Each year, the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Saskatchewan (CCES) presents its Executive of the Year Award to a leader whose work reflects the very best of the Chamber movement: strong governance, meaningful advocacy, innovative programming, and a genuine commitment to members and community.

This year’s recipient is Teri-Lynn MacKie, Executive Director of the Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce, announced at the 2026 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting.

The Lloydminster Chamber of Commerce occupies a unique position in the Canadian Chamber network. As a bi-provincial organization operating across the Alberta-Saskatchewan border, it faces a level of complexity that most Chambers never encounter. Teri-Lynn has met that complexity with the kind of strategic clarity that turns a structural challenge into a competitive strength.

Under her leadership, the Lloydminster Chamber has achieved financial stability, maintained high member retention, and built a programming calendar that consistently sells out. These are not small things. They are the hallmarks of an organization that has earned genuine trust from its members.

What sets Teri-Lynn’s tenure apart is a piece of advocacy work that reached well beyond Lloydminster’s borders. The Lloydminster Safe Food Pilot Project, a Chamber-led initiative she championed, resulted in a permanent amendment to the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. In doing so, it set a national precedent for practical, evidence-based regulatory reform, the kind of outcome that demonstrates what the Chamber movement can accomplish when it brings a focused, credible case to the right table.

Teri-Lynn’s impact is not contained to Lloydminster. She is an active contributor at the provincial and national level, serving on the boards of both CCES and the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada. She has earned Gold Status Accreditation, and she is known throughout the network for generously sharing knowledge, best practices, and mentorship with colleagues across the country.

Inside her own organization, she has built a workplace culture grounded in respect, collaboration, and high performance, the kind of environment that attracts and retains good people and makes sustained excellence possible.

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce extends their sincere congratulations to Teri-Lynn on this accomplishment.