Meet Our Board & Staff

completing Grade 12 with bilingual mention at the Estevan Comprehensive School in 1998. In her school years, she took part in the band program, playing the flute. She also received extensive instruction as an organist, and eventually took on students of her own. Most recently, she has started taking fiddle lessons.

Jocelyn has volunteered in music ministry at St. John the Baptist Parish and participated in local musicals as a pit band musician (keyboard/synth). 

Jocelyn is currently a stay-at-home mom. She and her husband Dustin are the proud parents of Grace and Simon. Together, they own Hall Funeral Services in Estevan and Redvers.

Jocelyn is a new member of the Estevan Arts Council and looks forward to this new and exciting experience!

Gale has lived in Estevan for the past 26 years after living in Tennessee, Florida, and North Dakota.  Art has always been a huge part of her life, starting with the charcoal set she received as a pre-teen Christmas present, amazing art classes in high school, and permission to always color outside the lines.

Living in beautiful places has inspired her to create beauty wherever she can.  Since moving to Estevan, Gale has been involved with the Estevan & Area Garden Club since its beginning, currently serving as President. This led to her desire to create a beautiful garden spot downtown, and The Garden on 4^th was born in 2011. She designed the garden and has planted and maintained it since. This past year, with the support of the Estevan Arts Council, 3 murals were installed there. Gale painted one and co-painted another. Her thought – “If we can make things more beautiful, why not?!?  Estevan has been good to me. I’d like to be good to Estevan.”

Her other art projects in Estevan include ‘The Band Played On’ steel sculpture at the Estevan Comprehensive High School, a giraffe installation at Hillcrest School and a sunflower mural. This winter, she created a Christmas Tree Lane in the Garden on 4^th. Gale was on the Art in Life Committee which facilitated the installation of 7 murals in Estevan and is currently working with city council on locations and ideas for new murals. 

Gale recently retired after selling real estate and working in the oilfield. She keeps busy with her husband, Kelly, traveling to threshing bees, flea markets, beaches, gardens, and art and food festivals.  She spends a LOT of time and Facetime with her adorable children and grandchildren! She also continues to host a weekly dance session that has been going for 11 years (now virtual) and does real estate staging and photography.

 Gale is serving her first term on the Estevan Arts Council.

Hello!  My name is Jennifer Froese.  I was born and raised in Southern Ontario.  My family moved to Saskatchewan 11 years ago so my husband Stephen could start his teaching career.  Initially we moved to La Ronge and then to Estevan.  Since moving to Estevan, I have been on the boards for Estevan Minor Lacrosse and Estevan Minor Football. 

I have four boys; Oliver, Harrison, Indy and Maxwell.  They keep the family busy with hockey, football, taekwondo and soccer.  When I am not cheering on my boys, I am probably out walking the track or on the new walking paths throughout town. I am a life-long learner and am working on a degree in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Regina. 

I have been a member of the Energy City Film Circuit since 2016.  I joined the Energy City Film Circuit because I love movies!  My favorite movies are Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Sunset Boulevard.

Nancy and her husband Ron were newlyweds when they moved to Estevan fifty years ago.  They have enjoyed being part of this community ever since.  Nancy has always been interested in promoting a variety of arts in Estevan.  In the first year of living in Estevan Nancy joined The Estevan Docents, a local organization that brought famous masters’ artworks, in print form, on loan from the Mackenzie Art Gallery, to the students of Estevan. The Estevan Docents organization was also instrumental in establishing the Estevan National Art Gallery in Estevan.

Nancy was an elementary school teacher for the Estevan Public School Division until her retirement in 2006.  Through the years of Nancy’s teaching career she had many of her classes entered into the Choral Speech category of the Estevan Music Festival. After retiring Nancy looked forward to attending and volunteering each year at the Estevan Music Festival.  For several years, through a combination of being on the Estevan Public Library Board and being a volunteer at the Estevan Music Festival, Nancy was able to arrange to have individuals and/or school classes participate at city hall during the Mayoral Poetry Challenge month.  Nancy has been a member of the Estevan Public Library Board for 42 years and now also sits on the South East Regional Library Board. 

In 1995 Nancy took a pottery class through the Estevan Art Council and has been actively enjoying this art form since then.  Nancy has been president of the Estevan Pottery Club since 2014 and, in that capacity, has worked closely with the Estevan Arts Council board. Nancy enjoys being part of this outstanding organization that promotes and brings such a wide diversity of art to the city of Estevan.

Stacy has lived in Estevan since the age of 7, she attended high school at Estevan Comprehensive School and university at both the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan, obtaining degrees from both universities.  She and her husband have been married for 14 years and have 2 beautiful children.

Stacy has been a Government of Saskatchewan employee for the past 14 years and has found it extremely rewarding.

She was the head coach for the Estevan Comprehensive School Sr Girls Soccer team for 12 years and has also served on the Estevan Youth Soccer Board for 6 years as the President and continues to do serve on the Board.  She has also served as the SGEU Local 1120 Executive for 12 years.  She was also on the Hillcrest Early Learning Centre Board for 5 years.  Stacy joined the Estevan Arts Council in the fall of 2021 and looks forward to helping the Estevan Arts Council bring culture and the arts to our community.

Born and raised in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Travis Frank has had numerous opportunities in which to learn, grow and give back to a community whom he is proud to be a part of.

At the age of 17, he joined the Board of Directors for United Way Estevan in 2005 and served as president in 2018. Between 2007 and 2010, he produced Estevan Idol, a popular show held annually at the Estevan Exhibition. He chaired the board of directors for the Estevan Bible Camp during some of the most turbulent times in Estevan; a massive rebuild was completed under his leadership after the flood of 2011. Recently, Travis worked as the Sponsorship Coordinator for the successful 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games, which was brought to Estevan, and filled a term position as the Executive Director for the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation.

Travis has always been a strong community advocate and volunteer and loves being a part of the exciting momentum that Estevan is building. He currently owns Graphic Press, offering commercial printing and graphic design services to businesses in Southeast Saskatchewan.

In 2016, at the age of 28, he was elected to Estevan City Council and became the youngest councillor to serve the citizens of Estevan. He and his wife, Dr. Amanda Olsen, enjoy spending their free time out and about in the community and at home with their dog Claire.

Appointments

• Airport Liaison Committee
• Economic Development Board
• R.M. of Estevan #5 City of Estevan Liaison Committee

Allison moved to Estevan in 1983 to begin her teaching career, married, and made Estevan her home.  She and her husband, Phil, raised three children. She is now happily retired after 32 years of teaching at the Estevan Comprehensive School which included 15 years as a school administrator.

During her time at the school, she was very involved in the choir and drama program, as well as the school musicals where she took on the role of Co-Director, producer, and piano player. Her love of music has led her to be part of her church music team, a member of the Music Festival Executive as well as a participant, director, and accompanist in the festival.

Allison also loves to be involved in the community and over the years has enjoyed many roles including President of the Souris Valley Theatre and the Estevan Rotary. She has also been involved in several large community undertakings. In 2016 she was the Summer Games Ceremonies Coordinator, and in 2018 was on the planning committee for both the Home Hardware Canada Cup and the SaskTel Tankard.

Allison continues to be an active substitute teacher and likes to spend time with her three grandchildren and her horses.

She is happy to be a part of the Estevan Arts Council as she believes that the Arts are an integral part of every community and invites others who are supporters of the Arts to join the team.

Wilma, along with her husband, live on the farm 20 minutes southwest of Estevan.   They are both retired

from farming and teaching.  They raised three children, who are all married and live in Estevan.  They have 10 grandchildren that can keep them busy.

Wilma joined the Estevan Arts Council in 2010 and became president of the council in 2012.  She continues to act as president, hoping that someone new will take on the job.  She is involved with all the art strands in the arts council but spends most of the time with Stars for Saskatchewan (Estevan Concert Series) in bringing a variety of concerts to Estevan from September to May each year. 

Besides her family, music is a very important aspect in her life and that is why she became a part of the arts council.   She is also very involved in the church with music, playing the organ/piano, singing/directing the choir, and worship planning.   She has been apart of the NWSE Chorus and she also volunteers with the Estevan Music Festival.  She enjoys visiting with seniors and plays the piano for them on a regular basis.

Wilma enjoys being part of the Estevan Arts Council in helping to present a variety of opportunities in the arts to our community.    Thank you to the members in our community who support Estevan Arts Council.

Board Member

Allicia Hood’s childhood was spent in three different small, rural communities in Saskatchewan: Loon Lake, Spiritwood, and finally, Birch Hills. No matter where Allicia lived, she was involved in extra-curricular activities offered in the community- her newest being the Estevan Arts Council.

From a young age, Allicia has had a passion for the arts. She was seen putting on home shows for her family, whether it was putting on a concert, a dance, a play, or an art show. Her avid interest for the arts continued to grow as Allicia got older. She had a specific interest in writing, drawing, and painting as she enjoyed her English Language Arts and Visual Arts classes the most in school. Allicia also explored the arts through music and singing, dancing, and acting. She was enrolled in piano and dance lessons as well as joined her community’s drama club and her church’s choir.

After graduating from Birch Hills Public School in 2017, Allicia moved to Regina to pursue secondary education. In the spring of 2021, Allicia graduated with a Bachelor of Education with great distinction from the University of Regina. In the summer of the same year, Allicia moved to Estevan to begin her career as a teacher. She is a learning support teacher and is also teaching English Language Arts at Estevan Comprehensive School. Allicia is also an advisor on the Student Representative Council at the school.

As one of the newest members of the council, Allicia looks forward to becoming an active member of the community in the months and years to come!