JEAN RONEY\u00a0Nominated by Bowls Saskatchewan<\/p>\n
An accomplished lawn bowling athlete, nationally certified umpire and long-serving community and national coach, Jean Roney has dedicated a lifetime of volunteering. A member of the\u00a0Bowls Saskatchewan Board of Directors for 31 years, Jean has held many positions and often more than one at a time. Her work on committees expanded to Bowls Canada Boulingrin as a\u00a0member and chairperson of the National Officiating Committee, National Awards Committee and High Performance Program. A nationally certified umpire since 1997, she has been head\u00a0umpire for senior national championships, youth national championships and was responsible for the assignment and training of umpires in the province. As a coach, Jean has helped the\u00a0sport grow\u2014running Learn to Bowl sessions\u2014and she was the Team Coach for the U18 and U25 teams who attended Canadian Championships in 2019. She has also attended World\u00a0Bowls, Eight Nations Competition, the Commonwealth Games and the Asia Pacific Games as a\u00a0coach or manager for Team Canada.<\/p>\n