Committees
Advocacy
2017/18
Chair, Patricia Clough
Gerry Tiede
Grace Wilson
Bob Taverner
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
2017/18
Chair, Bob Taverner
George Main
Gerry Tiede
JoAnn Lauber
Sterling Campbell
Floyd Smith
Marion Hartley
Alexis Reynolds
Libby Thornton
Terry Green
Excellence in Education Committee
2017/18
Chair, Charan Gill
Steve Bailey
Val Dyer
Marg Sutton
Caroline Malm
Lynne Farquharson
Doug Edgar
Finance Committee
2017/18
Chair, Grace Wilson
Barb Mikulec
Bob Taverner
Stefan Cieslik
Arnie Lambert
Charan Gill
Heritage Committee
2017/18
Chair, Barb Mikulec
Janice Androsoff
Louise Sanchez
Lynne Farquharson
Diane McNay
Cheryl Halsted
Membership Committee
2017/18
Chair, Steve Bailey
Sterling Campbell
Val Dyer
Doug Edgar
Elaine Thompson
Annette O’Connor
Charan Gill
Pensions & Benefits Committee
2017/18
Chair, Gerry Tiede
Stefan Cieslik
Arnie Lambert
Janice Androsoff
Floyd Smith
Dale Lauber
Al Cornes
Howard Spence
Member Well-Being Committee
2017/18
Chair, Terry Green
Grace Wilson
Annette O’Connor
Caroline Malm
Tom Hastie
Cheryl Halsted
Margaret Sutton
Elaine Thompson