Seeking Volunteer Directors & Committee Members

 

Owl's Board of Directors operates in a volunteer led, staff managed governance model. The Board, and its committees, consists of parent representatives from each centre and members of the community, usually former Owl members, who are willing to donate their time and expertise to the organization. Board directors and committee members bring various competencies and areas of expertise to the table: financial, governance, human resources, legal, marketing, policy and program development to name a few. The Board sets direction for the organization and delegates the implementation and overall operations to the Executive Director.

 

At this time, the Board is actively recruiting for the following positions with a two year term from April 2012-2014:

  • Director  
    • 8 vacancies to fill 
  • Committee Members  
    • Finance & Audit  (meets monthly) 
    • Governance (meets bi-monthly) 
    • Nominating (meets quarterly; more often before the AGM) 
    • Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act Transition Task Group
      • meets monthly until June; then bi-monthly)   

  

Time Commitment:

The position of director is a volunteer position. The Board has 10 face-to-face meetings per year with email correspondence in between. The time required from Directors varies, from approximately 2-6 hours per week or up to 15 hours per month, depending on committee participation.

 

Committees meet face to face and members are required to review documentation or complete assigned tasks in between meetings. The time required from committee members varies, from approximately 3 - 6 hours per month for each committee. 

 

More Information 

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Kate Spere-Leone, Chair of the Nominating Committee by February 17. Kate can be reached at kate.spere@rogers.com or speak to Lori Prospero, Executive Director, by calling 519-894-0581, ext. 102.  

  

To learn more about Owl's Governance model, visit out website at http://www.owlchildcare.org/governance.

  

Terms of Reference  

 

Deadline for Applications: Friday, February 17, 2012 at 5:00 pm 

 

Application Form      

 

All applications will be reviewed by our Nominating Committee. Qualified applicants selected to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process, will be contacted by a member of the Nominating committee to complete a phone screen/interview during the week of March 5-9.



2011-2012 Board of Directors

Kevin Henry, President
Kevin is the chairperson of the Governance committee.

Centre: community representative
Term Ending: April 2013
[e] president@owlchildcare.org

Jon Hendy, President-elect
Jon is a member of the Goverance & Nominating committees.

Centre: Lincoln Road
Term Ending: April 2013

 

Michael Ross, Treasurer
Mike is the Chairperson of the Finance & Audit committee

Centre: St. Nicholas
Term Ending: April 2012

 

 

Kate Leone, Secretary
Kate is the Chairperson of the Nominating committee.

Centre: Community Representative
Term Ending: April 2012

 

Stephanie Dietz, director
Stephanie is a member of the Finance & Audit committee.

Centre: St. Luke
Term Ending: April 2013

 

Jonas Duarte, director
Jonas is a member of the Governance committee.

Centre: Our Lady of Fatima
Term Ending: April 2013

 

Gareth Evans, director
Gareth is a member of the Nominating committee.

Centre: Pope John Paul II
Term Ending: April 2013

 

Dom Jackson, director
Dom is a member of the Nominating committee.

Centre: St. Luke
Term Ending: April 2012

 

Emily Lowther, director
Emily is a member of the Finance & Audit committee.

Centre: St. Matthew
Term Ending: April 2013

 

VACANT
Centre: TBD
Term Ending: April 2012

 

Leon Punambolam, director
Leon is a member of the Finance & Audit committee.

Centre: Lincon Road
Term Ending: April 2013

 

VACANT
Centre: TBD
Term Ending: April 2012

 

Selena Santi, director
Selena is a member of the Finance & Audit committee.

Centre: St. Nicholas
Term Ending: April 2013

 

Brenna Storey, director
Brenna is a member of the Nominating committee.

Centre: John Sweeney
Term Ending: April 2012

 

Eva van den Brink, director
Eva is a member of the Finance & Audit committee.

Centre: Pope John Paul II
Term Ending: April 2012

Lori Prospero, ex-officio
As the Executive Director, Lori is a member of the Board and of the Finance & Audit, Governance and Nominating committees.

[e] lprospero@owlchildcare.org

   

Board Directors are members of Owl with a significant interest in the organization's mission. The Board speaks with one voice. As a whole entity, the Board has authority and responsibility that individual directors do not.

The Board is accountable to the members and shall fulfill the governance role. Only the Board can establish governing policy to provide direction for the organization. To do this, it takes into account the mission, values, beliefs and guiding principles and the objects under which Owl was incorporated.

The Board will also focus on strategic planning and consider how it can best achieve organization goals while using resources wisely. It will monitor the performance of the organization as a whole. It will focus on the "bigger picture" of organizational achievement.

The board is made up of 15 directors with at least one representing each of Owl's seven (7) centres. From within the Board, the following officers are appointed: President, President-elect, Treasurer and Secretary. The Executive Director is also an officer of the corporation. The officers shall have the authority as set out in Owl's By-laws and governance policies.