The Sail Canada Nominating Committee announces the final list of candidates for the Board of Directors to be elected at the Sail Canada Annual Meeting on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
The current Board of Directors and final list of candidates for election to the Board of Directors are as follows; please note that the candidates’ bios can be accessed by clicking on the candidates’ name.
The positions of the Board of Directors will be decided by means of a vote by the membership at the Sail Canada Annual Meeting to be held virtually on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 7pm EDT.
| Position | Current Board of Directors
(year term expires; term number) |
Nominations |
| Chair | Kate MacLennan (’25; 1st term) – AB | |
| Directors at Large | Torstein Braaten (’25; 1st term) – ON Barbara Pike (’25; 2nd term) – NS Valerie Lavigne (’26; 2nd term) – QC Fiona Cochrane (’26; 1st term) – BC Hugh Goodday (’27; 1st term) – NS Martha Henderson (’27; 1st term) – ON |
Sandra Alsaffawi; bio and video speech – ON Torstein Braaten; bio and video speech – ON Dan Cloutier; bio and video speech – NS Matthew Sheridan; bio and video speech – ON Jennifer T Walker; bio and video speech – BC |
| Athlete Directors | Sarah Douglas – ON James Juhasz – ON |
Click here for more information about the 2025 Sail Canada Annual Meeting.
