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 Message to the Membership
I became a fan of Assiniboine Credit Union during one of my classes in the Asper MBA when an ACU manager presented on ACU’s corporate social responsibility. It was refreshing to learn of a financial institution whose business practices matched my beliefs around environmentalism and social justice. I am very motivated to become actively involved with an organization that does the right things for our community and does it in the right ways. I can contribute to the board through skills and experience gained from being a small business owner for the past 12 years, a school trustee since 2006, and from my post secondary education in arts, law, and business.
Biography
I founded Heartland International English School after teaching in Japan for three years. I have Arts and Law degrees and will soon complete an MBA. I am a school trustee, a runner and an environmentalist. I want to serve ACU members to help make the world a better place.
The Nominating Committee asked
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Please list your experience working on a board or committee. |
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- Louis Riel School Division - School Board
Elected 2006
Chairperson
Previous: Vice-chairperson, Chair Policy Committee, Chair Building, Maintenance, and Transportation Committee, Member of Finance and Audit, Negotiations, and Teacher Liaison Committees
- Manitoba Council for International Education (MCIE)
Founding and executive member since 2000
Treasurer
Previous: Vice President, Marketing Chair, Member at Large
- President of the Manitoba chapter and Canadian Representative for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association.
- Member on Red River College’s International Business Advisory Committee
- Marketing Committee for the Canadian Association of Private Language Schools
- Student councils in high school and university.
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ACU aims to have a Board that is representative of the members and communities we serve. We strive for gender balance, ethnic and cultural diversity, and diversity of age and life stage. A gap analysis of the current Board complement has been conducted and, in 2010, we’re looking for strong candidates with skills and experience in finance and environment.
To increase diversity on the Board we are also looking for strong candidates who are male, aboriginal, person of colour, person with a disability, active in the workforce, parent/guardian of school-age children.
Please elaborate on how your presence on the ACU Board would address one or more of these identified gaps. |
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I am 41.
As a school trustee I am in tune with parental concerns. |
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What would be your greatest contribution to the ACU Board? |
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My greatest contribution to the board will come from drawing on the knowledge I have acquired through a variety of career and life experiences which can be applied through my understanding of the role of governance on a board of directors. |
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