Board Information
The OACAO Board of Directors provides direction and support to staff and volunteers who are responsible for the day to day operation of the organization and the development and implementation of a variety of initiatives and projects that reflect the mission, goals and objectives of the association. The Board is composed of an Executive Committee, elected at the Annual Meeting of the Association, 16 Regional Representatives and Chairpersons of the Standing Committees.
The Association divides the province into 8 regions, with 2 representatives from each region, a staff member and a senior volunteer, being selected from the region to sit on the Board of Directors. The role of the Regional Representative is to be a liaison between the Board and the region, to develop training and education programs in the region and to play an active role in maintaining existing members and soliciting new members.
Executives
Suzanne Teixeira, President
Nancy Beddoe, Past President
Wendy Caceres-Speakman, President Elect
Kim Evans, 1st Vice President
Bill Krever, Treasurer
Sharon Oatway, Secretary
Sue Hesjedahl, Executive Director
Regional Representatives
Central
Karie Papillon, Staff
Vacant, Senior Volunteer
Eastern
Monique Doolittle-Romas, Staff
Nellie Kingsbury, Senior Volunteer
Golden Horseshoe
Julie Pennal, Staff
Ted Lambert, Senior Volunteer
Grand River
Vacant, Staff
Vacant, Senior Volunteer
Metro
Lisa Tobio, Staff
Leslie Olsen, Senior Volunteer
North West
Twyla Biluk, Staff
Elaine Mannisto, Senior Volunteer
North Central
John Richer, Staff
Lyne Way-White, Senior Volunteer
South West
Karen Pyatt-Westbrook, Staff
Martha MacIntosh, Senior Volunteer
Committee Chairs
Kim Bradley, Awards
Bill Krever, OASSIS Liaison
Kim Bradley, Membership
Julie Pennal, Conference Chair
Bill Krever, Finance
Nancy Beddoe, Nominations
Shirley Glauser, Business Partners