Byron Merkosky is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with bachelor’s degrees in science and education. He is an education consultant to 15 First Nations schools on 11 First Nations in northwest Saskatchewan, where he uses data for strategic planning and provides administrative support. He has worked in Saskatchewan’s education system for over 40 years, as a teacher, an administrator and as a consultant for the Treaty Six Education Council.
Byron has extensive municipal governance experience, including 15 years on Edam’s town council, 12 of which as mayor. He served on the Red Pheasant Cree Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement board for 10 years as an Independent Trustee and 9 years on the North West College board, including 3 years as board chair. He also served on the Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association board for 24 years, 10 of which as chair, and as board chair on the Highway 26 Rural Development Corporation for 3 years. He received training from Brown Governance.
He is a recipient of the Saskatchewan Centennial Premier’s Medal for Leadership.
