Tansi, my name is Jackie Durocher, an Indigenous Educator, leader and advocate for Northern Saskatchewan. I am a proud member of Lac La Ronge Band and Buffalo Narrows is my home community. My two children and 4 Grandchildren are what drive my passions in creating a better Saskatchewan for them and future generations.

For the past 32 years, I have navigated the education system in Northern Lights School Division #113. Serving in diverse capacities ranging from elementary teacher, Principal, and currently serving as the Superintendent of Education. I have served over 14 communities in Northern Saskatchewan in the past 7 years. My passion for education is rooted in Mental Health Education and the Decolonization of Education.

Greg McJannet ((B. Ed, M. Ed, Ed. D(ABD)) became the Associate Director of SELU in September of 2021. Prior to this, he was the Field Experience Coordinator at the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. Greg came to the College of Education after 23 years of service in the public education sector as a teacher, vice-principal, principal, and Superintendent of Schools. He has worked in the Ile-a-la-Crosse School Division, Nipawin and North East School Divisions, Prairie Valley School Division, and Sun West school Division. He served as an STF councilor for many years and was active in local association work, various committees and division initiatives. He has presented at multiple conventions, professional development conferences and served on multiple community-based boards and committees. He has been very active in High School Athletics as a multi-sport coach and has invested in the Arts in all the communities in which he has lived.

I get to be a Learning Superintendent with Prairie Spirit School Division.  In addition to supporting principals and vice principals across our school division through the Admin Planning Team and our Administrative Leadership Team, it is my great privilege to hold the portfolio for Indigenous Perspectives, Partnerships and Outcomes.  I have worked in education in three provinces, numerous schools and grade levels, and have 10 years of experience as a school principal.  I am very excited to be learning alongside so many great people at this year’s SPSC.

Amy Orth started her teaching career in 2004 and has been a school administrator since 2012.  She likes to learn about leadership and is passionate about exploring ways for systems and organizations to improve their performance – how ever that might be defined.  Amy works with STF Professional Learning to facilitate learning opportunities for other educational leaders and recently completed a McDowell research project called “Female Leaders and their Impact on School Culture in Saskatchewan”.    She has two small kids and one husband and when not working, can usually be found making someone a snack.  

Susan Plant began her career in education in Meadow Lake in 1997. She has over 15 years of instructional leadership experiences as a school administrator, math catalyst teacher and learning coach.  She holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction and has conducted research on effectively supporting the professional development and growth of teachers through a research grant from the McDowell Foundation. Currently serving as Superintendent of Learning for the North East School Division, she works with an amazing team of leaders to support learning and assessment. She balances her work life completing home improvement projects with her husband, golfing with her family and enjoying her new grandson!

Dallas Puto (B.Ed. M.Ed.) is a retired high school & elementary school principal in Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools and Red Deer Catholic Schools. He has also served as an Executive Director for a non-profit and an Educational Advisor for the WHL. Raised on a farm near Hafford, SK, Dallas now works as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, as a consultant and copywriter.

I have the privilege of being a Superintendent of Schools with Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division.  In this role I get to support our school-based leadership teams here in our division as well as develop community engagement and communications at the division level.  I have spent most of my career in education in Alberta having taught and been a school-based administrator in two divisions there. I have a passion for creating compassionate learning communities in the spaces I serve and completed my Doctoral research in this topic using Integral Theory.   I moved to Prince Albert in 2022 to join the incredible work being done in Sask Rivers and to be able to live and play in both the prairies and the forest.