As outlined in the Constitution of the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO), the AAO is directed by seven elected Directors each of whom is a voting member of the Association.
The Board consists of the President, Vice-President/President Elect, the Secretary/Treasurer, two Directors Without Portfolio, the Chapter Stakeholder, and the Chair of the Institutional Development Committee.
(a) Annually, one-half of the Board shall be elected for a two-year term and the other half shall continue their two-year term.
(b) The position of Vice-President/President Elect shall be elected each year for two-year term, and the incumbent shall become President in the second year of the term.
(c) The two Directors without Portfolio shall be elected for a two-year term every even numbered year and the Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected for a two-year term every odd numbered year.
(d) The Chapter Stakeholder shall be elected annually by the Chapter Executives for a one-year term.
As outlined in the constitution, the AAO Board is required to meet a minimum of 4 times at year. As a norm, however, the board meets, in person and over the phone, at least 6 times a year in early August, October (leadership meeting), December, January, March, and April.
Current Board Members
Name | Position | Contact |
Jennifer Grant |
President | president@aao-archivists.ca |
Krista McCracken |
Vice-President | vp@aao-archivists.ca |
James Roussain | Past President | past.president@aao-archivists.ca |
Jessica Barr | Secretary/Treasurer | secretary.treasurer@aao-archivists.ca |
Matthew Fells |
IDC Chair | idc@aao-archivists.ca |
Samantha Shields | Director Without Portfolio | director1@aao-archivists.ca |
Tys Klumpenhouwer | Director Without Portfolio | director2@aao-archivists.ca |
Claire Sutton |
Chapter Stakeholder | chapters@aao-archivists.ca |
MacKenzie Gott | Web Administrator | webadmin@aao-archivists.ca |