CES Ontario e-blast

Register now for the 2022 AGM & Learning Event!

 CES – Ontario is pleased to announce that the chapter’s 26th Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 22, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Register here!

Why Attend the AGM?

The AGM is a great opportunity to:

- Learn more about recent chapter activities;

- Elect new board members and approve any bylaw changes;

- Participate in the annual Learning Event.

Event Agenda:

• 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: AGM presentation, including progress on our strategic goals, our recent incorporation as a non-profit, and upcoming chapter events

• 12:30 PM - 12:40 PM: 10-minute bio break

• 12:40 PM - 2:00PM: Learning Event: speaker Dr. Jill Chouinard, topic to be announced in the coming days!

We will distribute the Annual General Meeting package, including a full agenda, Annual Report, and audited financial statements, to all CES members and event attendees prior to the event.

Learning Event: Speaker Jill Chouinard; topic to be announced!

About the Speaker:

Dr. Jill Anne Chouinard is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration. Her interdisciplinary scholarship is shaped by anthropology, cultural studies, feminism, critical theory, social geography and post modernism, all of which informs her interest in culture, and in issues of in/equity and social justice, whether here at home or more globally. Her main research areas are in culturally responsive approaches to research and evaluation, participatory research and evaluation, and evaluation and public policy. Much of her evaluation work has been conducted in culturally and socially diverse community settings, where she has extensive experience leading evaluations at the community level in the areas of education, social services, public health, and organizational learning and change. She positions evaluation as a catalyst for learning, collaboration, equity, social justice and community change.

Nominations open for 2022 Board of Directors

We are currently seeking to recruit one (1) new director for a three-year term (2022-25). We are seeking to fill the key of Professional Development Committee (PDC) Co-Chair. Officers typically serve a 2-year term.

As we are recruiting for the Professional Development Committee Co-Chair role, we are seeking evaluators with interest/ experience in the following streams: marketing and event planning; e-learning/ professional development. The full Terms of Reference for the committee are available here.

The Co-Chair responsibilities are:

• Ensure that the CES-ON Professional Development Committee carries out its responsibilities to CES-ON to plan, develop and implement professional development for evaluators across Ontario.
• Ensure that the committee works in a participatory manner with the Board and other Board committees and that the results of its work are transparent and responsive to the membership.
• Oversee the work of the committee as described under Role and Principles of Operation.
• Ensure the Strategic Plan of the CES – ON is carried out as it pertains to the PD Committee.
• Maintain a productive PD Committee membership that consists of 5 to 8 members including at least two members of the Board of Directors.
• Hold 8 meetings per year more if required, and encourage working groups to be set up to work on specific projects.
• Prepare reports to the CES-ON Board of Directors at regular Board meetings and to the membership at the Annual General Meeting.
• Works with all Board Committees to ensure the strategic plan of the Board is carried out.
• Collaborates with other chapters, particularly the National Capital Chapter.

A full description of the role and responsibilities can be found here.

I’m interested. How can I apply? 

Qualified individuals are invited to submit the following by June 12, 2022 to nominations@evaluationontario.ca:

• completed nomination form (requiring two current members to support your nomination),
• personal statement (750 words or less),
• current resume with two references

If you are new to evaluation and/or do not know current CES members who can support your nominations; to request more information about Board officer roles, or if you have any questions, please email nominations@evaluationontario.ca.