The governance of the CHC is in the charge of the Executive and Finance Committees, who have been assigned this responsibility by the Board of Directors.
2011 Executive Committee
| President |
Jack Bates (BC) |
| 1st Vice-President |
Murray Porteous (ON) |
| 2nd Vice-President |
Tony Kirkland (AB) |
| Quebec |
Claude Laniel |
| Atlantic |
Alvin Keenan |
| Past President |
Andy Vermeulen (Atlantic) |
| Executive Vice-President |
Anne Fowlie (Ottawa) |
2011 Finance Committee
| British Columbia |
John Walsh |
| Ontario |
Charles Stevens |
| Prairies |
Bruce Hill (SK) |
| Quebec |
Jacques Demers |
| Atlantic |
Gailen Allan |
Council: Active, Associate and Honorary Members
Board of Directors: Designated Representative per Active Member (vote)
Accredited Representative: Designated (voting) Representative for the AGM; may or may not be the Board Member
Finance Committee: One representative per region as designated by respective region
Executive Committee: One representative per region as designated by respective region
The national office is responsible for coordinating, communicating and advancing the needs of horticulture as directed by the Executive and Finance Committees and the Board of Directors on behalf of the membership.
CHC Governance structure to be amended in 2012
CHC members voted to amend the CHC’s current governance structure, with changes to come into effect at the 2012 AGM.
The Executive and Finance Committees will be restructured as follows:
- Current geographic regions will be maintained
- Executive and Finance Committees will merge into one Executive Committee and include the Past President
- Two representatives from each geographic region will be nominated to sit on the committee
- The President will be elected by the Executive Committee
- The President’s term will be for one year and he/she may serve up to three consecutive one-year terms
- A vice-president from each of the regions not represented by the President shall be appointed by the Executive.
- Establish a three (3) person Audit Committee to be determined by members at the AGM and supported by the Executive Vice-President and Financial Controller