Board of Directors

Overview

The Foundation operates as a member-driven organization, with an elected Board of Directors charged with the responsibility to govern the management of the Foundation and the supervision of its chief executive.  The Foundation operates with a Board of Directors consisting of between eleven and fifteen members, fourteen elected or appointed as of October 1, 2009.

Officers

The Officers of the Board include the:

• President: 9660 Cameron Diggon
• Immediate Past President of the Foundation: 7076 John van Haastrecht
• Immediate Past President of the Club: 19307 Dave Benoit
• Vice-President: 6604 Jim Carruthers
• Treasurer: 12141 Bryn Weadon
• Executive Vice-President:  LCol (Ret'd) Rod McDonald
• Honourary Counsel: 10080 Robert T Booth, QC
• Chairs of the Standing Committees: Fundraising Committee, Gifting Committee, Investment Advisory Committee and Audit and Finance Committee.

Directors

• H24263 John Cowan
• 11623 John Carswell
• 10386 Charles Cormier
• 15414 Catherine Paquet Rivard
• 6475 Mike Houghton
• 5533 Glenn Allen
• M0472 Barbara Maisonneuve

Executive Vice-President

The Executive Vice-President is retained as an employee of the Foundation and fulfills the role of Chief Operating Officer of the organization.

Executive Committee

The Board has authorized the formation of an Executive Committee to conduct the day to day business of the Foundation.  The Executive Committee is comprised of the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and the Executive Vice-President.  Chairs of the Standing Committees are ex-officio members of the Executive Committee and attend as required. This body has no official capacity but acts as an advisory body to the President and the Executive Vice-President in the management of the Foundation.

Standing Committees

The Standing Committees represent the four core governance and management functions of the Foundation:

• Audit & Finance Committee: 7076 John van Haastrecht (Chair)
• Fundraising Committee: 7076 John van Haastrecht (Chair)
• Gifting Committee: 6776 Tim Sparling (Chair)  
• Investment Committee: 11386 Tony MacDougall (Chair)
• RMC Saint-Jean Committee:  6776 Tim Sparling (Chair)

Special Committees

At present the following Special Committees have been authorized by the Board:

• RMC Saint-Jean/CMR Foundation Liaison Committee: 6776 Tim Sparling (Chair)

Joint Club · Foundation Committees

• Budget & Finance Committee
• Leadership Dinners Committee