Governing Board Composition: The Board of Directors of SYS has 7-15 members which are elected to two year terms at the SYS Annual General Meeting. The board is composed of three standing committees including Audit/Finance, Board Development, and Strategic Planning. You may forward correspondence to the Board through the SYSI office.
Board of Director List and Renewal Year
(Year indicates when each term is up for re-election -- November of each year):
At our latest AGM on November 27, 2019, Cam Klein, John Grainger, and Nicole Smith were re-elected for a two year term. On Nov 29, 2019 the SYSI Board appointed Andrew Restall to fill a two year vacant term and will be presented to the membership to be formally elected in Nov 2020. Mark Millard, Janel Doepker, James Martin, and Scott Bryden all remain on the Board for another year where they will then decide on renewing their terms or not in November 2020.
Board officers were appointed at our regular Board meeting on Nov 27, 2019 following the AGM. Mark Millard was appointed President, Janel Doepker was appointed Vice President, and Scott Bryden was appointed Audit and Finance Chair.
Special thanks goes out to our outgoing director David Taylor for 11.5 years of service and dedication on the Board including four years as President. David will continue to volunteer in a committee capacity on the Strategic Planning Committee and will continue to represent SYSI on the SSCI Board of Directors. We'd also like to acknowledge Meric Osman, another outgoing director who served six years on the board including two years as Vice President.
If you or someone you know would be interested in becoming an SYSI Director, feel free to submit a Nomination Form at anytime. We are always looking to recruit and fill current vacancies and there are seven vacancies at present.