The Thunder Bay Country Market Association elects a board of 9 Directors from among the membership at its AGM, held in February or March of each year. The Board meets on a monthly basis to handle governance aspects of the Market.
Day-to-day operations are handled by Market Manager April Mercier, manager@tbcm.ca who is the first point of contact for the Market.
The 2020 Board of Directors was elected at the AGM on March 12, 2020.
Name | Position | Term Ends | Consecutive Terms |
---|---|---|---|
Kelly Fettes | President of the Board | March 2023 | 1st Term |
Bill Groenheide | Vice-President | March 2021 | 1st Term |
Michele Iuvancigh | Secretary | March 2021 | 1st Term |
Joe Myslicki | Treasurer | March 2022 | 1st Term |
Henriet DeBruin | Director | March 2021** | 1st Term |
Kathleen Sawdo | Director | March 2021** | 1st Term |
vacant |
Director | March 2021 | 1st Term |
vacant | Director | March 2021 | 1st Term |
vacant | Director | March 2023 | 1st Term |
**Appointed August 2020 to replace board vacancies until next AGM.
Non-Voting:
April Mercier, Market Manager
John Graveson, Bookkeeper
Jodi Belluz, Past President
Members can login here to access Board Meeting and General/Annual Meeting minutes, starting from January 2019. If you’ve lost the password, please speak to the manager or the Secretary.
By-Laws (TBCM By-Law Revision 2019) for the Association govern the Board and Market’s operations. According to Section 2.01 Directors “shall not hold office for more than two consecutive terms”.
The Board has a variety of committees that work to further the Market and support the Market Manager. Committees are made up of directors and of TBCM membership. Committees are no smaller than 3 members and no larger than 5 members.
Current standing committees include:
- Executive Committee – consists only of President, Vice-President, Secretary, & Treasurer
- Building Feasibility Committee
- Finance Committee
- Fund Development Committee
- Green Committee
- Health & Safety Committee
- Membership Committee
- Vending Committee
To contact the Board of Directors please email secretary@tbcm.ca