Officers​

Wendy Fitch has recently retired as the Executive Director of the Museum Association of Saskatchewan (MAS) and has worked with the museum community in western Canada for almost 40 years.

Academically, Wendy has a degree in Canadian History from the University of Calgary. She began her career with MAS as Museums Advisor where she assisted museums throughout the province in all areas of their operations from collections management to governance to exhibits. Wendy became the Executive Director of MAS in 2012.

Wendy has served on numerous committees at the national level primarily with the Canadian Museums Association – from whom she received the Distinguished Service Award in 2020. Wendy was recently appointed a Fellow of the Canadian Museums Association which is their highest individual honour. She has also served on the National Council of the National Trust for Canada. Provincially, Wendy most recently served on the Board of Heritage Saskatchewan including as President.

Wendy’s strengths are her extensive knowledge of the heritage community throughout Saskatchewan, as well as a notable understanding of governance from both the board and staff perspectives.

Wendy would like to continue to share the knowledge she has gained over the years within the Saskatchewan heritage sector with the Saskatchewan Archaeological Society in the role of Second Vice-President.