Board of Directors
We are people coming together for a common purpose.
Brenda Rossow-Kimball
Board Chair
Brenda Rossow-Kimball is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies (KHS) at the University of Regina. Her area of teaching and research is in adapted physical activity, specifically exploring aspects of leisure & recreation, health promotion, aging and retirement, and community involvement as they are experienced by persons labelled with intellectual and/or developmental disability. In addition to her involvement with Astonished! Brenda is also a member of the advisory committee for the Supporting Retirement Program (for Older Adults with ID/DD) and a member of the board of directors for Creative Options Regina, a non-profit organization rooted in the philosophy of Gentle Teaching that develops personalized support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In her spare time, Brenda plays tenor drum with the Regina Police Services Pipes & Drums. At heart, Brenda is a prairie girl, and lives in White City with her husband Ian, and their daughter Wilder.
Randy Johner
Board Member & Vice-Chair
Randy lives in Moose Jaw with her husband, Dave,
3 cats (Mabel-anne, Neappers, and Benjamin) an Arabian horse, Whinney and a Welsh/Shetland cross pony, Cricket. She has three adult children who live independent lives. She is an assistant professor at the University of Regina in the Faculty of Social Work. Her teaching and research passions include disAbility, inclusion, and methodologies in discovering truth.
Karen Clark
Secretary
Karen is an acquisitions editor at University of Regina Press. She completed her undergraduate degree in English at the University of Regina, receiving honours and the President’s Medal. She pursued her graduate work at the University of Alberta, then taught in the English Department at Texas Tech University for nine years. Her areas of teaching and research were primarily in Aboriginal literatures, autobiography studies, and environmental literature. Karen is not only thrilled to be back in Saskatchewan and at the U of R again, but to be involved with Astonished!—a program in which her nephew, Duncan Rice, participated. In serving as the new Secretary for Astonished!, Karen hopes to honour Duncan and his family by helping others, and to give back in some small way to all those who cared for and loved Duncan. Karen also enjoys cooking, gardening, knitting, hiking, running and travelling, and is a certified yoga teacher and a student of ashtanga.
Audrey Moleski
Treasurer
Audrey Moleski
Audrey has worked at Farm Credit Canada for almost 15 years in various areas of finance including producing financial statements, preparing management and board reports, responsible for the budgeting cycle. Currently she is the Director, Financial Management, and has responsibility for their procurement function as well as the Project Owner of their Financial Transformation. In terms of experience on a board she is the President of the Dance Dimensions Showstoppers Parent’s group and was the treasurer prior to that. Audrey is the mother to Hailey who has been a volunteer with Astonished since Fall 2018 and in 2019 is one of our summer students. We are delighted to have Audrey join our board.
Heather Dorgan
Board Member
Heather is a mother to Kennen, a 26 year old with a complex physical disability. Her educational background is nursing and she had 30 years experience in bedside and administrative nursing duties before retiring in 2013. Heather is actively involved in pursuing funds in support of Astonished! Kennen was one of the first three student researchers in the program.
Rhea Boysen
Board Member
Rhea Boysen was first introduced to Astonished! in 2013 when she had the opportunity to complete a mini practicum with Astonished! while she was completing her Bachelors of Sport and Recreation studies. Since then she has been involved with Astonished! in varying capacities including volunteering, being a member of the Leadership Team, acting as the Interim Manager while Bonnie was on her maternity leave and currently sits on the Astonished! fundraising committees.
Rhea has found herself in different parts of the province but has always maintained her connection to Regina and Astonished! She is very excited to be a member of the Board of Directors!
In her spare time, Rhea loves to cook for people, camping and fishing and spending as much time as she can with her family.
Taylor Carson
Board Member
I was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan and attended Luther College High School graduating in 2009. After attending three years of undergrad at the University of Regina, Paul J. Hill School of Business, I was accepted into the University of Saskatchewan College of Law. In 2015, I received my Bachelors of Administration (graduating with distinction) majoring in Human Resource Management from the University of Regina and my Juris Doctrate from the University of Saskatchewan.
Currently, I live in Regina and work as a second year associate at the law firm Kanuka Thuringer LLP. I carry a solicitor focused practice with experience in small business management and start up, corporate governance, corporate financing, commercial and residential real estate, general business law, and Wills and Estates. I have also had the pleasure of providing advice and governance instructions to not for profit business in Regina.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time at the cabin, boxing at New Line Boxing Academy, and being a participating member on my condo board. While I was in law school, I volunteered at CLASSIC, a pro bono legal service that serves individuals in inner city Saskatoon. I also currently volunteer at Pro Bono Saskatchewan, being a member of their corporate solicitor program.
I am very excited to be a Director for Astonished! and to serve all members of Astonished! Thanks to the Board and all of the members for providing me with this wonderful opportunity.
Nora Davis
Board Member
Nora was a Medical Laboratory Technologist with Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region for 33 years. She is also Sean Davis’ mom. Sean is a core member of Astonished! and actively participates in our three main programs as well as some of the short-term initiatives that we offer throughout the year. Nora is familiar with the work of Astonished! and will be an asset in knowing the strengths, dreams and needs of our Core Members.
May Desnomie
Elder
May Desnomie was born and raised on Wapaskokimaw in northern Saskatchewan. Also known as Sandy Bay First Nation.
May has worked as an educator and in social work all her life. She taught at Red Earth First Nation in Saskatchewan, Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario. Now May is an Elder in the Regina Catholic School Board and works as substitute teacher with the Regina Public School Board. May also worked for ten years in a Women‘s Shelter as a Children’s Counselor.
May is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
