Our Board of Directors

Terry Novosad, President	Stephen Pierce,Vice-President	Amanda Kroger, Secretary/Treasurer	Gord Beckenhauer
Dr. Lynette Eulette	Elizabeth Klassen	Susan Lewis	Suzanne Muir
Earl Rayner	Frances Westley	Peter Ringrose	Wendy Czarny, Executive Director

The property and the affairs of Waterloo Regional Homes for Mental Health Inc. are managed and governed by a Board of Directors consisting of not less than eight, and not more than twelve, persons.  The board is responsible for the Multi-sectoral Service Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) entered into with the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN), our primary funder.

The board is composed of approximately a minimum of two representatives in each of the following categories:  consumers, family, community representatives, and mental health and addictions services providers.  The remaining directors are representative of one of these categories and are selected to complement the skill and leadership requirements of the board.

A board member may serve for a maximum of ten years in total.  At the annual meeting of the members, the directors are elected by the members to hold office for one, two-year term of office.  The officers, President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer are elected by the board at the first scheduled board meeting after the annual meeting.

The Nominating Committee is the only standing board committee.  The Nominating Committee is responsible for carrying out a process to choose and recommend member nominees to the Board of Directors.  If you are interested in joining the board, please submit an expression of interest letter along with a current resume or c.v. to Wendy Czarny, Executive Director by email wczarny@waterlooregionalhomes.com, by fax to 519 742 5232 or mail to Waterloo Regional Homes for Mental Health Inc, 618 King St. W., Kitchener, ON  N2G 1C8.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

The Board of Directors undertook its most recent strategic planning process throughout the fall of 2007 and winter/spring months of 2008.  With the guidance of an external consultant, a series of focus groups and a survey were used to gather information from our community.  Then, using the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis, the strategic initiatives were presented and approved at the Board of Directors meeting, September 2008.

Becoming a more culturally-diverse, holistic-focused organization

• Define, gather information and establish processes to increase the organization’s response to increasingly diverse community needs.
• Ensure adherence to recovery principles.
• Establish wellness program(s) – ‘People in Motion’ sponsorship.

Responding more effectively to the increasing complexity of people’s needs and aspirations.

• Partner with the Region of Waterloo, Heartwood, and Supportive Housing of Waterloo e.g. Sunnyside Supportive Housing Project.
• Establish another multi-disciplinary team on site.

Creating more housing and services sites offering increased choices.

• Initiatives are being explored.