Board of Directors

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD

It is the responsibility of the board to set direction, decide what to do, make plans and set priorities. The governance tasks of the board can be divided into three general categories, each with a number of priorities.

1. Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning

• Establish the mission along with a sense of purpose and direction
• Develop a long-range plan and set priorities
• Establish Grant-Making and operational policies

2. Board Operations

• Develop and manage the board
• Accept the legal responsibility for the community organization
• Provide leadership and build relationships with the broader community

3. Operational Management

• Hire, monitor the work and conduct regular performance reviews of the executive director, and, if necessary, apply disciplinary action and termination proceedings relative to the incumbent
• (If no staff) Manage operational needs, directly, or delegate responsibility to a committee or individual

An additional responsibility of The Temiskaming Foundation Board includes:

• Representation of the community/donors - Reflect, listen and communicate with the individuals, groups and community they serve

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Develop and approve framework policies
• Review and revise the bylaws as necessary
• Participate in the development of a strategic plan for the community foundation
• Approve the budget, monitor financial management
• Approve/Participate in the hiring, supervision and (when necessary) in the release of the Executive Director
• Serve or chair Board committees as necessary

JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR BOARD MEMBERS

POSITION: Board Member

AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY:

The board of directors is the legal authority for The Temiskaming Foundation. As a member of the board, a director acts in a position of trust for the community and is responsible for the effective governance of the organization.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Commitment to the work of the community foundation
• Knowledge and skills in one or more areas of board governance and management: planning, policy, finance, fund development, human resource management, investment, grant making, communications, etc.
• Be willing to embrace the Foundation's mission of philanthropic leadership in the community and support its objectives in asset building and grantmaking
• Have a reputation within his or her profession and the community that would serve to enhance the public image of the Foundation.
• Willingness to serve on committees
• Attendance at monthly board meetings, committee meetings and annual general meetings
• Support of fund development activities

TERM:

A director will hold office until his/her successor has been appointed, he/she is found by a Canadian court of competent Jurisdiction to be of unsound mind, he/she declares bankruptcy, upon his/her resignation, a removal vote of at least 2/3 of present members at any official meeting, or of his/her death.

Appointment to The Temiskaming Foundation’s Board of Directors occurs through nomination by an existing committee, which consists of: the current senior Judge of the region (or his delegate), the current President of the Temiskaming Bar Association, the Principal of the Haileybury School of Mines, along with the current President of the Tri Town Chamber of Commerce. All applicants must be of at least 18 years of age in order to be considered for nomination to the board.

A single term for board members was initially a choice of 1,2,or 3 years in length, with only two directors being appointed for 1 year terms, two being appointed for two year terms and the remaining three at three year terms. No more than three terms can be served consequently, additional terms may occur after an absence of one year. These differences were initially set to stagger the number of Directors leaving at once later in the life of the foundation. Currently, there is only three year terms on the board of directors

GENERAL DUTIES:

A director of the board is fully informed on organizational matters and participates in the board's deliberations and decisions in matters of planning, policy, finance, and the work of the community foundation.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directors are expected to participate fully at board meetings and review information necessary to make decisions
• Act in the best interests of The Temiskaming Foundation
• Declare conflicts of interest and refrain from voting on such issues
• Share with other directors in being accountable to the Foundation's stakeholders including donors and the community at large
• Identify and solicit potential donors
• Believe in the philosophies and values of the Foundation
• Support the Foundation's mission through donations to the Foundation as appropriate to personal circumstances
• Be an advocate for the Foundation with contacts and professional colleagues
• Ensure effective financial and audit controls are in place to protect invested funds and safeguard donor information

THE TEMISKAMING FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jack Birtch - President
- Advisor –Sun Life Financial

Jeff Laferriere -Vice-President
- Advisor - Investment Group 

Voula Zafiris - Secretary
- Converyancer, Property Manager

Shawn LaCarte – Treasurer
- Branch Manager CIBC

Tom Cambridge - Director
-VP Operations and HR, Three H Furniture Systems

Elizabeth Cawley - Director
- Retired, Former Director Temiskaming Health Unit

John Vanthof - Director
- Farmer, Chairman Temiskaming Dairy Producers

Fred Deacon - Director
- Retired Merchant

Vicki Trottier - Director
- Consultant

Jack Church -Director
- Retired

Michele Lamoureux -Director
- President Active 1, Source for Sports 

Dave Armstrong - Advisor
– President Temiskaming Printing

W. Gerald Blair - Advisor
- Chartered Accoutant, Kemp Elliott & Blair LLD

Peter Ramsay - Advisor
- Lawyer, Ramsay Law Office

Murray Cooper - Advisor
- Former President & CEO Northern Telephone

Maurice Landriault - Advisor 

Linda Cote - Advisor
- Coordinator South Temiskaming Business Development Corporation

Mike Downs - Investment Manager
- Connor Clark & Lunn Capital Ltd. 

Royal Trust - Custodian

Claire Hendrikx -Executive Director

Paulette Belanger - Accounting Clerk

Denise Beland - Accounting Clerk