Governance and Management

COOPZONE GOVERNANCE

The CoopZone Board is made up of the following members:  

David Daughton (Chair - PEI),

André Jalbert (Vice-Chair- Quebec),

Pascal Billard (Secretary-Treasurer - Quebec)

Directors Candice Appleby (B.C.), Jamila Bachiri (Manitoba), Joy Emmanuel (B.C.), and Peter Cameron (Ontario).

CoopZone Board Policy

 Objective: to ensure that the number of directors will be sufficient to represent the membership effectively, represent the diversity of members, and make effective decisions.

Policy – The board of directors will consist of 7 directors.

 CoopZone Board Composition Policy

Objective: to ensure the board of directors represents the diversity of the CoopZone Membership.

For the purposed of this policy, 5 regions have been identified:

            BC and Yukon

            Prairies and NWT and Nunavut

            Ontario

            Quebec

            Atlantic Canada

Board selection criteria:

Each region shall have a minimum of 1 director on the board and no region may have more than 2 directors.

There shall be a minimum of 2 francophone directors on the board.  

There shall be a minimum of 2 Anglophone directors on the board.

            There shall be a minimum of 3 bilingual directors.

            There shall be a minimum of 4 directors who are active developers.

            There shall be a target of 1 director who is a professional service provider.

            There shall be a target of 1 director who is an associate member.      

MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

(FROM CWCF)

   Hazel Corcoran, Executive Director
   Peter Hough, Financial Officer