The JDC West board of directors serves as volunteers to provide oversight and strategy to the organization. The work of the board is broken down into three key committees: finance and legal, stakeholder engagement and competitions. Each board member serves a two year term and must be able to attend monthly meetings and semi-annual board retreats.
Nicole Pyne
Chair of the Board
Human Resources Generalist, TEC Canada
University of Regina
Josh Puszka
Vice Chair
Senior Project Delivery Manager, AltaML
University of Alberta
Ben Petruk
Chair, Finance and Legal Committee
Controller, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
University of Saskatchewan
Naina Grewal
Chair, Stakeholder Committee
Senior Manager, Community Outreach, Quantum Algorithms Institute
Simon Fraser University
Andrew Wong
Competitions Committee
Senior Analyst, Accenture
Simon Fraser University
Cole Amantea
Finance & Legal Committee
Quality Control Specialist, Mainstreet Equity Corporation
University of Calgary
Kaitlyn Budzak
Competitions Committee
HR Business Partner, University of Regina
University of Regina
Katharyn Burczynski
Finance & Legal Committee
Lawyer, Myers LLP
University of Manitoba
Stephanie Kalo
Competitions Committee
Senior Analyst, Accenture
Simon Fraser University
Andrew Smith
Board Member
Senior Technical Leader, Daemon Defense Systems
University of Manitoba