Christine Pastershank Devrome, chairman, Board of Governors, speaking from podium during Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium.

Bio/Historical Note: Christine Devrome’s education culminated with a Master of Education in Educational Psychology in 1994 from the University of Saskatchewan preceded by a BA in 1970. Devrome’s Masters work focused on career development in changing organizations. She worked as a career development specialist integrating career counselling into an educational setting. She has accomplished this in her capacity as Program Head/Educational Counsellor in the Career Services department at SIAST in Saskatoon. Devrome was involved with the President's Institutional Renewal Committee and participated through the International Education Office with a career services program project with the Community Colleges Council of Jamaica. She also chaired the Campus Faculty Council from 1989-1993. As the executive director of the Saskatchewan Council of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee/Congress, Devrome administered coordination requirements and public relations for 250 Ukrainian organizations in Saskatchewan. Professional organizational posts were with the Saskatchewan Guidance and Counselling Association as Associate Editor and as alternate member on a Psychiatric Review Panel. The first Ukrainian woman to be appointed to the Board of Governors, University of Saskatchewan, Devrome served six years, with three as Board chairman. In addition to committee work, including that of the Status of Women she was involved in a search for President and a Dean of Education, amongst others. Devrome also participated in the renegotiation of the Exchange Agreement between the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Chernivtsi in Ukraine. Her Ukrainian community involvement included translation from Ukrainian into English of her mother's historical publication on the Ukrainian Catholic Churches in Saskatchewan. Educationally she organized and taught the first sadochok/nursery school at St. George's Cathedral Parish. Devrome served as President of the Ukrainian Professional and Business Association, was on the Vesna Festival Board as well as the Saskatchewan-Ukraine Advisory Committee. With the UCC she was responsible for the Ukrainian Arts Program selections, for community development programs in the three Prairie Provinces and was a provincial and national liaison. Devrome was a member of the Saskatchewan Provincial Council of Ukrainian Canadian Congress from 2011-2012.