Board of Directors

President – Kieran Kobitz, CMP

Communications Lead, Sask Sport/Sask Lotteries

Bio coming soon.

Past President – Cam Zimmer, SCMP

Director of Marketing, Federated Co-operatives Limited

Cam is FCL’s Director of Marketing, leading and working together with FCL’s Marketing department of more than 60 marketing professionals on our vision of empowering brand-first and member-focused marketing that’s co-operative to its core. Previously, he was FCL’s Director of Communications and Public Relations, co-creating Co-op brand campaigns and serving as a seasoned spokesperson and executive media coach for crisis communications, labour relations and proactive media relations. With more than 20 years experience in private sector, co-operative sector, and government marketing and communications, Cam has led several brand, communications and public relations campaigns that have been internationally and nationally recognized, including multiple IABC Gold Quill and Silver Leaf awards. Cam’s vision for IABC Saskatoon is to provide a platform for communicators to empower each other and themselves as professionals.

Director of Professional Development – Zaheed Bardai

Marketing Associate, Customer Community, Firstup

Photo and bio coming soon.

Director of Communications – Aasa Marshall

Director of Communications, Co-operatives First

Photo and bio coming soon.

Director of Finance – Tony Bassett

Communications and Government Relations Director, Genome Prairie

Photo and bio coming soon.

Director of Awards & Accreditation – Andréa Ledding

Director of Communications, Sixties Scoop Healing Foundation

Andréa Ledding is a longtime communications specialist, photojournalist, editor, poet, and musician, among other endeavours. Based in Saskatoon, she currently works full-time as a social media and communications specialist for the national branch of an international organization, alongside other roles and responsibilities in her free time, and has previously worked for many organizations in various capacities. She graduated from the inaugural cohort of the MFA in Writing program, and went on to earn an MA in English with an emphasis on Indigenous Literature and Studies; throughout her writing career she has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards in varied genres.

Director of Administration – Kathy Gallant

Communications Associate II, Federated Co-operatives Limited

Communications and creating connections are two of Kathy Gallant’s favourite things. She has a BA in Journalism from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Though a Maritimer by birth and heart, Saskatchewan has been her home since 2005, making her an honourary prairie girl. Kathy’s career has led her to roles in both journalism and communications.

Kathy feels incredibly fortunate to have found her current (and hopefully long-time) home at Federated Co-operatives Limited as a Communications Associate, focusing on mostly internal communications, editing, and copywriting. At FCL, she’s also a social committee member, part of the 2SLGBTQ+ Task Team and Care for the Environment initiative.

Volunteerism is one of her passions, and that also includes communications work! This is her second stint with IABC Saskatoon, with her first being webmaster from 2014-15. She’s also a volunteer host and board secretary at CFCR Community Radio station, and has lent a hand at events like Nuit Blanche, Winterruption, MoSoFest, Girls Rock Saskatoon, and United Way drives for clothing and hygiene item donations.

Kathy looks forward to a wonderful year with the rest of the board of directors and local members.