On Thursday, November 24, 2011, UFSC Toronto Chapter will be holding its annual elections at the Toronto Board of Trade Room A/B at 6pm for the executive board for the 2012 year. Excluding the positions of President (2 year term), Parliamentarian (3 year term) and Treasurer (2 year term), all other board positions will be contested.
You will find a full description of the UFSC Executive Board positions below. It is important to note that if you are going to vote or run, you must be a UFSC member in good standing as of September 24th, 2011.
We encourage and challenge all members to get involved and consider running for a position on the 2012 Executive Board! Feel free to contact members of teh 2011 Board to inquire about their current roles and responsibilities. Any Board member would be happy to answer your questions.
You will also find a list of current candidates and campaign notes from those candidates who have elected to submit their message in advance of this posting.
We will be accepting new nominations right up until election day on November 24th. If you are interested in one of the positions, or would like to nominate someone else, please send an e-mail to
events@ufsc-toronto.org with the following information:
Your Name __________________________________
Board Position __________________________________
Name of Nominee __________________________________
For those members unable to vote in person, please
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PROXY FORM. Please return your completed form to events@ufsc-toronto.org before midnight Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
Please note, you must be a member in good standing (paid member) as of September 24th, 2011 in order to vote.
The UFSC Toronto Bylaws state that "40% of Members in good standing who are present, either in person or voting by mail or proxy, at any Annual General Meeting of the Association shall constitute a quorum."
Due to the change of venue, and prior commitments by many members, we did not have quorum at the November 24, 2011 Annual General Meeting. In order to cure that anomaly and in order to validate the elections held, we require/request that members in good standing who have not previously done so, submit their proxy votes.
Your participation is very important to us. Please make time to complete and submit the downloadable ballot form below no later than 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on December 10, 2011.
If you have any questions about the election or election process please send your enquires to events@ufsc-toronto.org
UFSC EXECUTIVE BOARD POSITIONS:
VICE-PRESIDENT/EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
i. Shall preside in the absence of the President with all the powers of such office and shall be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.
ii. Shall be responsible for the coordination of all external affairs of the Association which may include external committee.
CANDIDATES
OPEN
BIO
PLATFORM
VICE-PRESIDENT/ INTERNAL AFFAIRS
i. Shall preside in the absence of the President and the First Vice-President with all the powers of such office and shall be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors.
ii. Shall be responsible for the coordination of all internal affairs of the Association, which may include internal committees.
iii. Shall throughout the year review the reports of all committees and report to the Association at regular General Meetings. She or he is, also, to work with committees to improve their systems and processes.
CANDIDATES:
ELLIS PERRYMAN
BIO
Ellis Perryman is a Senior Manager of Marketing at TDBG. After starting at TD in the branch management program in 1996 and then progressing to mutual fund accounting, he made the difficult decision to leave an upward moving career to pursue his MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business (Western). In Ellis’ current role, he leads a team that develops and implements Customer strategy for the bank spanning areas such as Email marketing, Customer onboarding and Customer contact preference. His mandate also includes a bank wide initiative designed to demonstrate the incremental value that an integrated data strategy can generate for the organization. He was previously the treasurer of his condominium board and is currently a member of TD’s Black Community Subcommittee. Ellis was also a Grant Review Committee Member for two rounds of United Way’s Youth Challenge Fund.
PLATFORM
While I have participated in community events like Junior Achievement, I have not been a recent regular with UFSC. Please don’t mistake that for lack of passion or commitment to our cause. As UFSC continues to embark on its journey of making an impact with us and our community, I believe that my background affords me the opportunity to help make a difference in a leadership role. While all 4 pillars are important and exciting, financial literacy holds a special place for me. I long to see a difference being made in our communities that need it most, and I would love to be a part of that strategy and implementation.
Above all, this role requires a leader; I believe I am that leader. This role also requires collaboration, foresight and the ability to effectively communicate. I believe that my skills, and the fact that I have not been intimately involved over the last few years will allow me to potentially provide a new perspective. I come from a results driven organization, and have played competitive sports at a high collegiate level. The result is when I’m on a team, I’m on it to win. I ask that you allow me to represent you on this team so that we can continue to win.
THE SECRETARY
i. Shall make certain that minutes are taken at Meetings of the Association and the Board of Directors and shall be responsible for turning over a complete record of the minutes of the past year to the succeeding Secretary upon that Officer's installation.
ii. Shall have on hand at each meeting a list of all existing committees and their members; Shall insure that all official acts of the Board, including, but not limited to, all approved motions, resolutions or decrees, are included in the minutes and shall insure that a record of all official acts is turned over to the Parliamentarian promptly.
iii. Shall jointly, with the President and/or Treasurer, authorize all payment of funds by the Association and may be one (1) of two (2) required signatories on all cheques or other instruments authorizing the disbursements of Association funds.
CANDIDATES:
PATRICE ROUSE
BIO
Patrice Rouse is Senior Counsel at Bank of Montreal (“BMO”), where she manages a variety of litigation and regulatory matters arising from BMO’s investment banking business in the U.S. Prior to joining BMO, Patrice was a Legal Consultant with AON and before that a litigation associate with the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York, where she represented financial institutions and corporations in regulatory enforcement proceedings, grand jury investigations, civil litigation, and arbitrations. Representative clients included Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., and representative practice areas included securities, employment, and general commercial litigation.
While at Sullivan & Cromwell, Patrice had an active pro bono practice, which included serving as co-counsel in a successful wrongful conviction appeal on behalf of a pro bono client. Patrice also authored several publications including: “U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Admissibility of ‘Me-Too’ Evidence and the Meaning of an ‘EEOC’ Charge,” Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, February 2008; “U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Section 981 Encompasses Retaliation Claims,” Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, May 2008. In addition, Patrice was named one of the top 100 associates of color in the U.S. by Stakeholder100 during her tenure at Sullivan & Cromwell.
Patrice graduated cum laude from Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., where she was an Articles Editor of the Howard Law Journal and Research Assistant to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (also then Chairman of the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission). As a Research Assistant, Patrice co-authored a memorandum successfully persuading U.S. Congress to amend the D.C. Family Court Act to re-instate the D.C. residency requirement for judges. Patrice was also a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Inez Smith Reid, Associate Judge, D.C. Court of Appeals.
Patrice also holds a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics & Political Science from the University of Toronto.
THE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
i. Shall be responsible for maintaining a file of all incoming and outgoing correspondence for the Association and its committees and shall prepare and send such other correspondence on behalf of the Association as directed by the President.
ii. Shall perform the duties of the Association's Secretary in the absence of the Secretary
CANDIDATES:
AYANNA DICK
BIO
Ayanna Dick joined RBC Capital Markets in 2004. She is an Associate within the Global Trading Client Management group and responsible for the management and administration of credit and transactional risk limits for clients that include various group of fund releationships including regulated mutual funds, pension funds, trusts, endowments and hedge funds.
Ayanna graduated from the Honours Business Administration program at Wilfred Laurier University. During her studies, she participated in many student groups including the Graduation Committee, Association of Black Students and Residence Life Staff. She is also an alumnas of INROADS Toronto. Her INROADS experience allowed her the opportunity to lead community initiatives as well as work for RBC Capital Markets and General Mills as a Junior Financial Analyst.
Ayanna became a member of UFSC Toronto in 2005. Ayanna Dick is a recipient of the UFSC Toronto Chapter's Most Outstanding Member Award; Toronto Chapter's Member of the Year Award; Toronto Chapter's President's Award; and the UFSC National Conference's Association Award. Since 2005 Ayanna has held various positions on the UFSC Board and headed the Student's Initiative, Community Outreach and Membership Committees.
PLATFORM
My commitment to UFSC makes me an excellent candidate for the Corresponding Secretary rol. I have the passion and drive to get work done and believe my organizational skills will allow me to excel in this position. The Corresponding Secretary role will allow me to fine tune my communication skills and explore my creative side. Please consider me for the 2012 UFSC Toronto Board.
THE NON-EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS (3)
The Non-Executive board member roles are defined by the President over the course of his / her term.
CANDIDATES:
ALDIN JNO-BAPTISTE
BIO
Aldin Jno-Baptiste is currently the IBM Delivery Project Executive for the Scotiabank Account. He has been involved in community organizations for over 20 years. His past endeavors include Board Member for the Black Business and Professional Association (Young Professional and Membership Positions), Co-Chair of the National Black Alliance, and most recently the Chair of the IBM National Black Networking Group.
PLATFORM
I believe that my past experience in this and other organizations, as well as my tenure at IBM will benefit the UFSC-Toronto.
ANTONIELLA RANGA
BIO
Antoniella currently works for the Ontario government with the Ministry of Transportation(MTO). She holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Lyon University in France. In 2006 she came to Toronto for a one-year exchange program at York University, and then returned to France to complete her Masters in Marketing and Strategy at Nice University. She then worked as an intern business analyst with the marketing branch of Amadeus SA.
While at university she was involved in various organizations and in 2008, she led a non-profit organization that fundraised and donated school supplies to deaf children in Ethiopia.
In 2009, Antoniella joined UFSC Toronto and became a board member in 2011, where she serves as a co-chair of the Membership and Networking Committee. Antoniella is also part of the Federated Health with the Ontario Public Service, an organization that brings 16 health charities together and raises money across 25 ministries. She is the communications lead for the MTO.
CHANDLER LAUZON
BIO
Away from UFSC, I'm Manager, Business Development and Marketing with Stikeman Elliott LLP, reporting to our National Director. Practiced law for nearly 6 years in both private practice and in-house, before coming full circle to communications (a journalism grad, also) in ...surprise... a law firm. I now lead the firm's client proposal program, drafting compelling RFP response materials and coaching lawyers on pitching business. I also manage much of the firm's marketing content.
PLATFORM
In the past year, as Chair of UFSC Toronto's Communications Committee, I have seen the dedication of a number of talented people enable us to provide relevant professional programming, networking opportunities and fellowship. It's time, in 2012, to continue our growth. 2011 saw us begin a number of communications initiatives that will help move UFSC forward - publication of an annual report to enhance transparency and governance, continuing leverage of our web properties to build awareness and the imminent publication of our UFSC Partnership Guide to assist our fundraising efforts. There are still loose ends I want us to address - better use of our social media properties, revamping our web presence, more media outreach and the evolution of our value proposition for members and sponsors. I'm eager to be part of that mission on the 2012 Board.
YVES FRANCIS KAMGA
BIO
Internationally trained professional with 4 years experience in investment industry, I have been with Mackenzie Investment since 2010. I hold a MBA and have a strong quantitative and analytical expertises developed through various assessments such as derivatives or performance and attribution analysis. Fully bilingual, I am committed to serving others and have devoted significant energy and attention to several non-profit organizations. I served as volunteer for the Out of the Cold program in Toronto, for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and for Portfolio Management Association of Canada. I joined UFSC in 2010 and currently sit on the UFSC Board as a non-executive member.
PLATFORM
I would like to continue in my role as non-executive board member in an attempt to contribute to the development of the organization. Under the Community Outreach committee, we were able to deliver good performance at events such as Brandon Street 5K or Junior Achievement. For the next legislature, I would lik to implement new strategies to make more efficient commissions I will have the honour to serve. Lots of projects were conducted in the past; the nicer is coming. The future belongs to us. Vote for him for a Non-Executive Board Member position. Thank you.
