2012 CHRA Board Elections: Call for Nominations
The Nominations Committee invites members of Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) to nominate candidates for the Board of Directors.
CHRA is a national not-for‐profit organization founded in 1968 to provide leadership in the social housing sector. With members across Canada, CHRA is dedicated to shaping housing policy in Canada, to developing strong housing networks and leaders across the country, and to supporting and growing our membership. CHRA has more than 220 organizational and individual members and has an annual budget of approximately $1 million. CHRA is managed on behalf of the membership by a Board of 16 elected directors.
Board Elections
Eight positions will be up for election and 8 will remain in their current positions as shown in the tables below.
All terms are for three years, except as indicated below. Directors are eligible to serve for two consecutive terms for a total of six years and then must step down from the board for a minimum of one year before running for another position on the board.
|
Position up for election |
Incumbent |
Terms Ends |
|
British Columbia |
Vacant |
AGM 2012 |
|
Ontario |
Lindsey Reed |
AGM 2012 |
|
New Brunswick |
Gary Glauser |
AGM 2012 |
|
Aboriginal Representative |
Tina Larouche |
AGM 2012 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Alan Wallace |
AGM 2014* |
|
3 At-Large Directors to be elected |
Karen Hemmingson |
AGM 2012 |
|
|
Dave Eddy |
AGM 2012 |
|
|
Catherine Boucher |
AGM 2012 |
|
|
Mark Guslits |
AGM 2012 |
| Continuing Positions | Incumbent | Term ends |
| Alberta | Bryan Lutes | AGM 2014 |
| Manitoba | Linda Ring | AGM 2014 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Sheldon Pollett | AGM 2014 |
| Nova Scotia & PEI | Bill Buckland | AGM 2014 |
| Quebec | François Vermette | AGM 2014 |
| Yukon/Northwest Territories/Nunavut | Patsy Kuksuk | AGM 2014 |
| President | Phil Brown | AGM 2015 |
| Past President | Bruce Pearce | AGM 2013 |
*Please note that Alan Wallace is stepping down from his position one year into his three-year term; therefore, the Saskatchewan Director will be elected to fulfill the remaining two years of the term which ends after the AGM in 2014.
Eligibility
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age and voting members of the association in good standing for at least one fiscal year prior to the election, or in other words, since March 2011.
To renew or clarify your membership status, please contact Kayla De Sousa at kdesousa@chra‐achru.ca.
Nominations Procedure
Nominations are due in the CHRA National Office by March 13 at 4pm ET.
Email: kdesousa@chra-achru.ca
Fax: (613) 594‐9596
Mail:
Nominations Committee, c/o CHRA
310-130 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON K1P 6E2
Nominations must contain the Nomination Form, signed by the nominee and two nominators, and a 200-word statement on the background of the nominee, why s/he is interested in serving on the Board and what assets s/he will bring to the Board. For the at-large positions, a nominator may be any Voting Member of CHRA. Nominators for the regional positions must live in the same region as the nominee. For a list of members by region, please click here.
Elections
Where there is more than one candidate for a position, ballots will be sent to all Voting Members with a list of candidates for Director for their region and a list of candidates for Directors at-large. Instructions and a special return envelope will also be included. All ballots must reach CHRA by April 13.
Timeline
March 13 - Nomination forms due at CHRA
March 28 - Ballots sent to voting members.
April 13 - Ballots due at CHRA.
The Nominations Committee
Bruce Pearce, President (Chair)
Linda Ring, Regional Director, Manitoba
François Vermette, Regional Director, Québec
Resource: Jody Ciufo, Executive Director