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The Manitoba Bar Association Welcomes New President and Executive Committee for 2025–26

September 1, 2025

The Manitoba Bar Association is pleased to announce its 2025–26 President and Executive Commitee, effective September 1, 2025.   

Stacey Soldier Begins Her Term as President 

This year, the Manitoba Bar Association welcomes Stacey Soldier as its new Branch President for the 2025–26 term. She succeeds Jessica Schofield, who served with distinction over the past year. 

Stacey is a senior associate at Cochrane Sinclair LLP from the Gaabiskigamaag community, also known as Swan Lake First Nation. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba in 2007 and was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2008. 

Her legal practice includes trial litigation in Criminal Law and Child Protection Law. She is highly experienced in representing victims of sexual violence in 276 and 278 Criminal Code applications, ensuring that their voices are heard and protected within the legal system. Her prior experience includes serving as a Prosecuting Agent for Public Prosecutions of Canada, where she handled various criminal matters with professionalism and integrity. 

Stacey also served as co-counsel for the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs at the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, contributing to a landmark investigation aimed at justice and healing for Indigenous communities. 

Deeply passionate about shaping the next generation of lawyers, she has been a practicing professional at Robson Hall, where she mentors future legal minds through her teachings in Criminal Justice, Family Law, and Indigeneity, as well as her seminar on Indigenous Peoples and the Criminal Justice System since 2019. 

Having served as Vice-President of the Manitoba Bar Association during the past year, Stacey will become the first Anishinaabe woman to hold the role of President in 2025. 

Introducing the 2025-26 Executive Committee 

The following new members will join the MBA Executive Committee on September 1, 2025: 

  • Bryton Moen, Director of Membership 
  • Michael Badejo, Secretary/Treasurer 
  • Ian Scarth, Manitoba Representative on CBA Board of Directors 

They join returning members who continue on the Executive in 2025-2026: 

  • Stacey Soldier, President 
  • Robert Pellizzaro, Vice President 
  • Wendy Martin White, K.C., Director of Advocacy and Public Relations 
  • Chidera Anadi-Mbanefo, Equity Member-at-Large 
  • Jessica Schofield, Past President 

Thank You to Our Outgoing Executive Committee Members 

The Manitoba Bar Association extends its heartfelt thanks to the following outgoing Executive Committee members for their service and dedication: 

  • Jason Gisser, Outgoing Past President 
  • Ken Mandzuik, K.C., Outgoing Manitoba Representative on CBA Board of Directors 

As the new membership year begins, the Manitoba Bar Association looks forward to supporting its members and continuing to strengthen Manitoba's legal community.