The League of Canadian Poets
43rd Annual Poetry Festival & Conference
SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, BC

 

Council and Committee Nominees

 

Following is the list of the candidates standing for election to positions on National Council at the annual LCP Poetry Festival and Conference in Vancouver, BC from June 12 - 14, 2009.

All positions are open to members who wish to stand for election, and nominations may be made from the floor at the conference. Members unable to attend the conference are still welcome to stand for election – please contact Nominations Committee Chair, Maurice Meirau (mmierau@mts.net) for additional information.

You may nominate yourself or any other full member. Nominees must consent to stand for that position, and a seconder is required. Without a seconder or the nominee’s consent, the nomination is invalid. Please note that only FULL MEMBERS are eligible to nominate and vote, except for the position of Associate members’ rep.

position	nominee
Past president	Maurice Mierau
President	Dennis Reid
Vice-President/ Membership chair	Joe Blades
Treasurer	Ray Mitchell
REGIONAL REPS
Newfoundland/NS rep	Nellie Strowbridge
NB/PEI rep	Judy Gaudet
Quebec/Nunavut rep	Ian Ferrier
Ontario rep	Elizabeth Greene
Toronto rep	k.g. sambrano
Manitoba rep	Lori Cayer
Saskatchewan rep	Katherine Lawrence
Alberta/NWT rep
BC/Yukon	Barbara Pelman
Associate members rep	Andy Michaelson
COMMITTEES
Mediation chair	Glen Sorestad
International Affairs chair	Flavia Cosma
Communications chair	Brian Campbell
Education chair
Resources Development chair
Feminist caucus chair	Elected within Fenimist Caucus and ratified at the AGM.
Outreach committee chair	John J. Guiney-Yallop
Spoken Word committee chair	Sheri-D Wilson
Membership committee:
Member (print)	Eric Folsom
Member (print)	Kathy Mac
Member (spoken word)	Sheri-D Wilson
Member (spoken word)	Penn Kemp

 

 

 

 

 

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