Proposed Slate of 2015/2016 ACTA Board of Directors

MEMORANDUM

Date: March 30, 2015
To: ACTA Members
From: Rob Durant, Chair of the Nominating Committee
Subject: Proposed Slate of 2015/2016 ACTA Board of Directors

I advised ACTA members on March 9, 2015 that the Board application and nominations process had begun. The memo noted that there were 9 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 March 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 David Elmy of The Travel Groupbe 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 Sharon Kaendo of Leisure Travel 2000 Inc. 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 Louise Blanchette of Voyages CAA-Québec be elected to the ACTA Board.

7. Atlantic member vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Marilyn Long CTM of CAA Atlantic be elected to the ACTA Board.

8. First At-Large vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Rita Polegri of Transat Distribution Canada be elected to the ACTA Board.

9. Second At-Large vacancy and proposed candidate
   

   The Committee recommends that Norman Payne of Custom Travel Solutions and Nexion Canada 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, April 13, 2015. 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:

2015/2016 Nominating Committee:

Nominating Committee Chair:
Robert Durant
W.D. World Travel

Members:

Douglas Boyd
AMA Travel

Monique Audet
UNIGLOBE Travel E.C.