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Superannuation celebrates teachers who are retiring from the profession. The STA recognizes and honours the commitment and service of these teachers every year, typically in June.
Registration for the STA Superannuation Celebration is now open! Please contact superannuation@saskatoonteachers.ca if you are superannuating, but have not yet received the email with registration information.
GSCS Superannuates
GSCS Superannuates
Albert Couture
Augustine (Augie) Shewchuk
Cari Karakochuk
Darin Saleski
Darren Bohmann
Joyce Clark
Kent Gauthier
Lori Santoro
Lynette Farris
Randeen Durette
Tanys Gareau
Tim Kroeker
Tracy Hazen
SPSD Superannuates
SPSD Superannuates
Coreen Dutka
Cynthia Prefontaine
Justin Giesbrecht
Sharon Sollosy
Susan Ens Funk
Tim Gulutzan
Please note that this list is incomplete. This is because some superannuates have requested that their names not be listed.
Albert Couture
Albert Couture
Albert's career began in 1991 with Saskatoon Catholic Schools. He has completed 35 years of teaching and is grateful for all the amazing people that he has met and worked with over the years. Teaching has been a very rewarding career. He is looking forward to retirement.
Joyce Clark
Joyce Clark
I grew up in Prince Albert, SK. with 3 sisters and 2 brothers. I began teaching in Spiritwood, Sk. in 1981. I then spent four years tin Crane Valley, Sk. teaching grades 5-12 and coached a variety of sports. I then returned in Saskatoon and began a 22 year career teaching at St. Joseph's High School, teaching mathematics. I coached soccer for 22 years at St.Joseph as well as Track and Field. We were blessed to win 6 City Championships and 5 Provincial titles in Girls' Soccer. I am finishing my teaching career at Holy Cross High School where my children attended years ago. I have been married for 42 years, and are blessed to have 3 wonderful children: Kayle, an Environmental Engineer; Adam, a Chemical Engineer; and Kelsey, a Social Work graduate, working in Prince Albert. I have loved teaching high school mathematics all these years and coaching young women in soccer. I have approached each day with a smile and always trying to be a little better everyday. The greatest gift I have is my family. The biggest highlight. of my career that I continue to experience is when former students return to my current school to update me on all their successes. This is the reason why we teach. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as a teacher, and time really has flown by. I am forever grateful to have had the opportunity to mentor young people as they begin their journey.
Kent Gauthier
Kent Gauthier
Kent's teaching career began in 1995 at Sister O'Brien School. He has served as a teacher, vice-principal, principal and superintendent in his 31 years with Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools. He will celebrate his superannuation with his wife, Karen and their two kids, Maya and Jack. Kent looks forward to spending more time at the cabin and having life slow down.
Randeen Durette
Randeen Durette
After a rewarding 30-year career in education, Randeen enters retirement with pride and anticipation for the years ahead.
Randeen began as a primary classroom teacher, later becoming an EAL teacher supporting newcomers to Canada. She concluded her career as a Registrar and Language Assessor, helping individuals and families take their first steps in a new country with confidence and care.
A career highlight was traveling to India multiple times with the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and Canadian Teachers Federation to facilitate Indian teachers in improving their instructional practices.
Now, Randeen and her husband are moving to Kelowna to begin this next chapter. As a new grandmother, she looks forward to spending time with family and traveling while enjoying an active lifestyle—boating on Lake Okanagan, hiking, playing pickleball, and skiing.
Retirement offers Randeen the opportunity to focus on what matters most: family, connection, and the outdoors.
Tracy Hazen
Tracy Hazen
Tracy Hazen’s career in education began at Holy Cross High School Saskatoon in 1994, where she completed her internship. From there, she went on to build a long and meaningful career teaching and counselling within the Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools system, dedicating decades to supporting students both in and out of the classroom.
Over the years, Tracy has deeply valued the relationships formed with colleagues and students alike. Whether in the classroom, in a counselling role, or supporting students through athletics and extracurricular life, it has always been the authentic human connections that stood out as the most meaningful part of her work. Being involved in school athletics has been a consistent and fulfilling part of her career, and the opportunities to coach, mentor, and support young people’s growth remain among her most treasured experiences.
As she steps into retirement, Tracy is not stepping away from sport entirely. She looks forward to continuing her involvement in high-performance club volleyball, provincial team programs, and ongoing work with Volleyball Canada. Staying connected to athletes, teams, and the energy of the gym will remain an important part of her life.
On a personal level, Tracy is a proud mother of two daughters, both of whom are nurses. With both daughters engaged and weddings planned for 2027, she is excited for this next chapter of family life, celebrating milestones, watching the family grow, and, God willing, welcoming grandbabies in the years ahead.
Retirement, for Tracy, is less about slowing down and more about continuing to invest in people, relationships, sport, and family while embracing the time and space to enjoy it all a little more fully.
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