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Board Structure

MTABC believes in quality leadership in our board of directors and committee members. Board members serve a two-year term and must have their MTA credential. The board consists of executive positions and Directors of various professional portfolios. Current committee positions include the Drumbeat newsletter committee (editor, publisher, distributor, contributors) and Webmaster. Committees are struck ad hoc when necessary.

Current positions are being held by:

Executive positions:

President: president@mtabc.com Susan Summers, MTA
Vice-President: vp@mtabc.com
Secretary: secretary@mtabc.com Sara Fretz, MTA
Treasurer: treasurer@mtabc.com Cristin Bostrom, MTA
Past President: pastpresident@mtabc.com

Directors of portfolios:

Communication: communication@mtabc.com Eva Cheng, MTA
Director of Jobs: jobs@mtabc.com Michelle Lawrence, MTA and Meaghan Jackson, BMT
Director of Ethics: ethics@mtabc.com Bernadette Boissonault, MTA
Director of Professional Development: profdev@mtabc.com

Emily Teng, MTA

conference@mtabc.com

Camilla Schroeder, BMT

Director of Membership: membership@mtabc.com Brooke Angus, MTA
Director of Public Relations: publicrelations@mtabc.com Sheila Lee, MTA
Member at Large: nancy@mtabc.com Nancy McMaster, MTA

Committee members:

Drumbeat editor/publisher: drumbeat@mtabc.com
Community development: community@mtabc.com Shannon Ingersoll. BMT
Webmaster: Sue Friesen, eVision Media
Regional representatives: thetaits@hotmail.com Fraser Valley: Joanne Tait
kdavis@shaw.ca Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands: Kirsten Davis
TBA Interior, Kamloops, Shuswap/Okanagan

Climate Goals

All the pieces fit when:
We, as a team and as individuals, trust and respect each other.
We each take responsibility for directly expressing our ideas and feelings to the team and/or individuals involved.
We take the time to actively listen to each other.
We carry out our commitments.
We value each other, and respect our differences.
We make our time together enjoyable.
We are clear in defining and communicating our expectations.
We give autonomy in meeting team goals, and provide support as necessary.
We are clear in defining and honouring our boundaries.

Leadership Philosophy

As leaders in MTABC, we are committed to the mission, objectives and goals of MTABC and adhere to the following values and principles:

... Excellence and striving for continuous quality in everything we do.

... Communication:
A clear, appropriate, timely and open exchange of ideas, feelings, expectations, information, and engage in active listening.

... Empowerment:
The authority, accountability and responsibility for decision-making.

... Teamwork:
An effective, efficient, creative process used to achieve a common goal in an atmosphere of trust, support and respect.

... Growth:
Positive personal and organizational change achieved through creatively, risk-taking and learning.

MTABC Bylaws

MTABC Bylaws-April 2009