President’s Report 2005-2006
The Year in Review
This has been a banner year for the Manitoba Chapter of FMI. Our goal as a Board was to increase both membership and attendance at our events. The results speak for themselves: we had record membership numbers for the year and attendance at the events we sponsored was almost triple that of the previous years. The success of the chapter has been a reflection of the efforts of our board of directors. Richard Decka, Vice-President, managed and expanded our mailing lists ensuring that both members and individuals that attended our events received notifications. Don Baril-Bissett drafted both event notices and general communications, and Cheryl Blahey made our chapter web page a useful tool for communicating and disseminating information.
Our events ran smoothly largely due to the efforts of Michelle Dedieu, Facilities Director and Nancy Weedon, Registration Director. Mike McGinn continued to do an excellent job as our Treasurer, Geoffrey Govia took responsibility for maintaining our membership list, and Elise Downey kept our records as Secretary.
The chapter hosted six professional development events including five luncheon speakers and two-half day sessions. All were extremely successful.
The New Year
Both Nancy Weedon and Elise Downey will be leaving the board. I would like to thank them both for their hard work this past year. Two new members will be joining our board. Lynn Cowley and Marion Guinn have volunteered and I am looking forward to working with them both.
The new year will be an exciting one. I have had a number of discussions with the western chapter presidents and we have made plans to pool our resources to continue to attract high caliber speakers for our events. In addition, PSMW 2007 will be hosted by the Manitoba Chapter and you will hear more about that event shortly from the organizing co-chair Ron Smith.
Board of Directors
President / Cheryle Boutilier / Cheryle Boutilier
Vice-President / Don Baril-Bissett / Richard Decka
Treasurer / Mike McGinn / Mike McGinn
Communications / Lynn Cowley / Don Baril-Bissett
Secretary / Marion Guinn / Elise Downey
Registration / Richard Decka / Nancy Weedon
Facilities / Michelle Dedieu / Michelle Dedieu
Membership / Geoffrey Govia / Geoffrey Govia
Web Site / Cheryl Blahey / Cheryl Blahey
Summary of Events
October 25, 2005
Mr. James Ludlow
President and Chief Executive Officer
True North Sports & Entertainment Complex
Downtown Development and Revitalization
Registered: 48
November 10, 2005
The Honourable Reg Alcock, President of Treasury Board
And Minister Responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board
Strengthening Accountability in Government
Registered: 203
January 19, 2006
Greg Selinger
Minister of Finance, Province of Manitoba
Manitoba’s Economic Growth Plan
Registered: 115
February 15, 2006
Dena Palamedes
Senior Director, Internal Audit
Capacity Building and Community Development, TBS
The Modern Management Agenda
Registered: 89
April 20, 2006
Michael Eastman, Executive Director, Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Foundation
Jon W. Singleton, Auditor General, Province of Manitoba
The Role of the Auditor General’s Office
Registered: 92
May 16, 2006
Mr. Sunjay Nath
The 10-80-10 Principle
Registered: 85