2009 - 2010 Board of Directors

I am very pleased to announce our new Provincial Board of Directors. Quite a few familiar faces; with a sprinkling of new energetic representatives.


President, Jeff Callaway (returning)

VP Membership, Sandra Terry

VP Policy, John Hilton-O'Brien (HOB) (previously VP Membership)

VP Fundraising, Blaine Maller (returning)

VP Communications, Jim Bray (returning)

Treasurer, Darren Hopkins (returning, but very recent addition)

Secretary, Link Byfield (previously Northern Director and VP Policy)

Northern Directors:

Barry Croucher (returning)
Todd Loewen (returning)
Justin Page

Southern Directors:

Gordon Butler
Jody Fireman
Cory Morgan (previously VP Policy)


As you can see we have all new Southern Directors and I am very happy with the addition of Gord Butler. He is a rancher in the eastern portion of the province and will provide us excellent balance in our rural communities.

Outgoing Southern directors are Lindsay Mather and Said Abdulbaki; both of whom I am confident will remain very active in their respective constituencies. Thank you for all your work over the past year.

For the Northern Directors we could not have asked for a more balanced outcome. With the addition of Justin Page (Lloydminster), along with Todd (Valleyview)and Barry (Edmonton) we have all our bases covered. Along with the support of the entire board they have Link Byfield right in all of their backyards.

I am really looking forward to working with Sandra Terry. She, like me, is a "country girl" in the city. We have already been chatting about doing a summer tour of rodeos and small town fairs. Stay tuned. Or if you want us to visit your event let us know!

In case you missed it Paul Hinman did step down as Leader, but he has been appointed Interim Leader.

Qualifying Leadership candidates made an appearance at the AGM, specifically Mark Dyrholm and Danielle Smith. It should be noted to qualify to speak at the AGM they needed to complete the candidate questionnaire and provide the $10,000.00 entry fee. This is only a portion of the process to be declared "official candidates". Other steps include obtaining 100 member signatures and a vetting process with the Leadership Committee.

For more coverage of the AGM see the "WAP member blogs" on the right-hand side of this page.