The Executive Committee shall be comprised
of the following during 2008 - 2009:
President (1 year): Raylene Matlock (Saskatoon) term to 2009
President-elect:
Jan Emerton (Vancouver) term to 2009
Secretary: Katherine Poser (Fredericton) term to 2010
Treasurer:
Councillor-at-large
(tissue): Erik Williams (Edmonton) term to 2009
Councillor-at-large
(donation):
Carey Beninger (Calgary) tern to 2010
Councillor-at-large
(transplantation):
Past-President:
Denise Brophy (Halifax)
Left to Right: Denise Brophy - Past President; Erik Williams - Councilor Tissue; Jan Emerton - President Elect; Raylene Matlock - President; Carey Beninger - Councilor Donation
All members of the Executive Committee
shall serve without compensation.
Each member of the Executive Committee
shall have one vote on the Executive
Committee and must be present to cast
a vote. In all matters, majority vote
shall prevail. A quorum is required for
the transaction of business at all meetings
of the Executive Committee.
All meetings of the Executive Committee
shall be open to the general membership
of CAT.
President
The President shall be the spokesperson
for CAT. The President is an ex-officio
member of any or all committees. The
President shall appoint all committee
chairpersons and establish ad hoc committees, with
the approval of the Executive Committee. The President
shall have all the rights and privileges consistent
with the office of President.
President-elect
The
President-elect shall succeed to the
office of President upon the completion
of the President's term in office or
upon an earlier vacancy in the office
of the President, except as elsewhere
noted in these bylaws. The President-elect
shall assume all of the duties and responsibilities
of the President in the President's absence
or in the President's inability to fulfill
the duties of the office, such inability
to be determined by the Executive Committee
and reported to the ACTIVE membership for approval
within 21 days of such action. The President-elect
is an ex-officio member of any or all committees.
The President-elect shall have all the rights and
privileges consistent with the office of President-elect.
The President-elect will be the Chair of the Administrative
Committee and will conduct elections, disseminate
information to membership including bylaws and make
necessary changes, as well as circulate the executive
meeting agenda as necessary.
Secretary
The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings
of the Executive Committee, shall archive all materials
and shall be the custodian of all contracts, assignments,
and other legal documents and records. In the event
of the Secretary's inability to fulfill the duties
of office, such inability shall be assumed by an
ACTIVE member in good standing appointed by the Executive
Committee, on a temporary basis until the following
Annual Meeting. The Secretary shall be elected to
a single, two-year term of office and will not be
eligible to seek a consecutive term. The Secretary
shall have all the rights and privileges consistent
with the office of Secretary.
Treasurer The Treasurer shall be responsible for
keeping an account of all monies received,
all assets and payment of all liabilities
of CAT. All sums received shall be deposited
in a chartered bank(s), trust company(s),
and/or savings and loan association(s) as approved
by the Executive Committee and be responsible for
all Revenue Canada documentation. The Treasurer will
present a financial report at all meetings of the
Executive Committee, at the Annual General Meeting,
and at any other time when called upon by the President.
The Treasurer will present the proposed budget for
adoption by the Executive Committee of expenses.
The Treasurer shall assume all duties and responsibilities
of the President-elect in the case of his/her absence
or in the President-elect's inability of assuming
the position of President for the following term,
such inability to be determined by the Executive
Committee and reported to the ACTIVE membership for
approval within 21 days of such action. The Treasurer
shall have all the rights and privileges consistent
with the office of Treasurer.
Councillor-at-large (3) The Councillors at Large shall be responsible
for major initiatives including publicity,
education and other duties as assigned
by the President. The Councillors at
Large will be specifically responsible
for issues concerning their area of expertise (i.e.
donation, tissue, transplantation) and will respond
to such issues at the assignation of the President.
The Councillors at Large shall have all the rights
and privileges consistent with the office of Councillors
at Large.
2005 Copyright Canadian
Association of Transplantation
