Board of Directors
PURPOSE OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors is the Governing body of the SGA/AGÉ and has general operational control and responsibility for the association.
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The Board is responsible for setting the direction of the organization and ensuring it stays on course to achieve its goals. Directors have a fiduciary obligation to the corporation.
BOARD COMPOSITION
The Board is made up of 14 Directors: the SGA/AGÉ President, the Ranking Vice President, and 12 Directors who are elected yearly at the October General Meeting.
The Board has the authority to:
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- Approve the annual budget
- Set the association's ancillary fees
- Recognize and ratify clubs
- Oversee and be the sole legal sponsor of all elections of Executives
- Create and enforce SGA/AGÉ policies
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The Board also has further duties and powers set out in the SGA/AGÉ constitution, the standing orders, and the board policies.
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In addition, the Board must abide by the parliamentary authority of the SGA/AGÉ and all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal legislations and regulations.
DUTIES OF THE BOARD
2023-2024 Directors
Jylan Ehab
Zarreen Brown
Joseph Colasimone
Director
Ruchil Ajitkumar Patel
Director
Alan Thrasher
Director
Josh Hubert
Vice Chairperson
Jean O'Hanley
Secretary
Conrad Eder
Director
Peter Reich
Director
Vacant
Director
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Halley Baker
Director
Cody O'Neill
Director
Moiz Ahmad Shoukat
Director
Board of Directors Committees
Directors also sit on a variety of committees which govern different aspects of the SGA/AGÉ's operation.
Governance Committee
The governance committee shall be responsible for training of the Board; executives and staff relations; overseeing transitions between executives; acting as the official liaison between the Board, the executives, and the staff of the SGA/AGÉ; acting as the direct supervisor to the executive committee; and conducting the bi-annual executive evaluations. The governance committee shall be responsible for the relationship between the SGA/AGÉ and auxiliary organizations of the SGA/AGÉ as per the auxiliary organization policy.
Members:
Jylan Ehab
Joshua Hubert
Jean O'Hanley
Policy and Constitution Committee
The policy and constitution committee shall be responsible for reviewing, creating, and revising association policy and providing recommendations to the Board on policy. This committee may initiate proposed amendments to the constitution and all amendments to the constitution shall be reviewed by the policy and constitution committee as per Article XI of the constitution.
Members:
Joshua Hubert
Zarreen Brown
Joseph Colasimone
Conrad Eder
Jylan Ehab
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Clubs Committee
The clubs committee shall review all applications for club ratification and provide recommendations to the Board. The committee shall review all requests for additional club funds and provide recommendations to the Board. The clubs committee shall mediate any clubs issues and render a report with recommendations to the Board.
Members:
Zarreen Brown
Joshua Hubert
Cody O'Neill
Halley Baker
Jylan Ehab
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Audit Committee
The audit committee shall secure an annual audit of all funds and at times when deemed necessary by the committee with the consent of the governance committee. The committee shall submit a report at each General Meeting for consideration by the membership.
Members:
Joshua Hubert
Jylan Ehab
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Peter Reich
Elections Committee
The election committee shall hear appeals from candidates, administer disciplinary action as required against candidates or the Chief Returning Officer, and interpret the rules of an election.
Members:
Conrad Eder
Joshua Hubert
Joseph Colasimone
Jylan Ehab
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Finance Committee
The finance committee shall review the finances of the association on at least a quarterly basis. The finance committee shall prepare, in conjunction with staff and the executive committee, an annual budget to be approved at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Members:
Cody O'Neill
Joseph Colasimone
Jylan Ehab
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Executive Committee
The executive committee shall conduct the administrative business of the SGA/AGÉ in accordance with Article VI of the constitution.
Members:
Similoluwa Olufowobi
Zarreen Brown
Isaac Vestby
Timi Aliu