Our Team
Interested in joining our team? We would love to have you join the SAEA executive, and are particularly in need of elementary and middle school teachers. Please e-mail saea@sasktel.net for more information.
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Ann Brooymans Donald
President Ann is an art educator and artist currently teaching at Holy Cross High School in Saskatoon. She has had a 30 year art educator career teaching children and adults at various levels, including; high school, elementary, art galleries, and universities. Ann studied art and art education at Mount Alison University, The Enschede Art Academy in Holland, Concordia University, York University and the University of Western. She has been teaching AP Studio Art for over 15 years and was the first teacher to introduce the program in Saskatoon. |
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Chrissy Loween
Treasurer & Registrar Chrissy Loewen graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a B.Ed and B.A double honors in Art History and Studio Art. She is currently teaching at Sylvia Fedoruk and Forest Grove Elementary in Saskatoon, where she teaches visual art, dance, drama and music. She enjoys continuing her practices in acrylic painting, graphic art and photography. |
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Melissa Eichinger
Secretary Melissa Eichinger studied at the University of Saskatchewan where she graduated with a B.Ed and B.A in Studio Art. She currently teaches Visual Art 9 through 12, as well as Advanced Placement Art at St. Joseph High School. Melissa is an outdoor enthusiast and in her spare time, she enjoys studying nature and landscapes in her painting. |
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Kayla Rourke
Social Media Coordinator Kayla got her degree in Arts Education at the University of Regina in 2017. She has worked as an educator at The MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, the Art Gallery of Swift Current, and currently at Remai Modern in Saskatoon. She has taught art camps and painting classes all the way from age 3 to age 93. She is currently a substitute teacher in Saskatoon and surrounding area, awaiting her first classroom. |
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Sarah Gerrard
Webmaster Sarah graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 2005 with a B.Ed and a B.A. in Studio Art, and received her Master’s in Curriculum Studies in 2018. She currently teaches at Warman High School, where she has taught Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Photography, and AP Studio Art classes. She has a passion for mixed media and in her spare time paints and practices photography. |
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Nikki Climenhaga
Director of Communications Nikki Climenhaga attended the University of Regina from 2012-2016 and holds a B.Ed with a concentration on Visual Arts Education. She is currently teaching humanities courses at Holy Cross High School in the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools Division. As a member of Peepeekisis Cree Nation, Nikki enjoys practicing First Nations' cultural arts in her free time. |
Members-At-Large
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Merv Kuzminiski - Merv is a retired art teacher who still conducts workshops and helps out with AP Studio Art Programs. A clay artist, Merv spent 30 years as an art teacher and Art Co-ordinator with the Regina Catholic School Board. He studied his Masters of Art Education at the University of Oregon with Dr. Vincent Lanier and Dr. Peter Purdue.
Bridget Osika Sydney McCrae |
Roberta Ross - Roberta has taught art in Saskatoon for the past 12 years and is currently an art teacher at BJM High School. She is the former co-owner and director of The Stall Gallery and is also an artist.
Monique Blom Sam Waters |
Dr. Peter Purdue is fondly remembered for his passion and advocacy for Art Education. During his prestigious fifty-year teaching career, he inspired and touched the hearts of thousands of teachers, artists and students in galleries, elementary schools, alternative educational settings, high schools, and universities. For 26 years, he was a member of the Department of Art and Art History as an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan where he received a number of awards including: The University of Saskatchewan Student Union Teaching Excellence Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Canadian Association for Education through Art. His kindness, compassion and empathic nature encouraged, motivated and empowered students of all ages, particularly the Indigenous youths and disadvantaged children he worked with at the Friendship Inn every Saturday. Even in retirement, Peter continued to advocate for Art Education and graciously volunteered to act as Vice President AND Treasurer for SAEA in its initial year. We are eternally grateful for Peter's tremendous passion, energy and guidance….and for making the art world, especially in Saskatchewan, a better place