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Accreditation Committee

This Committee will explore accreditation opportunities on behalf of OARTY members.

Chair	Bob Robinson Summit Human Services Phone: (705) 253-7343 x 25
Member	Kent Perras Youth Initiatives FKS Phone: (705) 670-0440 x 1

Conference Committee

The opportunity to be together over an extended period allows us to network, gain and share knowledge collectively and ultimately strengthen our identity. To this end, the Conference Committee strives to provide an interesting and informative conference, utilizing the response from member agencies and current issues in the field for direction.

Chair	Bob Robinson Summit Human Services Phone: (705) 253-7343 x 25
Member	Leisa Garniss-Marsh Ariss Place Residential Care & Treatment Phone: (519) 836-8378
Member	Peter Ladd Arden Court Children's Residences Phone: (613) 335-5617
Member	Hugh McClure Storey Homes Phone: (705) 653-3171 x 25

Executive Committee

To ensure the continuity / integrity of board business between regular meetings of the board.

Chair	Harold Cleary Enterphase Child & Family Services Phone: (905) 434-8909 x 23
Member	Sean Connor Woodcock Youth Center Phone: (613) 498-3925 x Pager: 613-780-2409
Member	Barb Gardiner Ridgeview Children's Home Inc. Phone: (519) 439-8803
Member	Leisa Garniss-Marsh Ariss Place Residential Care & Treatment Phone: (519) 836-8378
Member	Gord Moore Holloway House Phone: (613) 395-5291
Member	Terry Stevenson Quinte Children's Homes Phone: (613) 968-8569

Finance Committee

To ensure the financial affairs of OARTY are prudent in accordance with OARTY policy and good accounting practice.

Member	Steve Cooper Stewart Homes Phone: (705) 743-8043 x 202
Member	Peter Ladd Arden Court Children's Residences Phone: (613) 335-5617

Fundraising Advisory Council

To develop OARTY fundraising strategies and facilitate new revenue services.

Member	Bob Connor Connor Homes Phone: (705) 653-2374 x 111
Member	Peter Ladd Arden Court Children's Residences Phone: (613) 335-5617
Member	Bob Robinson Summit Human Services Phone: (705) 253-7343 x 25

Information Technology Committee

To plan for and develop information technology resources for OARTY and its member agencies in order to support the objectives of the Association.

Chair	Terry Stevenson Quinte Children's Homes Phone: (613) 968-8569
Member	Karen Gledhill Jackson Children's Residence Phone: (613) 342-4185
Member	Jo-Anne Link St. Leonard's Community Services Phone: (519) 759-8830
Member	Dave Sargeant Independent Consultant/Trainer - CORI Phone: (613) 876-2275
Member	Dave Schulz Mutual Support Systems Phone: (905) 892-4332 x 26
Member	Mark Williams Tracie Madsen Mutual Support Systems
Member	Rudy Essegern St. Leonard's Community Services Phone: (519) 759-8830

Insurance Committee

This Committee was formed to research the marketplace for a Multi-Employer Group Benefit Insurance Plan and Occupational Disability Package to be developed as an OARTY Association Plan. It continues to monitor, provide feedback and develop new programs where appropriate and necessary.

Chair	Bruce Baldwin Bayfield Homes Ltd. Phone: (613) 392-3551
Member	Keith Barrett Partners In Parenting Phone: (613) 737-7272 x 224
Member	Marlene Bell Carruthers Nicol Insurance & Investments Inc. Phone: (519) 376-1020 x 304
Member	Rob Cordell Carruthers Nicol Insurance & Investments Inc. Phone: (519) 376-1020 x 331
Member	Gerda Frank Pioneer Youth Services - K/W Phone: (519) 884-3985 x 222
Member	Albert Kral Little House Residential Care Services Inc. Phone: (905) 957-3285
Member	Andrea Rifkin A Circle of Support Phone: (905) 762-9909 x 222
Member	John Vos Sunbeam Lodge Phone: (519) 896-6718

Membership Committee

To respond to the needs of OARTY members and to screen for new members wishing to join their peers in the furtherance of the principles of OARTY membership. To develop publications, advertisements and other media to attract and sustain members to OARTY. To advise the Board and Executive on programs and services which may enhance OARTY to its members.

Chair	Bob Connor Connor Homes Phone: (705) 653-2374 x 111
Member	Phillip Bruce Nairn Family Homes Phone: (519) 294-0080
Member	Joe Champagne J & D Residential Services/S.T.A.R.T. Phone: (519) 337-8763
Member	Sean Connor Woodcock Youth Center Phone: (613) 498-3925 x Pager: 613-780-2409
Member	Albert Kral Little House Residential Care Services Inc. Phone: (905) 957-3285
Member	Paul Robichaud Robichaud Youth Services Phone: (705) 924-2221
Member	Mark Williams Hawk Residential Care and Treatment Homes/Hollyhawk Treatment Foster Care Services Phone: (705) 953-2020

Nominating Committee

To ensure that all Members of the Board of Directors and Officers of the Board are duly elected/appointed as per the requirements of the Association by-laws.

Chair	Gord Moore Holloway House Phone: (613) 395-5291
Member	Andrea Rifkin A Circle of Support Phone: (905) 762-9909 x 222

Personnel Committee

To oversee and provide support to the management of the human resource functions of the association.

Chair	Leisa Garniss-Marsh Ariss Place Residential Care & Treatment Phone: (519) 836-8378
Member	Gord Moore Holloway House Phone: (613) 395-5291

Public Affairs Committee

To mobilize OARTY membership in implementing corporate strategy and developing key messages that member agencies and the Association impart to the public at large and the government.

Chair	Harold Cleary Enterphase Child & Family Services Phone: (905) 434-8909 x 23
Member	Gord Moore Holloway House Phone: (613) 395-5291
Member	Greg Owen Pathfinder Strategic Counsel Inc. Phone: (416) 557-6936
Member	Andrea Rifkin A Circle of Support Phone: (905) 762-9909 x 222

Regional Affairs Committee

To promote the principles, standards and expertise of the membership as expressed through the OARTY Mission Statement and Strategic Plan.

Chair	Barb Gardiner Ridgeview Children's Home Inc. Phone: (519) 439-8803
Member	Sean Connor Woodcock Youth Center Phone: (613) 498-3925 x Pager: 613-780-2409
Member	Bob Connor Connor Homes Phone: (705) 653-2374 x 111
Member	Mary Margaret Fuller Bayfield Homes Ltd. Phone: (613) 392-3551 x 239
Member	Roy Graham Spectrum Foster Care Services Inc. Phone: (905) 796-9989
Member	Kent Perras Youth Initiatives FKS Phone: (705) 670-0440 x 1
Member	Magda Zecevic East York Residential Services Phone: (416) 941-9474

Research Committee

To provide the leadership in conducting meaningful research related to OARTY through the application of grants and projects supported by the Association membership.

Chair	Larry Sanders Bayfield Homes Ltd. Phone: (613) 392-3551
Member	Andrew Buntin George Brown, St James Campus Phone: (416) 415-5000 x 2316
Member	Bob Fulton PRO.FILES Phone: (416) 481-7803
Member	Maria Gurevich Ryerson University Phone: (416) 979-5000 x 17570
Member	Farley Hadley Mutual Support Systems Phone: (905) 892-4332 x 22
Member	Kent Perras Youth Initiatives FKS Phone: (705) 670-0440 x 1
Member	Dave Schulz Mutual Support Systems Phone: (905) 892-4332 x 26
Member	Carol Stuart Ryerson University - School of Child & Youth Care Phone: (416) 979-5000