The Ombuds Blog: Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Elects Officers for 2013-2015

July 02, 2013

Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Elects Officers for 2013-2015

At the Annual General Meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia on June 11, 2013, FCO elected a Board of Directors and Officers to two-year terms. The FCO Board is comprised of:

President

Nora Farrell, Ombudsperson at Ryerson University

Vice Presidents

Laura Bradbury, former Fair Practices Commissioner (Ombudsman) for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario
Johanne Savar, Ombudsman de Montréal

Secretary

J. Paul Dubé, Canada’s Taxpayers’ Ombudsman

Treasurer

Doug Melville, Ombudsman and CEO of Ombudsman for Banking Services & Investments

Past President

Kevin Fenwick, Ombudsman for the Province of Saskatchewan

Board Members

Fiona Crean, Ombudsman for the City of Toronto
Barry Fleming, Citizens’ Representative for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Howard Sapers, Correctional Investigator of Canada
Joëlle Thilbault, Employee Ombudsman for Hydro Québec

Crean, Fleming and Thilbault are newly elected board members. (FCO News.)

Related posts: FCO Elects Officers for 2011-2013 Terms; Upgraded Website for Forum of Canadian Ombudsman; FCO and ACCUO Post Agenda for 2013 Conference in Halifax; Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Offers Certificate Program.

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July 02, 2013

Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Elects Officers for 2013-2015

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