Board Members

Composition of the Board of Directors of the Wellington on the Lake Residents Association as of 09 July 2022

A question or comment to the Board in general, without any specific Director in mind, should be addressed to WOLRA.board@gmail.com

All Board Members have a role in the following:

Enabling the development, maintenance, and establishment of a safe, secure, and tranquil community of WOTL for all residents to enjoy
Acknowledging the inherent rights of our residents, and attributing to them their long-standing efforts and initiatives to make WOTL a great place to live and prosper
Working in partnership with the residents and the community to enhance the WOTL community life in whatever way possible
Providing effective communication with the membership
Maintaining communication with the owner of the leased land, the developer, and the property management company
Liaison with E-blaster as required

President

Responsible for and liaison with:

Sandbanks, Frontier and Daimler (along with other Board members on a issue basis
County (Mayor, Wellington Ward Councillor, County Staff)
External Communications (i.e. outside of WOTL)

Responsible for the general supervision of the affairs of the corporation, more specifically

Derek Mendham

Vice-President

Responsible for overseeing delivery of the Association’s operational programs and services, more specifically

Work with Club/Activity Coordinators to maintain the Association’s events, programs and activities
Responsible to complete and monitor Guidelines for Club and Activity Coordinators
Responsible for the Room Booking Coordinator, Coffee Mornings Coordinator, Registration Desk Staff, 50/50 Draw Staff (GMs)
Lead Operational Review in cooperation with the Treasurer
Act for the President in the President’s absence or inability to act
Perform other duties as required

Rick Stevens

Treasurer

Oversees the financial affairs of the Corporation, more specifically

Establish and follow sound financial policies and practices that will ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the Association
Ensure all monies received and disbursed on behalf of the Association are appropriately and accurately recorded
Ensure that proper accounting records are maintained
Provide the Board and Membership with an account of the financial position; tracking of the annual budget and monitoring of club and activity budgets
Prepare a proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year and track/monitor the budget on a monthly basis)

Gail Marris-Hardie

Secretary

Maintains the corporate records of the Corporation, more specifically

Prepare, prior to each meeting of the Board and Members an agenda for the presiding officer
Record the minutes (to our Board standards) of all member and Board of Directors meetings
Report and post to the membership the minutes of the Members and Board of Directors meetings
Record the disposition and key correspondence in the minutes
File the corporate annual return, any changes regarding directors and copies of bylaws and bylaw amendments with Corporations Canada
Monitoring correspondence to secretary.wolra@gmail.com and P.O. Box
Organization of and ongoing filing of WOLRA files
Notices of meetings – posters, bulletin boards and website
Management of Online Voting Procedures

Geoff Telling

Director, Communications

Monitoring of email correspondence to info.WOLRA@gmail.com and wolraboard@gmail.com
Chairs Communications Committees – includes Webmaster/ E-Blaster, Newsletter, Welcome Committee, Membership as required
Develop and oversee new communication initiatives to Members

Alan Smith

613-885-3160

Director, Special Projects

Kathy Memme

Director, Facilities

Liaison with Frontier Manager regarding all facilities
Monitor and oversee the following: pool, tennis, bocce, and shuffleboard
Monitor general state of facilities in WOTL, such as lighting, roads, landscaping maintenance issue, Audio Visual Committee, Kitchen Committee, Fitness Room Committee, Storage Committee, Library Committee, etc.

Bill Pennell

Director, Community Welfare

Monitor and oversee the following: Health, Safety and Disabilities Committee, Evacuation Committee, Legal issues Committee, and Dispute Resolution Committee
Responsible for Celebration of Life (COL) including, but not limited to the following: sending or delivering condolence cards, obtaining death notices from newspapers or funeral homes for inclusion by Secretary in WOLRA binder, dealing with family their desire for COL, informing membership, room booker, and Newsletter, advise Treasurer regarding memoriam donations

Bob Hicks

Representing the Leasehold Side

Ian Chan

The biographies of Directors are available on pages 9 – 11 of the June 2021 edition of the Neighbourly News