MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Regina University

Father we remember MLA Tina Beaudry-Mellor in prayer today and ask Your rich blessing on her, her husband and her children.  Give them renewed strength and vision as they move into this new season both in politics and life at home in Regina.  Thank you for Tina and her many years of service to the people of Saskatchewan - grant her wisdom in the days ahead. In Your Name, Amen.

Tina Beaudry-Mellor was elected MLA for Regina University on April 4, 2016. She is a member of the Standing Committee on Human Services and the advisory committee of the Saskatchewan Legislative Internship Program. She previously served as Minister of Social Services and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, and she was on the Public Accounts committee.

Best known as a long-time instructor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Regina, Tina has published in everything from peer reviewed journals to op-eds and business magazines, commentating both on political and social issues.

In addition to her academic work, Tina is the owner of a small management consulting business called TBM Strategies where she has done considerable policy work. She has also worked with the Continuing Education Centre of the University of Regina to write the Flexible Learning Strategy to build the institution's online, televised, and blended course and program offerings for students.

Tina is married and has very active teenage twins, Kayman and Montana

MLA Colleen Young, Lloydminster

Lord we bring Ms. Colleen Young before you. Lord God, may she be grateful for her lot, and compassionate toward all those who are suffering every kind of distress.  May she hold back nothing, and hasten to be a person of prayer and mercy, like the disciples of Him who went about doing good in times of need. Amen 

Colleen was first elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in a November 13, 2014 by-election for the constituency of Lloydminster. She was re-elected in the 2016 provincial election. Colleen currently serves as a member of the Treasury Board, and she is Chair of the Standing Committee on Crown and Central Agencies.

Colleen was born and raised on a family farm east of Saskatoon and has called the Lloydminster riding home for the last 30 years. Colleen attended the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan beginning in 1979 and has been active in education ever since. Colleen has been a trustee of the Lloydminster Public School Division Board of Education for the past 20 years and has served as the board chair for 16 of those years. Colleen is very active in the Lloydminster community. Involved with the Kiwanis Club, Learning Council, In Motion, Young Life, School Community Councils, and many other volunteer opportunities, she has always put kids, families, and newcomers to the community first.

Colleen and her husband, Kim, have one daughter, Nevada; seven sons: Casey, Chester, Riley, Fraser, Percy, Duke, and Ace; a wonderful daughter-in-law, Jessica; and two beautiful granddaughters, Pearl and Belle. She enjoys spending time with her family and close friends at the lake or whenever the opportunity arises.

Hon Gordon Wyant, Saskatoon Northwest

Dear Lord. We pray today for Gordon Wyant. We ask you to enlighten his mind with a spiritual wisdom that rises above human wisdom. May he see with clarity the challenges laid out before him. May he be a voice of strong ethics and moral tenacity to his peers. Amen

Gordon Wyant was elected MLA for Saskatoon Northwest in an October 2010 by-election. He was then re-elected in the 2011 and 2016 provincial elections. He has been Minister of Justice and Attorney General, and Minister responsible for Saskatchewan Power Corporation and SaskBuilds. Gordon previously served Saskatchewan as Deputy Government House Leader.

Raised in Saskatoon, Gordon was the first Canadian-born member of his family. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree with distinction in 1985, and graduated from the College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan in 1986. Shortly after convocation, Gordon began practicing law with the firm of McKercher LLP, where he practiced as a partner until his appointment as Attorney General. In 1987, Gordon received an award for highest standing in the 1987 Bar Admission course. He received his Queen's Counsel designation in 2009.

Since 2000, Gordon has been an active public servant. He was elected as trustee for the Saskatoon Public School Board in 2000 and served as chair for two years. He was elected city councilor for Ward 5 in 2003 and was re-elected in 2006 and 2009.

Gordon and his wife Christine Hrudka have four children. In addition to his family, Gordon enjoys writing, skiing and motorcycling. He is also the proud recipient of the Sterling Writing Award for non-fiction, awarded in 1999.