Zen Slipenkyj

OFSC 1st Vice President

OFSC Executive

I stepped into the role of OFSC First Vice-President in September 2026 and took on the chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Before that, I served as Second Vice-President from 2021 to 2025 and chaired the Volunteer Development Committee. There’s a wealth of experience in our clubs and districts. As we shape the OFSC’s next strategic plan, I want to put that experience to work and find practical ways to make it easier for volunteers to do what they do best.

My love of snowmobiling started at age 12 on my uncle’s 338 Free Air. In the early ’90s, I started volunteering with the Orangeville and District Snowmobile Association. I went from permit coordinator to vice-president and then president, but I’ve always enjoyed the hands-on work, too. I’ve operated and coordinated groomers and spent plenty of time putting in stakes and signs with the trail crew. In 2009, I was elected president of the grooming association, and I became an OFSC Governor in 2017.

I’ve spent more than 43 years with the same company, including over 25 years implementing the technology our customers use to sell our products. I bring that experience and my Lean certification to the OFSC, where I’m always looking for ways to simplify how we work.

I’ve ridden through most of Ontario by snowmobile, and every winter I look forward to a six-day ride with the group I’ve been riding with since 2002. In the summer, you’ll usually find me camping with my wife and our dog. But like most of you, I’m always looking for that first sign of winter.