Regina/South SK PMI Chapter Volunteer Awards

The Chapter has created the following Volunteer Awards to recognize and thank those who have assisted the Chapter in meeting its organizational goals.

Without the volunteers, the chapter would not be as successful as it is today!

2007 Volunteer Awards	Retiring Board Member	Valerie Maxemniuk, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Rob Nelson, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Dave Solheim, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Don Stockan, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Grace Strasser, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Chris Taschuk, PMP

2006 Volunteer Awards	Retiring Board Member	Louise Chalupiak, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Dan Petrowsky, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Scott Teece, PMP

2005 Volunteer Awards	Retiring Board Member	Al Thibeault, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Donna Dowler, PMP

2004 Volunteer Awards	Retiring Board Member	Gail James, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Michael Hill, PMP

2003 Volunteer Awards	Retiring Board Member	Grant Kerr, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Moe Martin, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Kim Hausermann, PMP
	Retiring Board Member	Ray Johnson
	Retiring Board Member	Dennis Mazzei, PMP

2002 Volunteer Awards	Builders Award	Dennis Stephenson, PMP
	Builders Award	Walter Wawruck, PMP
	Builders Award	Jim Webster, PMP

Volunteer of the Year 2005

Donna Sarauer(left) presents Grace Strasser(right) with the Volunteer of the Year 2005 Award

Grace Strasser received the Volunteer of the Year 2005 Award at the PDC 2006! Thanks so much Grace for all of your hard work!

Reason for nomination:

Grace Strasser is now in her second term on the Board of Directors of PMI, serving as the Vice President of Professional Development. During Grace's term, the quality of educational opportunities has risen, along with the quantity. Prior to Grace's term, Chapter Meetings, and a newly created PDC provided a maximum of about 370 PDU to our membership. Under Grace's guidance, a fall seminar was created. In the first fall seminar, Grace served as a one-person show, organizing, registering, booking and executing the event in 2004. The PDC has growth from an event with 160 seats of training to an event with 250-300 seats during Grace's term. Grace's work with as liaison to the PDC committees has greatly allowed the committees to have their own identity and decision making power, while still having clear direction from the board. She faithfully has attended the committee meetings for the last two years, and provided excellent guidance.

In 2005, Grace took on the additional role of Chair of PDC 2006, an event still in the planning stages. It cannot be overestimated how much effort this is, in addition to being on the board. The event is shaping up to be fantastic, with more seminar days than ever, the greatest sponsorship levels ever, and a very high quality line-up speakers and keynotes.

While Grace would humbly note that all of this effort is part of the commitment you make as a volunteer, it is clear that Grace would be a very deserving first winner of this award.