Governance

 
 
Renfrew County United Way (RCUW) is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors drawn from the community or appointed by major corporate donors. Candidates for the Board are approved by the membership at the corporation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is normally held in April. New board members can also be confirmed by the sitting Board of Directors between Annual General Meetings.

The Board provides overall direction and establishes policy within the corporation’s General By-Law. It meets a minimum of four times a year to approve the budget, to approve interim member agency allocations, to approve final member agency allocations and to elect officers and form standing committees at the Board’s first meeting following the AGM.

The corporation is managed by a seven-director, volunteer Executive Committee. Day-to-day administrative activities are the responsibility of a full-time, paid Executive Director, and a part-time paid Administrative Assistant.

To assist with Board and Executive Committee decisions, four Standing Committees focus on key issues and make recommendations: Funds Distribution, Planning & Assessment, Campaign Cabinet, and Communications.

The 2010-2011 Board of Directors and Management / Administrative staff are:

 
DIRECTOR POSITION
Bob French Executive Committee (Board Chair); Funds Distribution Committee; Planning & Assessment Committee; Campaign Cabinet; Co-Chair, North Renfrew Community Advisory Committee; Ex-Officio Member of all other committees
Carole Devine Executive Committee (Board Vice-Chair); Funds Distribution Committee; Planning & Assessment Committee; Campaign Cabinet; Chair, Pembroke/Petawawa Community Advisory Committee
Mike Wright Executive Committee (Board Past Chair); Funds Distribution Committee; Chair, Planning & Assessment Committee; Communications Committee
Gwen Greenstock Executive Committee (Executive Secretary); Planning & Assessment Committee
Major Eve Mallette Executive Committee (Treasurer) (CFB Petawawa representative)
Shelley Rolland-Poruks Chair, Communications Committee (AECL-CRL representative)
Loreen Russell Funds Distribution Committee (KI-Pembroke representative)
Catherine Fairfield Executive Committee; Chair, Funds Distribution Committee; Campaign Cabinet; Chair, Arnprior Community Advisory Committee (Pillar5 Pharma representative)
Sue D’Eon Planning & Assessment Committee; Campaign Cabinet; Co-chair, North Renfrew Community Advisory Committee
Barbara Borutskie Executive Committee; Chair, Campaign Cabinet; Funds Distribution Committee; Chair, Killaloe/Barry’s Bay Community Advisory Committee
Doug Steeves Funds Distribution Committee; Vice-Chair, Campaign Cabinet; Chair, Whitewater Region/Bonnechere Valley Community Advisory Committee
Fran Moyles Funds Distribution Committee
Laura Bannister

North Renfrew Community Advisory Committee

Michelle MacCormack Generation Next Cabinet representative (United With Youth); Pembroke/Petawawa Community Advisory Committee
  2011 Honorary Campaign Chair
David Studham Executive Director
Patricia Lafreniere Administrative Assistant