Myron KnafelcSAMA Board Chair (ex officio)
Anna GardikiotisRegina Downtown Business Improvement District
Noel GeremiaSask. Realtors© Assoc.
Ed BobiashSask. Realtors© Assoc.
Linley SchaeferSask. Chamber of Commerce
Tony PlayterRegina & District Chamber of Commerce
Brianna SolbergCanadian Federation of Independent Business
Dawn SchlosserBuilding Owners and Managers Assoc. of Sask.
Ian MagdiakCanadian Property Tax Assoc.
Jim BenceHospitality Saskatchewan
Cameron JohnsonNational Golf Course Owners Assoc., Saskatchewan Chapter
Monty ReichInland Terminal Assoc. of Canada
David RobertsWestern Grain Elevator Assoc.
Kirk WasylikPipeline Property Tax Group
Mark PinneyCanadian Assoc. of Petroleum Producers
Darwin CollinsSask. Mining Assoc.
Corinne LiRailway Association of Canada
Melissa BarrSask. Assessment Appraisers' Assoc. (SAAA)
Grace MuzykaSask. Assoc. of the Appraisal Institute of Canada
Ken PatsulaPublic Works and Government Services Canada
Observers 
Abayomi AkintolaMinistry of Government Relations
Alexandra CampbellMinistry of Trade and Export Development
Carey BakerTourism Saskatchewan
Chad BoykoSask. Municipal Board
Siân PascoeCanadian Assoc. of Petroleum Producers
Colinda JohnsonCity of Regina
Bryce TrewCity of Saskatoon
Vanessa VaughanCity of Prince Albert
Bill FraserCity of Moose Jaw
Julianne RempelCity of Swift Current
Blair CumminsSask. Assoc. of Rural Municipalities (SARM Division 6)
Betty RogersSAMA CEO
Administrative Support 
Darwin Kanius, Committee SecretarySAMA
Todd TreslanSAMA Assessment Services
Danny ZatylnySAMA Quality Assurance