• The introduction of a new Board member, Brian Denega, who will assume the position of Chair of the Finance Committee.
• Report on the progress of Strategic Planning.
• Discussion of the Admissions report.

Meeting Agenda

• The introduction of a new staff member, Lydia Levin, who has joined the Advancement Department as the Associate Director of Communications on February 17, 2012. Karyn Riekstins, who previously held this full time role, did not return from her maternity leave in January 2012 in order to pursue an opportunity to live abroad with her family.
• Achievements of the Annual Fund Campaign, which continues to track ahead of last year with $339,000 raised to date (of a $450,000 goal).
• Reports from each of the board committees.
• A review and discussion of the results and findings from the Strategic Planning surveys, consultations and retreats that have taken place within the SCS community to date.

Meeting Agenda

• A new staff member was introduced. John Stanwyck joined the Advancement Department as the Associate Director of Development on January 9 to replace Silvia Hord who retired in September 2011.
• Review/training of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act was conducted by the Director of Human Resources, Mary Whish
• Reports from each of the board committees
  • 2012-2013 Operating Budget was discussed and confirmed
  • Report on the progress of the Annual Fund Campaign, tracking ahead of last year with $312,000 raised to date (of a $450,000 goal)
  •  The strategic planning process continues to move forward. The Strategic Planning Leadership Retreats for the Board of Governors and senior administration will take place on January 17 and January 31.
  • Detailed review and discussion of Life Cycle costing expenditures

• Four new Board members were introduced: Bryan Boyd, Anh Do, Elizabeth Smyth, Tracey Boyd (President of Parents’ Association 2011/2012), and Megan Deeks ’03 (President of the Alumnae Association)
• New staff members were introduced
• A student report from the Round Square Conference held in Wellington College, UK
• A presentation from Anne-Marie Kee, Executive Director of Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) in preparation for the upcoming CAIS Accreditation in 2012/2013
• Reports from each of the board committees
• The Strategic Plan Committee is well underway and moving along well. There were 420 members of our community that completed the online Strategic Plan survey and eight focus groups have taken place to date.

Barbara has been a member of the Board since 2001 and served as Vice Chair from 2004 until she was appointed Chair in 2008. Barbara also chaired the Advancement Committee of the Board for five years, until 2008, and has been active in the school as a Class Parent, Class Captain for the Annual Fund and Co-chair of the Snow Ball Gala. Barbara is President and CEO of Enterprise Canada, one of Ontario’s leading public affairs and strategic communications firms and a Board Member for Worldcom Public Relations Group. She is a proven leader with expertise in strategic planning, communications, and issues management. Barbara and her husband Brian have been members of the St. Clement’s Community since 1998 and have two daughters, Kate '10 and Madeleine '13. Barbara has served on the boards of the Ontario Trillium Gift of Life Network, Toronto Crime Stoppers and Women in Nomination.

Scott is Managing Director at Duff & Phelps, a leading global independent provider of financial advisory and investment banking services. Scott is a graduate of the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator. Scott and his wife Maria were Co-Chairs of the SCS Annual Fund from 2005-2007 and prior to that Scott was an Annual Fund Class Captain.

Peter has been a member of the SCS Board of Governors since 1997.  He served as Chair from 1998 to 2008.  Peter has seen exciting changes during his tenure, including the addition of Advanced Placement, Round Square, and, of course, the construction of our Bigger Blazer. Peter participated in the formulation and adoption of all three of SCS's strategic plans to date as well as the formulation of LINCWell. Peter is a partner at Torys and practises a wide range of corporate and securities law. Peter is the chair of Torys’ Corporate Department and is experienced in advising senior management and boards of directors of major corporations on a broad range of topics, including current issues of corporate governance.

Bryan is the Chief Executive Officer of TeraGo Inc, a leading national wireless broadband service provider. Since founding TeraGo in 2000, Bryan led the development of TeraGo’s business model, and managed its roll-out to 46 markets across Canada. He is a graduate of Queen’s University (Kingston), Bachelor of Applied Science (Electrical Engineering). Bryan and his wife Tracey have two daughters attending St. Clement’s School and have also volunteered in a variety of capacities at the School.

Margaret is a Senior Consultant in Strategic Sourcing at Bank of Montreal. She has been with Bank of Montreal for 32 years, enjoying several careers in management at BMO including retail banking, data centre operations, and product and risk management. Margaret has actively participated as a volunteer at St. Clement's over the years, including work on the School's Strategic Plan, the Les Miserables production, and as an Annual Fund Class Captain and a member of the Advancement Committee. She and her husband Tony are the parents of Carolyn '11.

Bob is a Partner at the Cornerstone Group of Companies, where he has run several successful operations before assuming his current role of Chief Operating Officer. Over the years, Bob has been closely involved with the Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) as vice-chair of its Ethics and Privacy Committee and a member of the Board's Nominating Committee. Bob has been involved with the St. Clement's Annual Fund since 2005, serving as Chair for the past two years. Bob and his wife Megan are the parents of Lily '16.

Brian is a Chartered Accountant and a partner in the Transaction Advisory Services practice at Ernst & Young LLP. For over 20 years, Brian has led Canadian and cross-border reorganization, recapitalization, restructuring and insolvency engagements on behalf of  companies and their stakeholders.  In addition, Brian has acted as financial advisor to government agencies, boards of directors, management and secured creditors, assisting them in developing and/or evaluating strategy and business plans for companies in transition. Brian has completed terms on Ernst & Young's Global and Americas Advisory Councils.  Brian will assume the position of Chair of the School’s Finance Committee, having served on this committee since June 2011. He is the father of a grade 4 Clementine.

Anh is a paediatrician who is clinically active in both a group community practice as well as the Emergency Department at the Hospital for Sick Children. She graduated from the University of Toronto obtaining her M.D. in 1993 and her specialty certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1997. Having spent two years in clinical practice in Cleveland, Ohio, she returned to Toronto and enjoys her current blended practice. She actively teaches medical students, residents, nurse practitioner students, and holds a Lecturer faculty position with the University of Toronto. She also collaborates in clinical research with the Target Kids project. Anh has been an active member of St. Clement’s School since 2006, most recently volunteering as an Annual Fund Class Captain and the Convenor of the Parents’ Association Magazine Fundraiser. Anh and her husband Albert have two daughters, Yu-Lin ’18 and My-Linh ’16.

Peter is a partner with KPMG, a global accounting and advisory firm. He is the Managing Partner of KPMG's Audit Practice. He has been a Board member at St Clement's since 2005. Peter and his wife Deborah are the proud parents of three children, two of whom are Clementines, Andrea '09, and Natalie '13. Peter is also a member of the Finance Committee.

James is the retired Chairman of UBS Securities Canada Inc. and has more than 30 years of experience in the financial markets. James has been a member of the SCS Board of Governors since 2007. He serves on the School's Finance and Investment Committees. James and his wife Jacquie are parents of three Clementines, Kathryn '08, Allyson '10 and Joanna '16.

James Harbell is a partner and head of the Real Estate Department in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office where his practice is focused on the areas of municipal, planning, environmental and energy law. James and his wife, Pat McQuaid, are the parents of four children, three of whom have attended St. Clement’s, Martha '05, Charlotte '06 and Julia '09.  James is a Past Chair of the Property Committee and assisted in the City approvals for the Bigger Blazer Project.

Shelly-Ann Scott is a Group Account Director at Juniper Park Marketing and Advertising in Toronto. Prior to joining Juniper Park, Shelly-Ann was a Vice President at Grey Canada; a Board Account Director at JWT London; and an Account Executive at Leo Burnett. She is a board member of Pelletier Homes for Youth, a charity which provides long-term group and foster care residential programming. Her interest in cuisine and travel led to a 3-month sabbatical in 2004 in Paris. While in Paris, she attended Le Cordon Bleu Paris cooking school and took the basic cuisine certificate (the first step to the Cuisine diploma). Shelly-Ann received her undergraduate degree (HBA) from The University of Western Ontario in 1989. Shelly-Ann graduated from St. Clement’s School in 1985.

Elizabeth is Professor and Vice Dean (Programs) at the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto. She is member of the Department of Curriculum Teaching and Learning (CTL), cross-appointed to the Department of Theory and Policy Studies. She is a member of the Ontario College of Teachers, having taught at the elementary and secondary school levels in both publicly funded and independent schools. Her areas of curricular research have included online leaning, programming for highly able students and gender and education. Her academic life as a student of Canadian religious history began at McMaster University with Professors Richard Allen and Goldwin French. Her first academic publication explored the social construction of lay leadership in nineteenth century Canadian Methodism. Her current SSHRC funded research includes: Leading Sisters, Changing Times: Women Religious in English Canada in the Post Vats II World (Principal Investigator) and Disciplining Academics: the tenure process in social science and The State of the Consecrated Life in Contemporary Canada (Collaborating Investigator). She is a member of the University of Toronto Governing Council, a Senior Fellow of Massey College and a Fellow of St. Michael's College. In 2010, she was the recipient of the George Edward Clerk Award for outstanding contribution to Canadian religious history and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International History of Women Religious Network.

Tracey is the President of the St. Clement’s School Parents’ Association. She has previously served as Vice President of the Parents’ Association, and a number of other leadership roles. Tracey has been an active volunteer with the School for the past eight years. She is a graduate of the University of Texas, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology. Tracey and her husband Bryan have two daughters attending the School.

Megan is the daughter of a Clementine, Margaret (Cole) Deeks '72, and she too is a St. Clement’s graduate. Megan is an Investment Advisor at CIBC Wood Gundy. In 2007, Megan graduated from Queen’s University where she received her Honours Bachelor of Arts. Megan graduated from St. Clement’s School in 2003 as the Grade 1 Prefect and in 2002 held the position of Grade 6 Prefect. Megan sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Mathare Education Trust and has also chaired two major giving events for the Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative Foundation. Megan is currently President of the SCS Alumnae Association and is looking forward to connecting with Alumnae.