Call For Nominations For The 2010-2011 Board Of Directors

Theatre Ontario’s 2010-11 Board of Directors shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 22, 2010 in London, Ontario. Board members serve two-year terms for a maximum of three terms (six years.)

PART 1 of the nomination form must be completed by two (2) nominators (who must be Theatre Ontario members).
PART 2 of the nomination form must be completed by the Nominee.

Nominations must be received at the Theatre Ontario office by February 22, 2010 at 5pm, which is at least forty-five days before Theatre Ontario’s AGM.

The Board of Directors is made up of fifteen individuals.

Five of the fifteen positions on the Board are appointed by the community theatre regions. Three were appointed to two-year terms beginning in 2009 and are returning to the Board in 2010:

• Sheena Albanese, Thunder Bay – Northwestern Ontario representative and current Secretary.
• Harry Houston, Sault Ste. Marie – QUONTA (northeastern Ontario) representative.
• Margit Tauchner, Ottawa – Eastern Ontario Drama League representative and current Chair of the Community Theatre Committee.

Two will be appointed to two-year terms beginning in 2010. Incumbents are:

• Cam Lund, Newmarket – Association of Community Theatres—Central Ontario representative.
• Bill Meaden, London – Western Ontario Drama League representative. (Term-limited—a new representative shall be appointed.)

Ten of the fifteen positions on the Board are elected “to reflect the mandate to ensure regional representation and representation from the professional and educational theatre sectors, as well as any special expertise the Board may require from time to time.” Four Board members were elected to two-year terms beginning in 2009 and are returning to the Board in 2010:

• John Koensgen, Ottawa – actor, director and member of the National Arts Centre English Theatre’s acting company.
• Anne Mooney, London – high school drama teacher and current Vice-President.
• Angela Rebeiro, Toronto – former publisher of Playwrights Canada Press and current Chair of the Education Committee.
• Chris Scholey, Toronto – Programming Coordinator at Dancap Productions and current Treasurer.

Six positions shall be elected for the 2010-11 Board of Directors. Katherine Grainger, Debra McLauchlan, Julianne Snepsts and Brian Van Norman are standing for re-election to two-year terms. John Mayberry is term-limited and cannot stand for re-election and Marcia Johnson is not standing for re-election. Two positions are vacant.

Theatre Ontario seeks Board Members who are committed to assisting Theatre Ontario in providing training, information services and resources to theatre practitioners to enhance their knowledge of their art form. The Board also acts as an advocate with the provincial government and the municipalities for issues affecting the theatre and the arts. Board members are expected to participate in Board meetings (usually four times a year at our Head Office in Toronto), to participate in at least one Board committee (minimum of four meetings a year, not necessarily in person) and to engage in revenue generation activities (i.e. fundraising.)

With the completed Nomination Form, please include a résumé of the Nominee, a brief 100-word biography of the Nominee for publication, and a brief statement of why the Nominee wishes to serve on the Board of Directors and what contribution the Nominee would wish to make to Theatre Ontario as a Director.

Nomination forms must be received at Theatre Ontario's office at 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 210, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2C7, by February 22, 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact John Goddard, Executive Director at john@theatreontario.org or 416.408.4556 x.11, or Anne Mooney, Vice President and Nominating Committee Chair.

Nominations are important. It's a way to bring your voice to the table.

Download a nomination form.