Committees
Advocacy
2018/19
Chair, Gerry Tiede
Grace Wilson
Charan Gill
The Advocacy committee’s objectives are :
- Advisory to the Board, its committees and branches when advocacy projects are being considered or undertaken
- Continue to seek support in working with kindred organizations around issues affecting seniors
- Identify appropriate people in government to be approached on issues affecting our members.
From the Summary of Reports
BCRTA Policy and Procedures (17.1.0) states that the mission of the Advocacy Committee is to develop materials and strategies that “inform members and encourage them to take a proactive position in support of issues affecting their well-being”. That does not mean to be partisan in political action. It means to identify issues (in our case members/seniors issues) and take positive actions to promote and improve situations. The Advocacy Committee also acts as an advisory body to the Board, its committees and branches when advocacy projects are being considered or undertaken (7.8.2).
In 2013-14, the Advocacy Committee provided funding for the branches that took up the Health and Housing action grants to notify their members and request through Kristi Josephson, Administrator for their assistance with projects and contacts. My thanks to Regina Day, JoAnn Lauber, Bob Taverner, Gerry Tiede and Past President, Cliff Boldt also observer, Stefan Cieslik and Tom Brunker for their help this year for their help on the Advocacy Committee in providing leadership to support the rights and welfare of BCRTA members.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia Clough, Advocacy Chair
Communications Committee
2018/19
Chair, Charan Gill
JoAnn Lauber
Floyd Smith
Marion Hartley
Alexis Reynolds
Libby Thornton
Steve Bailey
Pat Thiesen
Charlene Hodgson
Carol Baird-Krull
Excellence in Education Committee
2018/19
Chair, Stefan Cieslik
Val Dyer
Marg Sutton
Caroline Malm
Lynne Farquharson
Floyd Smith
Charan Gill
Finance Committee
2018/19
Chair, Grace Wilson
Barb Mikulec
Stefan Cieslik
Janice Androsoff
Dave Scott
Heritage Committee
2018/19
Chair, Janice Androsoff
Louise Sanchez
Lynne Farquharson
Cheryl Halsted
Don Caskey
Carol Baird-Krull
Steve Bailey
Membership Committee
2018/19
Chair, Dave Scott
Sterling Campbell
Val Dyer
Charlene Hodgson
Elaine Thompson
Annette O’Connor
Marg Sutton
Pensions & Benefits Committee
2018/19
Chair, Gerry Tiede
Patricia Clough
Dale Lauber
Ken Tannar
Al Cornes
Arnie Lambert
Howard Spence
Rob Taylor
Linda Watson
Member Well-Being Committee
2018/19
Chair, Terry Green
Don Caskey
Elaine Thompson
Caroline Malm
Cheryl Halsted
Elaine Thompson
Penny Whittam
Pat Thiesen