NSBA Network Series- Luncheon “It’s Got to Be Downtown” with Brent Penner (March 1/22)

Brent is in his ninth year as Executive Director of the Downtown Saskatoon Business Improvement District. Prior to joining the BID, Brent spent almost 20 years with the Saskatoon Police Service, leaving as a Staff Sergeant in 2012. Brent is a graduate of the U of S and played four years of hockey with the Huskies from 1988-1992.

He is a member of numerous civic committees. He has volunteered with Saskatoon minor hockey for close to 20 years either as a coach, manager, or coordinator. He has volunteered with and co-chaired the Driving Fore Prostate Golf Tournaments (with Mike Babcock and Todd McLellan) – fundraisers for the Leslie and Irene Dube Centre for Urology at St. Paul’s Hospital. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Saskatoon Contacts U18 AAA Hockey Club and is a member of the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners.

Brent is passionate about our city and the special role Downtowns hold as a community’s most important feature.