October 4, 2016. OTTAWA, ON. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) is pleased to welcome the incoming Board of Directors, appointed at the XXV Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians, held in Regina, SK on September 29-October 2, 2016. Over 250 delegates from coast to coast met to set the priorities and establish the leadership of the UCC for the next three years.
The XXV Congress also elected the officers of the Executive Committee, and the Board of Auditors of the UCC. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is the voice of Canada’s 1.3-million strong Ukrainian community and brings together under one umbrella all the national, provincial and local Ukrainian Canadian organizations. The UCC represents the Ukrainian Canadian community before the people and Government of Canada, promotes linkages with Ukraine and identifies and addresses the needs of the Ukrainian community in Canada to ensure its continued existence and development for the enhancement of Canada’s socio-cultural fabric.
“I sincerely thank the outgoing Board of Directors, Board of Auditors and Executive Committee of the UCC, with whom it has been my honour to work for the last three years. They served our community with professionalism, dedication and passion,” stated Paul Grod, who was re-elected National President of the UCC. “I welcome the incoming members of the UCC National team, and I am confident that their commitment and energy will ensure the continued success of the UCC into the future.”
The newly-established Board of Directors is:
| Ukrainian Canadian Congress Board of Directors (2016 – 2019) | ||
| Name | Position | |
| Executive Officers | ||
| Paul Grod | National President | |
| Alexandra Chyczij | 1st Vice President | |
| Andrea Kopylech | 2nd Vice President | |
| Yaroslaw Borys | Secretary | |
| Walter Dlugosh | Treasurer | |
| Board Members | Organization | |
| Vitaliy Milentiev | Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce (CUCC) | |
| Victor Hetmanczuk | Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) | |
| Roman Kolos | Canadian Lemko’s Association | |
| Eugen Duvalko | Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society (CUIAS) | |
| Krystina Waler | Children of Chornobyl Canadian Fund | |
| Eugene Czolij | Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada (CUCUC) | |
| Lisa Shymko | League of Ukrainian Canadian Women | |
| Myroslava Pidhirna | League of Ukrainian Canadians (LUK) | |
| Ann Szyptur | PLAST | |
| Tania Dzulynsky | Shevchenko Scientific Society | |
| Olesia Luciw-Andryjowycz | UCC Alberta Provincial Council | |
| Yaro Gavrylko | UCC British Columbia Provincial Council | |
| Oksana Bondarchuk | UCC Manitoba Provincial Council | |
| Lida Narozniak | UCC Ontario Provincial Council | |
| Halyna Holowka | UCC Quebec Provincial Council | |
| Mary Ann Trischuk | UCC Saskatchewan Provincial Council | |
| Markian Shwec | UCC Toronto Branch | |
| Dr. Markian Shulakewych | Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences (UVAN) | |
| Cassian Soltykevych | Ukrainian Can. Students’ Union (SUSK) | |
| TBD* | Ukrainian Canadian Bar Association | |
| Andrew Hladyshevsky Q.C. | Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (UCFTS) | |
| Taras Hetmanczuk | Ukrainian Canadian Professional & Business Federation (UCPBF) | |
| TBD* | Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre | |
| TBD* | Ukrainian Canadian Social Services of Canada Headquarters (UCSS) | |
| Orest Boychuk | Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada | |
| Marion Barszczyk | Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada | |
| Dr. Denis Hlynka | Ukrainian Fraternal Society of Canada | |
| TBD* | Ukrainian National Assoc. Inc. (UNA) | |
| Renata Roman | Ukrainian National Federation of Canada (UNF) | |
| Liza Zienchuk | Ukrainian Orthodox Youth of Canada (CYMK) | |
| Jars Balan | Ukrainian Self-Reliance League of Canada (USRL/CYC) | |
| Dennis Kuchta | Ukrainian Self-Reliance Association of Canada (USRA/TYC) | |
| Zora Jackson | Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada | |
| Olia Sheweli | Ukrainian Women’s Organization of Canada | |
| TBD* | Ukrainian Youth Association (CYM) | |
TBD* indicates a member organization which has not yet appointed a representative to the Board
| Board of Auditors | |||
| First Name | Last Name | Position | Organization |
| Demyan | Hyworon | Chair | Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada |
| Markian | Shwec | Member | UCC Toronto Branch |
| Olia | Sheweli | Member | Ukrainian Women’s Organization of Canada |
| Dennis | Kuchta | Member | Ukrainian Self-Reliance Association of Canada (USRA/TYC) |
| Alanna | Mysak | Member | Ukrainian Canadian Congress Montreal Branch |
| Ernest | Paluck | Alternate | Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada |
| Borys | Mykhajlets | Alternate | League of Ukrainian Canadians (LUK) |
