{"id":68,"date":"2010-05-16T21:24:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-17T01:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garneaufamily.ca\/ovas\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:54:30","slug":"executive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/about-ovas\/executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive"},"content":{"rendered":"

OFFICERS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Position<\/th>Name<\/th>E-Mail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
President<\/td>Errol Choo<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vice-President<\/td>Greg Austen<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Secretary<\/td>Silviu Nicolae<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Treasurer<\/td>Sara Danbrook<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

PAST OFFICERS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t
Position<\/th>Name<\/th>E-Mail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Past President<\/td>Eleonore Schmidt<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Position<\/th>Name<\/th>E-Mail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Program Chair<\/td>Carl Presseault<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Auction Chair<\/td>Alyssa Gonzalez<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Membership Chair<\/td>Liam Epp<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sponsorship Chair<\/td>Alfred Baird<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Online Presence Chair<\/td>Mikayla Hesson<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breeders Award Program Chair<\/td>Jody McManus<\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

OTHER VOLUNTEERS<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Position<\/th>Name<\/th>E-Mail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Moderator(s)<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Various Auction Positions<\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Webmaster<\/td><\/td>Contact Us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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List of OVAS Executive Positions and Their Duties<\/span><\/h2>\n

PRESIDENT<\/strong>
\nAct as official representative and spokesperson for OVAS; including CAOAC and intra\u2010club liason.\u00a0 Chair all Executive\/membership meetings; serve as an ex\u2010officio member of all OVAS committees. Ensure that members of the Executive carry out their duties while also recognizing individual capacity and willingness as volunteers; does not imply that the President must assume the duties of any Executive member who is absent or derelict in their duties.\u00a0 Ensure Executive and Club continuity through leadership, mentorship, fellowship and encouragement of team work and recognition of efforts. Ensures communication of club events and announcements to club and forum membership.<\/p>\n

VICE-PRESIDENT<\/strong>
\nAssist the President in carrying out all of his or her duties. Act for the President, in the President\u2019s absence or at the request of the President.\u00a0 In the event that some Executive positions are vacant, will assume the responsibilities for one of them, as agreed to with the President.\u00a0 In the event that all Executive positions are filled, will assume other club or committee responsibilities as agreed to with the President.<\/p>\n

SECRETARY<\/strong>
\nRecord the minutes and action points of all Executive meetings and ensure their posting on the Executive forum in a timely manner.\u00a0 Record any proposed action, decision or vote taken at a general club meeting, and post them on the club forum in a timely manner.\u00a0 As directed by the President, provide an account\/summary of Executive meetings to the membership. In collaboration with the President, attend to correspondence to and from OVAS and the OVAS Executive.\u00a0 Ensure the tracking of OVAS physical assets.<\/p>\n

TREASURER<\/strong>
\nKeep a complete and accurate record of the financial transactions of OVAS and make these available to the Executive at all reasonable times.\u00a0 As approved, provide advances or reimbursements for club expenses incurred by members of the executive or club committees, while ensuring proper documentation of those expenses.\u00a0 Prepare an annual financial statement for the approval of the Executive and the membership. Ensure the safekeeping of OVAS\u2019 financial assets. Attend to correspondence and records relating to OVAS\u2019 finances.\u00a0 Provide financial forecasts and other financial advice to guide Executive decisions.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM CHAIR<\/strong>
\nMake recommendations and proposals on what takes place during club meetings.\u00a0 Making contact and arrangements for guest speakers and meeting activities.\u00a0 Develop contacts in the aquarium hobby and maintain a list of potential speakers for OVAS events. Make arrangements for the smooth running of club meetings which includes:
\n– Meeting agenda
\n– Reception and recording of guests and members
\n– Door prizes – PA system, laptop and projector as required
\n– Beverage and snacks (if not already provided at venue)<\/p>\n

AUCTION CHAIR<\/strong>
\nOrganize and run the mini-auctions and Giant auction. Serve as auctioneer.\u00a0 May delegate role to other volunteers.\u00a0 Announce auction schedule, details and rules on the forum.\u00a0 Recruit volunteers and assign duties as required.\u00a0 Provide appropriate documentation to the Treasurer at the close of each auction for audit purposes. Maintain an accurate list of all current auction statistics<\/p>\n

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR<\/strong>
\nMaintain a current and complete record of all members, and make it available to the Executive at all reasonable times.\u00a0 Collect membership fees and provide them to the Treasurer, with a reconciliation of the fees collected and the membership list.\u00a0 Provide paid members with membership card and any club introduction materials in a timely manner.\u00a0 In collaboration with members of the Executive, develops and maintains club introduction materials to outline and communicate club benefits to paid and prospective members.\u00a0 Develop and recommend strategies to promote membership in OVAS. Coordinates any approved membership drives.<\/p>\n

SPONSORSHIP CHAIR<\/strong>
\nFollow\u2010up with all forum sponsors for renewal; obtain payment and signed contracts according to defined timelines.\u00a0 Seek new forum sponsors as needed, while respecting established rules.\u00a0 Develop, maintain and safekeep sponsorship contracts Develop and maintain relationship with sponsors and relate any complaint or improvement opportunities to Executive for resolution or decision\u2010making.\u00a0 Ensures the development, posting, and removal of forum sponsor banners.\u00a0 Collaborate with the Giant Auction coordinators to provide forum sponsors with opportunity to participate and further support the event; also to coordinate communication with forum sponsors who choose to sponsor the Giant Auction.\u00a0 Seek business contacts to promote OVAS and OVAS activities, and seek sponsorships and other tangible ways of increasing the financial soundness of OVAS.<\/p>\n

ONLINE PRESENCE CHAIR<\/strong>
\nPicture of the month contest or other forum activities or events Forum content curation (i.e. posting of hobby related topics and references) Administration of Facebook page obtaining hobby expert posts or input (ex. “Ask Albert Thiel”) Encouraging forum posts and welcoming new forum members<\/p>\n

BREEDERS AWARD PROGRAM CHAIR<\/strong>
\nManage the Breeders Award Program for the club.\u00a0 Keeps records of breeders and their livestock.\u00a0 Award recognition to breeders with certificates, points or other forms of recognition.<\/p>\n

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OFFICERS PAST OFFICERS STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS OTHER VOLUNTEERS List of OVAS Executive Positions and Their Duties PRESIDENT Act as official representative and spokesperson for OVAS; including CAOAC and intra\u2010club liason.\u00a0 Chair all Executive\/membership meetings; serve as an ex\u2010officio member of all OVAS committees. Ensure that members of the Executive carry out their duties while also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":48,"menu_order":400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ovas.ca\/ovas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}