Board of Directors

The 2023/2024 Board

Board Members 

  • Michael Watson (National Member), President
  • Brendon Roy (Thunder Bay), 1st Vice-President
  • Betty Robinson (Mississauga), 2nd Vice-President
  • Randy Attwood (Mississauga), Director
  • Andrew Bennett (Calgary), Director
  • Eric Briggs (Toronto), Secretary
  • Katherine Dulong (Montreal), Director
  • Stuart Heggie (National Member), Director
  • Vikki Zsohar (Yukon), Director
  • Jenna Hinds (National Member) ex officio, Executive Director

 

Structure

The Board of Directors is made up of nine directors who are normally elected for three-year terms by members of the Society. The Board appoints from within its ranks four officers as follows:

  • President
  • 1st Vice-President (Chair, Publications Committee; Chair, Constitution Committee)
  • 2nd Vice-President (Chair Nominating Committee)
  • National Secretary

The Board of Directors appoints from within its ranks or from within the membership of The RASC, one officer as follows:

  • Treasurer (Chair, Finance Committee)

The Board also includes four Directors at large and the Executive Director of the Society (ex-officio).

The Board is the Society's management team, with input from the National Council.

Definition

  1. The Board shall consist of the elected Directors of the Society, who will appoint from their members the President, Vice-Presidents, and National Secretary. The Board will appoint the Treasurer, who need not be a Director of the Board but must be a member of The RASC.
  2. The Board shall transact the routine business of the Society and shall transact such business as requires immediate action.
  3. The Board shall appoint or dismiss, and shall fix the remuneration and benefits to be paid to, the employees of the Society.
  4. Meetings of the Board shall be called by the President, at the request of any member of the Board, or when the business of the Society requires such meeting. The President shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that every member of the Board is informed of the time, location, and purpose of each meeting of the Board, as far in advance of its occurrence as possible.
  5. Actions taken and decisions made by the Board are reported at National Council meetings.