Pickleball Regina Inc.

Keith Kawecki

Lillian Schweitzer

Director at Large

Greg Nein

Keith completed a career in the cooperative financial services sector where he interacted with many local board of directors across Saskatchewan. He worked with many audit teams to ensure the financial security of local members’ financial assets.

Through his involvement with many Boards, he developed an understanding of the role of directors, their responsibilities and connections to the communities they served.

Keith has been involved in the community through soccer, softball, golf, skiing and Habitat for Humanity. He also is active in baseball, pickleball, curling as well as woodworking and home renovations.

 Keith has participated in many pickleball events. He sees the need to focus on growing pickleball, introducing the sport to new players, while encouraging the various invitational groups to re-join Pickleball Regina activities. By better responding to member needs, pickleball can only grow and succeed even more than in the past few years

Lillian has brought a wealth of experience in financial management through her initial term as Treasurer. Previously she was successful as a senior financial manager in both the public and private sectors in Saskatchewan.

She has been active as a director and executive committee member on a variety of Boards focused on human services, the arts and the financial profession. Her educational achievements have been focused on finance, leadership and strategic direction.

Lillian continues to excel as a player at both the recreational and competitive level, while providing her skills to upgrade the financial systems for Pickleball Regina. With her leadership, pickleball has a strong financial foundation that assists the investment in different activities to advance pickleball in the community.

Bill has a unique blend of experiences having worked in the health services sector as well as having owned and operated as a restaurateur. He has provided leadership to both business and sports organizations as both a volunteer and coach.

In his brief time playing pickleball, Bill has continued his passion for learning by achieving recognized certifications as both a coach and referee while building his on-court skills during both club and tournament play.

Bill brings his enthusiasm and energy to the Board to help develop a strong, healthy pickleball community with positive, fun experiences for all levels and ages. Promoting the sport will help build a stronger community in ways that includes everyone. in ways that include everyone.

Cliff McArthur

Cliff completed a successful career in policing in a variety of roles where he was involved in community services, coaching cadets and organizing and managing a large volume of information on training and coaching systems. He worked with media, youth and the education system to build relations with communities.

He brings extensive experience in leadership roles in gymnastics with provincial and national experiences. He has organized and managed the registration desk at several major pickleball tournaments hosted by Pickleball Regina.

Cliff brings a wealth of experience through his many associations, has been volunteering for the Club and will bring his knowledge to the Board to continue to build the sport, add new ideas to ensure that pickleball continues to be inclusive for all players who may choose to play at recreational and competitive levels.

Greg’s career included thirty-five years of working in both the public and private sectors, specializing in finance and operations. He is skilled in managing both large and small teams, as well as overseeing many teams for a large organization.

He is currently the President of the Regina chapter of the Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association, the organization that plans the 55+ Seniors games on a bi-annual schedule.

Greg’s skill set will fit nicely with PRI as he has the ability to see the big picture when it comes to things. His experience in getting results as well as working with numerous stakeholders, both internal and external aligns with the core values of Pickleball Regina Inc.

Having been active in the local sports community, Stewart brings that energy and enthusiasm to the pickleball community through his play and unique skillsets.

Stewart will bring new skills to Pickleball Regina at a time when there are challenges navigating the changing landscape with different options for play and different business models that may need untried approaches to continue the success and advancement of pickleball.

He has volunteered to support minor sports, and mentored students and helped new Canadians settle into the local community. Roles on committees have focused on professional development, employee engagement and efforts to strengthen communications with a collaborative approach to resolve conflicts and problems.

Ahsan brings this wealth of experience to the Board where he will help prioritize the many interests and help make informed decisions. He sees the opportunity to help advance pickleball through quality programming where members experience value through their participation. Fostering a positive environment for both recreational and competitive players is an important aspect of his interest in participating on the Board.

As part of her successful career as a social worker, Terry provided training on Board roles and responsibilities to non-government organizations. She has volunteered on sports, church and community organizations for many years. She enjoys pickleball, quilting and reading to expand her interests.

She has chosen to get more involved in the pickleball community and wants to contribute to the growth of the sport through her involvement.

Terry wants to promote pickleball, encourage player development, support training for officials and help support provincial and national events that enhance pickleball for everyone.

Grant is continuing his varied career with Farm Credit Canada where he has held a series of important roles in risk management, lending, marketing and account management.

He has volunteered to support local minor hockey as well as hosting pickleball programs as he is committed to working to help more people to learn to play pickleball.

Grant supports the development of pickleball, is acquainted with several current PRI directors and wants to contribute as he plans to retire from the active workforce in the near future.

Henry is continuing his career as a financial advisor in the insurance and investment sector. He assists clients with investment planning, retirement and estate planning to help build their financial security. He has helped fundraising projects and supported professional financial advocacy association as a director and committee chair.

Henry is interested in the continued success and growth of pickleball as the sport has brought many people together in the community. He sees Pickleball Regina as the central hub to advance the sport by bringing together people of all ages and skills that help create a vibrant, active community.