Volunteers and Members
Wild at Heart Refuge Centre
Volunteer Policies
Structure:
Board of Directors:
Dr. Rod Jouppi, Ms. Mary Jouppi, Ms. Joyce Lammi
President:
Dr. Rod Jouppi WAH@vianet.on.ca
Co-ordinator:
Allison Muckle amuckle@hotmail.com
Education Committee Co-Chair:
Anne Blondin blondin_anne@hotmail.com
Education Committee Co-Chair:
Gloria Morisette gloriamorissette@hotmail.com
Fundraising Committee Chair:
Lisa Chevrier ice_berry_wave_52@hotmail.com
Gala Sub-Committee Chair: Mona Sims ms@simaltech.com
Animal Care Committee Chair:
Gaetanne Gladu gaetannegladu@aol.com
Construction Committee Chair:
Sue Lavoie ice_berry_wave_52@hotmail.com
Who do volunteers report to?
Volunteers will report to their Committee Chair, Committee Chairs will
report to the Co-ordinator, the Co-ordinator will report to the
President, the President will report to the Board of Directors to
achieve consensus.
How do I become a Committee Chair?
Committee Chairs will be elected at the Annual General Meeting and
will agree to serve as Chair for at least one year. If you are
interested in being a Committee Chair, please put your name forward at
the Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors reserves the right to
appoint Committee Chairs if necessary.
What are the responsibilities of the Committee Chair?
Committee Chairs must discuss projects their committee will be
undertaking with the Co-ordinator or President.
Committee Chairs must agree to act as the representative of their
respective committees and voice any concerns or suggestions reported to
them by their committee members to the Co-ordinator.
Committee Chairs determine when a meeting shall be held, and will
notify the rest of the committee and the Co-ordinator.
Committee Chairs will act as the meeting Chair, which means recording
meeting minutes, keeping the committee on track and making sure each
members views are allowed to be expressed.
Committee Chairs will write up the meeting minutes and submit them to
the Co-ordinator, who will send them out to all volunteers.
The Committee Chair must report to the Co-ordinator if funding is
required for a project or if any public statements regarding Wild at
Heart are to be made (including promotional materials, educational
programs, media interviews, etc).
If there is a disagreement between a Committee Chair and the President
about a project or other matter, the problem will be voted upon by the
Board of Directors.
What are the responsibilities of the Co-ordinator?
The Co-ordinator must be aware of the projects each committee is
undertaking and at what stage the project is currently at so that she
can see the overall picture of what is happening at Wild at Heart.
The Co-ordinator must be present at Committee meetings where new
projects are being discussed or project plans are being modified.
The Co-ordinator must check public statements to be made on behalf of
Wild at Heart and must present requests for funding to the President
and/or the Board of Co-ordinators.
The Co-ordinator must ensure that committee projects are in keeping
with the interests of Wild at Heart and must ensure that fundraising
goals for the year are met.
Decision Making Process:
When is the approval of the Board of Directors required?
Decisions regarding funding of over $500 for a project must have the
approval of the Board of Directors. Committee Chairs, with assistance
from the Co-ordinator, must draw up a project outline to present to the
board if over $500 is required.
When is the approval of the President required?
The President must approve public statements made on behalf of Wild at
Heart, as well as any major projects that are to be undertaken by
committees.
The President must approve projects requiring any funding from Wild at
Heart.
What is the role of the Co-ordinator in the decision making
process?
The Co-ordinator must act as go-between for the Committee Chairs and
the President. Thus, the Co-ordinator must be aware of all projects on
the go and all major decisions about the projects.
The Co-ordinator must be aware of project plans (i.e. the direction
the project will take, marketing strategies, etc.) and will report these
to the President.
The Co-ordinator must have excellent communications with the Committee
Chairs through updates by phone or email.
Wild
At Heart Wildlife Refuge Centre