2013 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 250 organizational and individual members and has an annual budget of approximately $750,000. CHRA is managed on behalf of the membership by a Board of 15 elected directors.
Board Elections
Only one position is up for election for the 2013-2014 board. The At-Large position held by Val Hinsperger ends after the 2013 AGM. The next term will run until the close of the 2016 AGM.
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.
|
Continuing position |
Incumbent |
Terms Ends |
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Alberta |
Bryan Lutes |
AGM 2014 |
|
British Columbia |
Karen Hemminson |
AGM 2015 |
|
Manitoba |
Linda Ring |
AGM 2014 |
|
New Brunswick |
Gary Glauser |
AGM 2015 |
|
Newfoundland & Labrador |
Sheldon Pollett |
AGM 2014 |
|
Nova Scotia & PEI |
Bill Buckland |
AGM 2014 |
|
Ontario |
Brigitte Witkowski |
AGM 2015 |
|
Quebec |
François Vermette |
AGM 2014 |
|
Saskatchewan |
Ronald Lamb |
AGM 2014 |
|
Yukon/Northwest Territories/Nunavut |
Patsy Kuksuk |
AGM 2014 |
|
Aboriginal Representative |
Tina Larouche |
AGM 2015 |
|
President |
Phil Brown |
AGM 2015 |
|
Past President |
Bruce Pearce |
AGM 2013 |
|
3 At-Large Directors |
Danielle Juteau |
AGM 2015 |
|
|
Dave Eddy |
AGM 2014 |
|
|
Val Hinsperger |
AGM 2013 |
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 2012.
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
75 Albert Street, suite 902
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7
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 12 at 4:00 PM ET.
Timeline
March 13 at 4:00 PM ET - Nomination forms due at CHRA
March 28 - Ballots sent to voting members.
April 12 at 4:00 PM ET - Ballots due at CHRA.
The Nominations Committee
Bruce Pearce (Chair)
Dave Eddy
Linda Ring
Resource: Jody Ciufo, Executive Director