2021 BC Athletics Board of Directors Elections

The following board position descriptions were approved at the January 1999 Extraordinary General Meeting.

Nominations received will be posted with a brief bio provided by those standing for election.

Elections will take place on Saturday, August 21, 2021 during the AGM meetings with the exception of the Zone Director positions which will be decided in Zone Caucus meetings and the Athlete Directors who are voted on by members of the BC Junior and Senior teams from 2018 and 2019.

Please note there is a separate nomination form for Athlete Directors. Athlete Director nominations must be recveived no later than June 30, 2021. Elegible athletes will vote on the Athlete Director nominations from July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 and the results will be announced at the AGM on August 21, 2021.

BOARD ELECTIONS NOMINATION FORM

Vice Chair Board of Directors

2 year term

Incumbent - Jim Hinze

Nominees: Marcus Wong

Working with B.C. Athletics staff, volunteers and individuals under contract to B.C. Athletics, the Board Vice Chair shall:

Assist the Board Chair in carrying out his/her duties and responsibilities.
Carry out the duties of the Board Chair during his/her absence.
Have the power to perform all of the duties of the Board Chair as required or as delegated.
Be one of the signing officers of the Association.
Sit as a member of the Executive Committee.
To act as Director for membership relations and to liaise with associated organizations.

Director Administration & Planning

2 year term

Incumbent - Marcus Wong

Working with B.C. Athletics staff, volunteers and individuals under contract to B.C. Athletics, the Director Administration & Planning shall:

Ensure that minutes of all meetings of the Association and the Board of Directors are kept, that the Association’s records are secured, and that all reports as required by the Society Act are produced in a timely manner.
Be responsible for the development of the Association’s human resource needs and operations.
Oversee the management of the Association’s membership program.
Ensure the compilation of B.C. Athletics statistics and statistical reports.
Supervise the orderly development, effective operation and, as required, modification of the B.C. Athletics office electronic communications systems and equipment.
Sit as a member of the Executive Committee.
Be responsible for the implementation of and reporting upon the current strategic plan.
Ensure that there is an orderly and timely development of a successor strategic plan.

Director Events & Promotions

2 year term

Incumbent - Jordan Myers

Nominees: Jordan Myers

Working with B.C. Athletics staff, volunteers and individuals under contract to B.C. Athletics, the Director Events and Promotions shall:

Establish and maintain, through close cooperation with B.C. Athletics staff members, an effective operational framework for the development of existing and future event properties of B.C. Athletics.
Develop in cooperation with the member clubs of B.C. Athletics, ways and means in which locally-staged events can benefit from the operational framework established for B.C. Athletics Event Properties.
Coordinate the development of an operational framework for the promotion of both member club and B.C. Athletics Event Properties.
Sit as a member of the Executive Committee.

Zones 1 & 2

2 year term

Incumbent - Barb Drake

Zones 3,4,5

Nominees: Jasmine Gill

2 year term

Incumbent - Jasmine Gill

Zone 6

Nominees: Darren Willis

2 year term

Incumbent - Darren Willis

Working with B.C. Athletics staff, volunteers and individuals under contract to B.C. Athletics, the Zone Directors shall:

Initiate, where necessary, and attend meetings with zone clubs/associations.
Assist zone clubs/associations to better understand the aims/directions of the Association.
Prepare Zone Reports for presentation to meetings of the Board Prepare an annual Zone Report for presentation at the Annual General Meeting.
Carry out other responsibilities as may be required from time to time.

Athlete Directors

Athlete Director nominations must be recveived no later than June 30, 2021. Elegible athletes will vote on the Athlete Director nominations from July 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021 and the results will be announced at the AGM on August 21, 2021.

Athlete Director Nomination Form

Athlete Director - 2 year term - Incumbent - Rebecca Dutchak - term ends August 2021

Athlete Director - 2 year term - Incumbent - Nathan Riech - term ends August 2021

Athlete Director - 1 year term - Vacant - term ends August 2022

Athletes recognized by the Society as having been on a B.C. Senior or U20 (ages 18/19) Team within the past two years (the "BC Senior or U20 Team Athletes") shall put forth three Athlete Directors,

a minimum of one of each gender,
a minimum of one para-athlete and
one able-bodied athlete
Who are a member of and nominated by the group of athletes who are 18 years of age or older and who have been nominated (or selected by BC Athletics to a Provincial Team in any discipline in the previous two years (calculated from the date of the beginning of the new membership year - Jan 1st).
The Society will coordinate such nomination process in its discretion such that the Society will be notified of the names of the three nominees by the time of the Zone caucuses held in conjunctioon with the AGM. If the BC Senior or U20 Team Athletes fail to put forth three (3) nominees or if any of the nominees are unwilling to be elected as an Athlete Director at the time of the Zone Caucuses held in conjunction with the AGM, the voting members present at the AGM shall select the remaining number of Athlete Directors for the one (1) year term from names submitted by voting members at the AGM.

Due to the cancellation of National Championships in 2020 and no BC Team selected in 2020, the Athlete Directors will be nominated by members of the 2018 and 2019 BC Senior and BC U20 Teams members. Athletes nominated must have been selected to the BC Senior or U20 Teams in 2018 or 2019 to be considered. Names submitted through this form will be forwarded to the above mentioned BC Team members to be voted on. The results of said vote will be brought to the BC Athletics AGM to be formally voted on.