CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023-24 ATCMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS| 征集 2023-24 年度ATCMA理事会提名

Contribute your skills alongside a team of dedicated TCM and Acupuncture practitioners who work hard to grow our collective voice and advocate for the profession!

Director positions are open to ATCMA members in good standing who have been members for at least one year from the date of the election.

One-year term seats are up for election in the following districts:

• Coastal District – 2 seats
  • The same as the boundaries of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority including the Vancouver, Richmond and Coast-Garibaldi Health Service Delivery Areas
• North OR Kootenay District – 1 seat total
  • Kootenay: the same as the boundaries of the East Kootenay and Kootenay Boundary Health Service Delivery Areas
  • North: the same as the boundaries of the Northwest, Northern Interior and Northeast Health Service Delivery Areas
• First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) liaison – 1 seat
  • No physical boundary, open to any member with special interest or experience in Indigenous health and healing or cultural safety and humility. Indigenous candidates will be given priority in nomination and election.

Time commitment:

• About 1 hour per week (sometimes 2+ for meetings or special events) on ATCMA work, primarily focused on activities undertaken by our committees and on special projects.  Committee descriptions appear below.
• Four board meetings per year. Attendance is required per the bylaws, with minor exceptions.
• Regular communication amongst board members and with ATCMA staff is expected.

Deadline for nominations: 5:00 pm on Friday, November 10,2023.

Voting (online) will take place from November 13 to 24, 2023.  The Board term begins immediately following the ATCMA AGM that will be held on November 26, 2023.  New and returning board members are expected to convene a brief meeting following the AGM.

ATCMA BOARD DIRECTOR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All members of the ATCMA Board of Directors are responsible for:

• Establishing and carrying out the mission, vision and strategic direction of the organization
• Working with staff members to develop short- and long-term plans
• Ensuring the organization’s programs and services are effective
• Helping to secure operating funds (primarily through member recruitment) so the organization can continue to fulfill its mission
• Reviewing and approving major expenditures, as well as the associated terms
• Reviewing and approving the budget and providing ongoing financial oversight
• Ensuring the organization meets all legal and ethical obligations
• Maximizing the support of the member community
• Regularly attending board meetings and committee meetings
• Recruiting new board members who meet the needs of the board and the organization

Executive Committee

• Comprised of the President/Co-Presidents, Vice President(s), Secretary and Finance Committee Chair
• President/Co-Presidents:
  • Lead the board
  • Collaborate closely with staff leaders to ensure the organization is fulling its mission and achieving its goals
  • Oversee staff performance
  • Preside over board meetings
• Vice President(s)
  • Acts as the board President’s/Co-Presidents’ understudy and second in command
• Secretary
  • Responsible for official communications with board members
  • Assist staff with public communication
  • Take notes during all official board meetings
  • Prepare AGM agenda and call for nominations
• Finance Committee Chair (in lieu of Treasurer)
  • Oversee the ATCMA’s finances, property, and budget

Education Committee

• Plan, coordinate, and implement continuing education events for the ATCMA membership
  • Recruit speakers, instructors and presenters
  • Work with staff to plan and execute events
  • Work with staff and Marketing Committee to promote educational events

Finance and Budgeting Committee

• Oversee the ATCMA’s finances, property, and budget
• Working with ATCMA staff to:
  • Maintain financial records
  • Set and manage the annual budget
  • Prepare internal financial reports
  • Meet external reporting/funding requirements
  • Execute internal financial policies

Insurance Committee

• Work with ATCMA staff to secure insurance (liability, health) benefits for members
• Represent the interests of the ATCMA membership in discussions with insurers – ICBC, WSBC, private extended health benefits companies

Membership Committee

• Work with ATCMA staff to:
  • Identify member needs, including through surveys
  • Keep current members updated on relevant events and information
• Increase membership through recruitment programmes
• Recommend and develop services to meet member needs
• Encourage member participation in ATCMA events, forums and activities

Marketing and Communications Committee

• Work with staff to promote current and potential member awareness of the resources, services, and membership benefits offered by the ATCMA.
• Create and/or secure social media and newsletter content

Outreach and Advocacy Committee

• Work with ATCMA staff to identify issues of concern to the profession and the membership.
• Work with ATCMA staff to represent the membership on issues of concern to the profession when communicating with:
  • Policy and regulatory organizations such as the CTCMA/future regulatory College, provincial and federal Ministries of Health, the Government of BC and Canada
  • Elected officials
  • BC health authorities
  • BC TCM and Acupuncture schools
  • Provincial TCM and Acupuncture associations throughout Canada
• Develop special projects that promote the TCM and Acupuncture profession for the benefit of the membership.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2023-24 ATCMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS| 征集 2023-24 年度ATCMA理事会提名

请与一组专注于中医和针灸从业者的团队一起发挥您的专长，共同致力于壮大我们的集体声音并为这一职业发声！ 理事职位仅开放给自选举日起已加入ATCMA至少一年的ATCMA资深会员。

以下地区的一年任期席位将进行选举：

• 沿海地区 – 2个席位
  • 与温哥华沿岸卫生局 （Vancouver Coastal Health Authority）边界相同，包括温哥华、里士满和海岸- Coast-Garibaldi 健康服务提供区。
• 北部或Kootenay地区 – 1个席位总计
  • Kootenay：与东库特尼和库特尼边界健康服务交付地区边界相同
  • 北部：与西北、北部内陆和东北健康服务交付地区边界相同
• 原住民健康局（FNHA）联络 – 1个席位
  • 无物理边界，对具有对原住民健康和康复有特别兴趣或经验， 亦或是对文化安全及谦逊的会员开放。原住民候选人将在提名和选举中得到优先考虑。

时间承诺：

•  每周大约1小时（有时需2小时或更多用于会议或特别活动），主要集中在由我们的委员会开展的活动和特别项目上。有关委员会的说明如下。
• 每年召开四次理事会会议。按照公会章程要求出席，有小幅例外。
• 理事会成员之间必须要与ATCMA工作人员之间定期沟通。

提名截止日期：2023年11月5日星期五下午5:00。

投票（在线）将于2023年11月13日至24日举行。理事任期将从2023年11月26日举行的ATCMA年度会议（AGM）后立即开始。新任和连任的理事会成员预计将在AGM后召开一次简短的会议。

ATCMA理事会理事角色和责任

ATCMA理事会的所有成员负有以下责任：

• 制定并执行公会的使命、愿景和战略方向
• 与工作人员合作制定短期和长期计划
• 确保公会的计划和服务有效
• 协助获得运营资金（主要通过会员招募），以便公会能够继续履行其使命
• 审查和批准重大支出以及相关条款
• 审查和批准预算并提供持续的财务监督
• 确保公会满足所有法律义务和道德规范
• 最大化会员社区的支持
• 定期参加理事会会议和委员会会议
• 招募符合理事会和公会需求的新理事会成员

执行委员会

• 由会长/联合会长、副会长（们）、秘书和财务委员会主席组成
• 会长/联合会长：

• • 领导理事会
  • 与工作人员领导紧密合作，确保公会履行其使命并实现其目标
  • 监督工作人员表现
  • 主持理事会会议

• 副会长（们）

• • 充当理事会主席/联合主席的助手和第二号指挥

• 秘书

• • 负责与理事会成员的官方沟通
  • 协助工作人员进行公共沟通
  • 记录所有官方理事会会议的笔记
  • 准备AGM议程和提名通知

• 财务委员会主席（代替财务主管）

• • 监督ATCMA的财务、财产和预算