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Introducing CMAT’s 2017 Board of Directors

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David Johnson
Vancouver, BC.
Chair

Nathan Kelly,RN Grimsby, ON

Nathan Kelly, RN
Grimsby, ON
Vice-Chair

 

Valerie Rzepka, NP
Toronto, ON.
Executive Director

Nathan Blackstock, ACP
Vancouver, BC
Treasurer/ Secretary

Dr. Pat San Agustin
Edmonton, AB
Director

Dr. Jeanne LeBlanc, PhD, R. Psych.
Vancouver, BC.
Director

Carolyn Davies, NP
Amherstburg, ON.
Director

CMAT welcomes three new board members and one reelected board member!

The 2017 online election was open from January 22 to February 3. CMAT would like to thank all the members who voted, and all the candidates who participated in this years’ election.  It was a very close race, and congratulations go out to the newly elected and re-elected board members!

Welcome to Nathan Blackstock, Carolyn Davies, and Jeanne LeBlanc, and welcome back to Nathan Kelly! We look forward to getting down to work and having your creativity and knowledge help to built CMAT!

Nathan Blackstock – Advanced Care Paramedic – Vancouver, BC

Carolyn Davies – Nurse Practitioner – Amherstburg, ON

Dr. Jeanne LeBlanc – Registered Psychologist – Vancouver, BC

Nathan Kelly (incumbent) – Registered Nurse – Grimsby, ON

 

Thank you to outgoing Board members
On behalf of all volunteers, the CMAT board of directors wishes to express our sincerest thanks to Dr. Rashad Chin, outgoing National Chair, Kate Auger, outgoing National Vice-Chair and Martin Metz, outgoing Treasurer, for their selfless service and leadership over the past several years. You have carried out your duties individually and collectively in a humanitarian manner, selflessly serving the volunteers, donors, and most of all, the beneficiaries that CMAT assisted in times of disaster.

J. Rashad Chin
Physician
Edmonton, AB.

Kate Auger
Nurse Practitioner
Collingwood, ON.

Martin Metz, PCP Paramedic, Vancouver, BC

CMAT 2017 Annual General Meeting of Members today – Login information below

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CMAT’s 2015 Annual General Meeting of members (AGM) will be held live ONLINE today:  Sunday February 05, 2017 at

  • 14:00 (Eastern)
  • 11:00 (Pacific)
  • 12:00 (Mountain)
  • 13:00 (Central)
  • 15:00 (Atlantic)

Login information is provided below, and an agenda is also posted.

CMAT Annual General Meeting LINK (will be active 10 minutes prior to start of meeting on Feb 5):   (you will need a microphone and speakers/ headset (webcam optional) to interact with the participants online)

https://www.anymeeting.com/237-476-593

Alternative: participants can also dial in to this Toronto based number to participate by conference call:

(437) 886-9122      PIN: 400 4623#

CMAT 2017 Annual General Meeting
AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Introduction/ Roll Call of Board/Outgoing Incoming (5 minutes)
  2. Additions and Approval of Agenda/New Business (5 minutes)
  3. ED Report (10 minutes)
  4. National Chair Report (10 minutes)
  5. Vice Chair Report (10 minutes)
  6. Treasurer/ Financial Report (10 minutes)
  7. FUNDRAISING: Global Philanthropic Update/Report
  8. REPORT: World Health Organization – Emergency Medical Teams status: standardization and CMAT Alignment/ Accreditation. Report from Hong Kong global meeting.
  9. POLICY REVIEW: Defining Volunteers vs Members.
  10. Communications Officer position: Update
  11. New Business
  12. Wrap up – Adjourn

CLICK HERE to review the preliminary (unreviewed) 2016 CMAT Balance Sheet

CLICK HERE to review the preliminary CMAT 2016 Income statement

CLICK HERE to review the recently approved CMAT Policy Defining Volunteers and Members

CMAT 2017 Board of Directors Nominations

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Canadian Medical Assistance Teams has three (3) regular positions (each 3 year terms) on the board of directors posted for election. In addition, a fourth position has recently opened, to complete the remaining one year term of outgoing Treasurer Martin Metz. Voting by registered members will be held using online balloting between January 22nd and February 3rd, 2017. The results will be announced at the CMAT Annual General Meeting of Members being in held online on February 5th, 2017.

Beginning at 12:01am (Atlantic) on Sunday January 22, 2017, registered CMAT members will be sent a one-time, user-specific link to the voting webpage by email, and will be asked to choose up to four candidates for the open positions. Voting closes Friday February 3, 2017 at 23:59 (Pacific).

Below you will find the list of nominated candidates, in alphabetical order:

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CMAT AGM 2017 and Call for Nominations!

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CMAT’s 2017 Annual General Meeting of Members (AGM) will be held on Sunday February 5, 2017.  Three (3) positions are up for election on the CMAT Board of Directors, each for a three (3) year term.
NOMINATION GUIDELINES
  • All nominations should be sent to the nomination committee’s attention: [email protected] stating the following information:
    • Nominee’s full name
    • Nominee’s hometown/ province
    • Nominee’s contact phone number and email address
    • Nominee’s profession
    • Nominator’s Full name*
    • Nominator’s contact phone number and email address*
* Nominees may volunteer, but require a nominator as endorsement
  • Nominations must be received no later than Friday January 20, 2017 at 23:59 pacific time.
  • Person nominated must be CMAT member.
  • Nominees (candidates) require the endorsement and referral of one nominator who must also be a CMAT member in good standing, who will be contacted to provide a reference.
  • Past experience and CMAT involvement is beneficial (e.g. previous deployment, training, committee involvement, local volunteering, fundraising).
  • All nominations should include a short biography of the candidate of no more than 250 words which covers the two areas (i) profession/experience and (ii) philosophy (please do not forward a CV)
  • Nominations should include a head and shoulders photograph of each candidate. Please attach the picture to the email as a jpg file.
  • Information provided about a candidate and her/his photograph will be posted on the CMAT website and circulated by email to members during the voting period.

Online voting will open on Sunday January 22, 2017 at 00:01 Atlantic, and close on Friday February 3rd, 2017 at 23:59 Pacific. Registered CMAT members will receive a link to the online voting ballot via email.

Election results will be announced during the AGM .

Notice of CMAT’s Annual General Meeting of Members

CMAT’s 2017 Annual General Meeting of members (AGM) will be held live ONLINE on:  Sunday February 05, 2017 at 14:00 (Eastern)
  • 11:00 (Pacific)
  • 12:00 (Mountain)
  • 13:00 (Central)
  • 15:00 (Atlantic)

Meet your 2017 Board of Directors. Login information is provided below, and an agenda and login will also be posted on the CMAT website before the meeting.

CMAT Annual General Meeting LINK (will be active 10 minutes prior to start of meeting on Feb 5):