Board and Staff

Jim Dekowny
Executive Director
jdekowny@drirwinfoundation.com

Kris Johnson
Development, Design & Administration
kjohnson@drirwinfoundation.com

Sara Adrian
Communication & Development Coordinator
sadrian@drirwinfoundation.com

Marcus Kouri 
Development & Major Gifts Coordinator
mkouri@drirwinfoundation.com

Helen Arnold
Board Chair
Retired Area Manager, BMO-Bank of Montreal
Swift Current

George Cobb
RBC Royal Bank
Swift Current

Max Kirkpatrick
Farmer
Cabri

Nora Tinant
Retired Manager RBC Ponteix
Swift Current

Deb Unger
Farmer
Rush Lake

Nicole Friesen 
Great Plains College 

Swift Current

Pam Busby
Realtor -Leader

Sharon Dickie
Former Mayor-Shaunavon

Amy Moen
Business Owner-Swift Current

Kirstin Rondeau
Insurance Representative

Swift Current

Ashley Peterson
Regional Food & Beverage Manager – SIGA

Swift Current

Executive Committee: The executive committee consists of Helen Arnold, Nora Tinant, Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe, George Cobb (acting secretary) and Max Kirkpatrick.

Investment Committee: The committee is composed of board representatives George Cobb, Nora Tinant, Sharon Dickie, Pam Busby and members-at-large Terry Reidle and Monty Reich (SWT).

Skills Enrichment Scholarship Committee: This committee consists of board representatives Deb Unger, Max Kirkpatrick, Kirstin Rondeau. Amy Moen and members-at-large Colleen MacBean, Michelle Weedon, and Ann Wiebe, Cypress Health Region representative Erin Simpson, and Great Plains College representative Kim Lambe.