General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres (GCWCC)

Board of directors

Function

The role of the General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres is to facilitate a strong and more sustainable Community Centre Model in the City of Winnipeg and to provide support to the volunteers in such areas as leadership development, administrative support and programming development.

Members

GCWCC Representatives (Executive Committee)

  • Mike Purdy - President
  • Bill Jost First - Vice-President
  • Nathan Wild - Second Vice President
  • Tim Killeen - Past President

District Community Centre Board Representatives

  • Christa Boulton - District 1
  • Murray Cunningham - District 2
  • Tom Thompson - District 3
  • Subhdeep Sidhu - District 4
  • Paul Pelletier - District 5

Community Members-at-Large

Appointments by the Executive Committee / GCWCC Board

  • Mike Stuart - Hockey Winnipeg Representative
  • Bruce Kazun - Member at Large
  • Larry Gledhill - Member at Large

Community Representatives

Appointments for a 2-year term to expire April 30, 2025:

  • Jenna Bartz 
  • Janice Edwards 
  • Tom Ethans

Ex-Officio Members (Non-Voting)

  • Hector Argueta, Community Centre Coordinator, Community Services Department
  • Lora Meseman, Executive Director, General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres

Jurisdiction

Items 3 and 4 of the Report of the Executive Policy Committee dated July 19, 2006, adopted by Council on July 26, 2006

Composition

Up to 15 members:

  • President, GCWCC
  • Past President, GCWCC
  • First Vice President, GCWCC
  • Second Vice President, GCWCC
  • 1 representative from each of the five District Community Centre Boards
  • Up to 3 members-at-large (appointed by the GCWCC Board of Directors)
  • Up to 3 City appointed community representatives that will ensure financial / asset management and legal expertise (appointed by City Council)
  • Ex-Officio – Community Centre Liaison appointed by the Community Services Department
  • Ex-Officio – Executive Director of General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres

Council reference

July 26, 2006 Minute 656

Contact

Lora Meseman, Executive Director
Unit 2703-A 83 Garry St.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4J9

Phone

204-475-5008 or 431-222-2970

Website

gcwcc.mb.ca

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