Intermediate Series - Ottawa
Day 1: September 20, 2010
8:00 - 12:00 p.m.
Location:
 Presenter/Facilitator

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The Recruitment Process

Lili-Ann Foster
President, Renaud-Foster

Director's Panel

Nancy Averill
Director, First Nations Statistical Institute

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Elva Nilsen
Former Director, Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade, Standards Council of Canada
Past Vice-Chair, and Member of the Board, International Accreditation Forum Inc.
Past Chair, Pacific Accreditation Cooperation
Former Board Member, Standards Engineering Society
Former Board Member, Nova Scotia Branch, Consumers Association of Canada

Janet Yale (Facilitator)

Chair, Ottawa TELUS Community Board

Chair, United Way Ottawa
Chair, National Arts Centre Theatre Renewal Campaign

Director, Ashbury College

Director, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation

Director, Canadian Film Centre

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Day 2: October 4, 2010
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location:

Governance in Large Not-for-Profit, Public Sector and Small/Medium Private Company Board Service.

Janet Yale
Chair, Ottawa TELUS Community Board
Chair, United Way Ottawa
Chair, National Arts Centre Theatre Renewal Campaign

Director, Ashbury College

Director, Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation

Director, Canadian Film Centre

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Director Duties & Liabilities

Marc Jolicoeur
Regional Managing Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Ottawa

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Day 3: October 20, 2010
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location:

Key Responsibilities & Decision-Making

Penny Collenette
Executive in Residence, Telfer Management School, University of Ottawa;
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa;
Former Senior Fellow, Center of Business and Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University;
Former Director, Holt-Renfrew & Co.
Former Director, Toronto Board of Trade

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Day 4: November 24, 2010
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Location:

Networking Lunch

Preparation of Board Resume
Your Personal 'Get on Board' Action Plan

Sylvie Labelle
President, Syllab Inc.

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Cisco Systems
June 9, 2011

“I enrolled in the Introductory Series to learn about joining a not-for-profit board. At Cisco, employees are encouraged to join not-for-profit boards for professional development and as an opportunity to give back to the communities where we work and live. The Get On Board Program was excellent. The speakers are experienced directors and experts in board governance. I learned how to prepare a board resume and an action plan to push me towards reaching my board goals”

Lisa Caissie,
Global Account Manager, RIM Account Team,
Cisco Systems Canada

 

“It gave me the resources and guidance to create my board resume and the knowledge to say confidently that this is something I want to do. I now better understand the risk, duties and priorities of board membership in small/medium sized private corporations and FP500 companies”

Marlene Nyilassy,
Senior Vice-President, People and Engagement, Nelson Education

 

“A great place to start one’s Board career from an education perspective as well as networking perspective. Importantly, the admittance process is well thought through, session participants have related background and speak common business language. Time is spent efficiently and productively.”