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Board of Directors
The OCC is managed by a Board of Directors consisting of eight (8) to ten (10)
elected Directors and the immediate Past President, who is an ex-officio
member of the Board. Directors must be Class B Preference Shareholders
of the Company. Four (4) Directors are elected at each annual meeting of the
shareholders to hold office for a period of two (2) years or until their respective
successors in office have been duly elected or appointed, as the case may be.
The Board elects or appoints a President and Vice-President from
among its members, and may fill any vacancy on the Board by a
duly-qualified shareholder. Four (4) Directors constitute a quorum at
all meetings of the Board. The chair of any such meeting is the
President, or the Vice-President in the absence of the President.
Questions are decided by majority vote, with the chair having a deciding
vote only.
The board of directors as of September 2007:
President
Gord Kritsch |
Vice President/
Finance Director
Geoff Colley
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Member Services
Director
Donalee Anderson
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Facilities Director
Paul Engelbrecht |
Match Director
Danny Lamoureux
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Ice Director
Brian Corbett
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Fundraising
Joe Pavia |
Past President
Gayle Greene
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Please feel free to contact any of the Directors with
questions or comments about the Club.
Role of Board Members
Pursuant to the letters patent and the club by-laws, the Board of
Directors has collective authority to control and foster the OCC as an
institution. Board members are trustees, accountable to and holding in
trust the organization (its programs, personnel and property) for the
members and equity shareholders. While in principle "boards govern
and staff administer", because the OCC is a small organization the
Board of Directors is a "working board" in which board members
may also perform staff functions. Overall, Directors are expected to:
- Help articulate, and be committed to, the Board mission, vision,
goals and values.
- Examine, adjust and justify the mission of the organization with
the goal of constant improvement and innovation.
- Govern in an attitude of reasonable care, honesty and good faith,
making decisions on the basis of what is best for the Club.
- Be knowledgeable about the wants and needs of our members.
- Help determine policy, and monitor implementation and program
success.
- When acting as staff, implement policies set by the Board and not
create new policies without board concurrence.
- Chair or otherwise participate in standing, ad hoc or
advisory committees as needed.
- Accept portfolio and committee responsibility if so assigned by
the President.
- Be familiar with, adhere to, and help review at regular intervals
the OCC by-laws and rules and regulations.
- Attend annual meetings and board meetings.
- Read materials made available before board meetings.
- Approve and monitor the annual budget.
- Ask questions, and participate in full board discussion of
important issues.
- Take the initiative and communicate ideas to the President and the
board.
- Share expertise with the organization.
- Support the board outside its meetings.
- Hold in confidence sensitive board discussions and personal
information, e.g., about members, personnel, and legal matters.
- Understand the legal responsibility for sound management of the
OCC and compliance with government requirements.
- Represent and advocate the OCC to the membership and to the
curling and larger community.
- Encourage volunteer involvement in club programs and activities.
- Look for new leadership to recommend to a nominating committee and
encourage new people to volunteer or accept if nominated.
- Support OCC events and programs through attendance and financial
contributions.
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