Proposed Slate of 2017/2018 ACTA Board of Directors

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MEMORANDUM

Date: April 28, 2017

To: ACTA Members

From: Marilyn Long CTM, Chair of the Nominating Committee

Subject: Proposed Slate of 2017/2018 ACTA Board of Directors

I advised ACTA members on April 6, 2017 that the Board application and nominations process had begun. The memo noted that there were nine vacancies and must include at least one individual from each of the regions set out below:

• British Colombia/Yukon;
• Alberta/Northwest Territories;
• Saskatchewan;
• Manitoba/Nunavit;
• Ontario;
• Quebec; and
• Atlantic.

The Board shall include at least one individual with a CTC or a CTM certification in good standing, which individual may also qualify as an individual from one of the regions.

The Committee received several applications and met on April 24th to review the submissions. We were impressed by the applications and have thanked those individuals for their interest. Items 1 to 9 contain the recommended Board slate along with their qualifications.

1. British Columbia/Yukon member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Liz Fleming of North South Travelbe elected to the ACTA Board.

2. Alberta/Northwest Territories member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Anthony Tonkinson of Vision Travel – Dragon City Mall be elected to the ACTA Board

3. Saskatchewan member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Barbara Crowe of Ixtapa Travel be elected to the ACTA Board.

4. Manitoba/Nunavut member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Mary Jane Hiebert of Canada One Travel be elected to the ACTA Board.

5. Ontario member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Michael Foster of Nexion Canada be elected to the ACTA Board.

6. Quebec member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that André Desmarais of AeroportVoyage.com be elected to the ACTA Board.

7. Atlantic member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Barbara Lee-White of Maritime Travel be elected to the ACTA Board.

8. First At-Large vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Louise Gardiner CTM of Carlson Wagonlit Travel be elected to the ACTA Board.

9. Second At-Large vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Richard Vanderlubbe of tripcentral.ca be elected to the ACTA Board.

Nominations
Should a member wish to stand for election for an available position on the proposed slate, they must identify which position(s) on the slate they are seeking to challenge and then obtain a nomination form from ACTA. The nomination form, signed by at least five voting Members, may be submitted to the Nominating Committee no later than 4 weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting and nominations must be received at ACTA by 5:00 p.m., EDT, May 12, 2017. In the event that a member wishes to challenge multiple positions, a separate nomination form must be submitted for each position.

Nominations should be directed to:

2017/2018 Nominating Committee:

Nominating Committee Chair:
Marilyn Long CTM
CAA Atlantic

Members:

Sharon Kaendo
Leisure Travel 2000

David Elmy
The Travel Group