Basketball Manitoba hosted its 49th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 17, and the evening saw its Board of Directors election for the upcoming 2025-26 year. The online meeting saw the re-election of James Dark, Sara Gillis, Michele Sung and Mike Weekes, each to another 2-year term, being elected by the membership. Jaime Taggart, (pictured above to the right) a very active coach and director with the Westman Youth Basketball Association (WYBA), was elected to the Board for the first time at the meeting. All positions are 2-year terms.
Board member Carter Chen (pictured above to the left) is stepping down after serving 4 years with the Association. Following the AGM, the new Board continued with Sara Gillis as President of Basketball Manitoba. The other executive members reappointed to their positions were Mike Weekes as Vice President and James Dark as Treasurer.
Basketball Manitoba extends its heartfelt gratitude to Carter for his dedication to the sport of basketball and valuable contributions to our organization. Thank you, Carter!
The full Basketball Manitoba Board of Directors for 2025-26 will be... (VIEW BOARD BIOS)
To close the evening, the group was updated on a presentation from Tolu Ilelaboye and Chrissy Benz, who are consulting with Basketball Manitoba on the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the basketball community in Manitoba.
- Sara Gillis - President
- Mike Weekes - Vice President
- James Dark - Treasurer
- Varinder Brar - Director
- Chit Goswami - Director
- Stacy Hawash - Director
- Marlin Kraus - Director
- Kirby Schepp - Director
- Michele Sung - Director
- Jaime Taggart - Director
The meeting also saw the formal presentation of the 2024-25 Basketball Manitoba Audited Financial Statement and several other reports from the Directors and Staff. All documents presented at the AGM can be found below.
To close the evening, the group was updated on a presentation from Tolu Ilelaboye and Chrissy Benz, who are consulting with Basketball Manitoba on the topics of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the basketball community in Manitoba.
The meeting was attended by representatives from...
- Canadian Women in Sport
- Dynasty Basketball Club
- Junior Wesmen Basketball Club
- Manitoba Association of Basketball Officials
- Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame and Museum
- Manitoba Wheelchair Sport
- Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association
- Relentless Basketball Club
- University of Winnipeg
- Westman Youth Basketball
- Winnipeg Basketball League
- Winnipeg Minor Basketball Association
- Basketball Manitoba Board of Directors
- Basketball Manitoba Staff
- Along with other individuals from the Manitoba basketball community
You can view the entire AGM Package distributed electronically at the meeting by CLICKING HERE...