Francisco is a martial artist (2nd Dan WTF Black Belt) from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Treaty #6 Territory.  Hehas work experience as a senior leader at Kees Taekwondo, teaching both kids and adults for over 5 years and has worked in various accounting roles while studying at Edwards School of Business. Francisco is currently completing a B.Comm. in Accounting and a B.A. in Economics at the University of Saskatchewan.

Marjorie Beaucage, Member at Large

Marjorie Beaucage is a Two-Spirit Métis Auntie, filmmaker, art-ivist and educator, a land protector and a water protector. Born in Vassar, Manitoba, to a large Métis family, Marjorie’s life’s work has been about creating social change, working to give people the tools for creating possibilities and right relations. Whether in the classroom, community, campsite or the arts, Marjorie’s goal has been to pass on the stories, knowledge and skills that will make a difference for the future. For Marjorie, story is medicine.

As a Two-Spirit Métis Elder, Marjorie takes on the tough topics that need to be discussed. Her work is focused on giving voice to, and creating safe cultural spaces for, traditionally silenced or excluded groups. Marjorie is known on the local, regional and national levels as an Elder who speaks truth to power, and who holds space for difference. She has been a Grandmother for Walking With Our Sisters; the Elder for OUT Saskatoon; and the Elder-In-Residence for the University of Saskatchewan Student Union. She has also been called on for national research initiatives that focus on Indigenous women living with HIV, Indigenous Harm Reduction, Indigenous youth who experience sexual and gender-based violence, and posttraumatic stress. In all of these, Marjorie returns to story as medicine, to art as medicine. Marjorie says of her work, “creation is a powerful thing; whether you’re making a baby or a loaf of bread or a movie, it comes from the same place. To get people to tap into that energy, that creates possibilities, so they don’t get stuck in this craziness that we’re in."

Dave Shanks, Member at Large

Dave works for the Students Commission of Canada as the Associate Director, 21st Century Skills.  'I want to live in a city, and province and a country that values and cares about children and youth.'

Julia Mudrey, Member at Large

Julia has worked in the core community of Saskatoon in various roles throughout the past 12 years. She has been a dedicated employee of Quint Developments since 2017. She is currently into the role of Program Manager for the Youth Lodge and Pleasant Hill Place in May of 2022. Julia has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies.

Margaret Kress, Member at Large

A Saskatchewan born woman, Dr. Margaret Kress, originates from the south grasslands in Treaty Four territory and the Métis homelands. She carries the name Tahkwaki Waapikwani Iskwew (Bear Clan) and her journey shows her wide connection to the prairies, the upland boreal forests and the wetlands, the rivers, lakes and oceans, and all those places which weave together her relations as those of the land. She embraces and honours her Michif ancestors and her Euro-settler ancestors of France, England, and Germany, as resilient and life-giving peoples. Margaret’s focus is centred on highlighting Indigenous reclaims of ecological and cultural knowledge, and of languages, matricultures, and wellness. As a scholar, teacher and researcher, she elevates transformative, inclusive and Indigenous storywork and engages in academic and community-based research to support initiatives led by Indigenous communities. Her writing includes selections within Métis Rising: Living Our Present through the Power of Our Past, Climate Chaos: Eco-feminism and the Land Question, kimiwan, Of Land & Living Skies: A Community Journal on Place, Land, and Learning, and Honouring Indigenous Women - Hearts of Nations. She honours teachers across the lands who have taught her about traditional knowledges and plant medicines—you can find her in the northern boreal forests and on the prairies learning from her relations there.