Annual General Meeting – Reports and Summaries

Ted Daigle stepped down from his position on the Board of Directors. We wish to thank him for his 2 years of service to our Board and the sport of Athletics.

The following people were elected to board positions: Kathy Kelly, Brian Walker, Jessica Schofield, Dimitri Gray and Patricia Harms (all existing board members who stood for re-election) and Brook Jones (newly elected).

Jeff Vince and Jared Kist stepped down from the Board of Directors. We sincerely appreciate their passion and support for Athletics and wish them well in their future endeavors. We will certainly miss their voices around the table.

The following people were elected to board positions: Tegan Turner, Karen Ferris, Omena Babalola, Doris Sawatsky-Dickson (all existing board members who stood for nomination again) and Greg Athayde (newly elected).

An electronic vote was conducted after the meeting to finalize the Executive.

With Tegan Turner moving into a Director position, Donnae Gordon was appointed as the new female Athletes Rep. Matt Indome has been appointed as the Male Athletes rep.

Oyinkansola Akinola was appointed as the Coaches Rep

Grant Mitchell stepped down as President of the Athletics Manitoba Board of Directors after many years of service to our sport and organization.  Thank you Grant for your many years of leadership, and a warm welcome to Kathy Kelly as she takes on her new role as President.

Grant reiterated that it has been a privilege to be involved with the organization, and he confirmed that he has been elected for a one (1) year term on the Athletics Canada Board of Directors.
Kathy Kelly’s, Brian Walker’s and Jessica Schofield’s terms also ended. They agreed to put their names forward for re-election and were re-elected. 

Bruce Pirnie and Colin Mathieson stepped down from the Board of Directors. We wish to thank them for their years of dedication to our Board and the sport of Athletics.

The following people were elected to board positions: Omena Babalola, Jeff Vince, Jared Kist, Karen Ferris (all existing board members who stood for nomination again) and Janice Howe (newly elected).

Jayme Baker stepped down from the Board of Directors. We wish to thank for his years of dedication to our Board and the sport of Athletics.

The following people were elected to board positions: Grant Mitchell, Kathy Kelly, Brian Walker, Jessica Schofield (all existing board members who stood for nomination again) and Jason Neill (newly elected).