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whaT yOu NeeD TO kNOw aBOuT
ospE's 2018 BoaRD ElEctIoN
"A strategic board has a view of looking ahead, the insight to look deeper, and the
competency to look beyond." - Pearl Zhu, Business thOught leader & authOr
The engineers who are elected to OSPE's Board of Directors are committed to
ensuring that your profession is headed in the right direction - a direction where
your work is valued, and your voice heard.
The Society encourages all professional and associate members* to consider
running or nominating a qualified candidate to sit on our Board. OSPE will be
holding its annual Board of Directors election in the spring of 2018.
To ensure that you have a say in who will represent you, here are some important
election updates that you need to know:
Left to right: Vivian Yoanidis, Director of
Diversity and Inclusion, Hydro One; Amee
Sandhu, Head, Compliance Operations,
SNC-Lavalin; Erin McConahey, Diversity and
Inclusion Lead for Arup North America and
Principal, Mechanical Engineering; and Tom
Murad, PhD, P.Eng., FEC, SM.IEEE, Head of
Siemens Canada Engineering and Technology
Academy Siemens Canada Limited (SCETA).
* Nominations will open for members at large on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 and all
nominations must be received by Tuesday, January 30, 2018.
* All detailed information, including the nomination form will be posted on the
election website by Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
* Election packages and the Notice of Meeting for the OSPE Annual General
Meeting will be sent out in March 2018.
At this time, all OSPE members in good standing who have provided a valid e-mail
address will instantly receive their required election material. Those members who
have not provided an e-mail address will be sent their voting package via regular
mail.
The Society highly recommends that all members provide a valid email address as
soon as possible, so that you receive your election materials in the most convenient,
efficient and environmentally-friendly manner.
Left to right: Karen McCardle, CPA, CA,
Director, Professional Issues and Research
Support Services, Chartered Professional
Accountants of Canada; Barbara Murchie,
Partner, Bennett Jones and Bencher, Law
Society of Upper Canada; and Persis Lam,
Architect, Diamond Schmitt Architects, and
Executive Committee Member, Building
Equality in Architecture Toronto (BEAT)
Simply log into your OSPE account and update your personal profile with a valid
email address to ensure that you not only receive important election information
in the timeliest fashion, but also make the voting process as quick and easy for
yourself as possible. If you are unsure of how to log into your OSPE account or to
update your profile, check out this "how-to" blog post for a few tips. If you have any
questions about updating your profile online, email memberservices@ospe.on.ca.
Nominating qualified candidates for the annual election and taking the opportunity
to vote are important signatory rights and responsibilities that help maintain a
vibrant, progressive and representative OSPE Board.
Do you want to become a driving force at OSPE? Do you know someone with a
passion for the betterment of the profession? Take the time to consider who you
would like to see representing you and submit your board nominations between
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 and Tuesday, January 30, 2018.
This is your profession; have your say.
Please forward all nominations as well as any questions regarding the OSPE Board
nomination or election process to Valeria Mueller, Director, Operations at
vmueller@ospe.on.ca.
The Honourable Indira Naidoo-Harris, Minister
of the Status of Women
*As voted on at the 2017 AGM by the membership, associate members can now run and sit on
the Board of Directors.
December 2017
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