Toronto Chapter

About The Toronto Chapter

The Toronto chapter of the SSEA is based in Toronto, Ontario, and is run a series of lectures and events in the Toronto area.

Its executive members for the 2007-2008 membership year are:

The Executive for the next year will consist of: Deirdre Keleher, Shirley Enns, Dr. Lyn Green, Arlette Londes, Jean McGrady, Zoe McQuinn, Les O'Connor, Dr. Steven Shubert, and Mark Trumpour, with two additional candidates named to the board as "speaking members", Maureen Britsch and Helena Pereira.

History

At the renewal workshop of 2006, the Trustees present came to the realization that we needed to make some administrative changes to better serve our members. These changes would include standardizing the way in which membership fees are collected and allocated for local events, such as lectures, and the way in which the membership database was maintained. This plan was further refined at the 2006 Annual General Meeting in Toronto. It was decided that the Society's bookkeeping would be more transparent if a chapter of the SSEA was established in Toronto, distinct from the Head Office.

A motion was passed at the 2006 AGM asking that Toronto area trustees hold a meeting of Ontario members in Toronto for the purpose of creating a Toronto Chapter. This meeting was held on Friday, May 4th, 2007. During the course of this meeting it was decided to elect a provisional executive and that those elected would select from amongst themselves officers including a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and a minimum of four Vice-Presidents. The provisional executive is currently working on a Toronto Chapter charter which will be presented to the general membership of the society at the 2007 Annual General Meeting. The provisional executive has also taken over responsibility for all Toronto area programming including the Mini-Lecture and Lecture Series and other special members’ events and social activities. The responsibility for printing and mailing of the Journal and the Newsletter; the Society's audit; the SSEA website; the Scholars' Colloquium and Symposium; and the Annual General Meeting will continue to reside with the Head Office. The Head Office will continue to send a speaker to each of the chapters annually.