There will be an election held to fill the open positions on the Board of Directors of Laubach Literacy of Canada (LLC) at LLC's Annual General Meeting in May 2002.

In accordance with Article 6.10.1.6 of the Laubach Literacy of Canada Bylaws, the Nominations Committee presents the following candidates to the LLC Board of Directors:

Directors:

Carol Ann Farrell (Newfoundland and Labrador) is currently LLC's Vice-President of Program Development and is serving on LLC's Volunteer Management Committee. She has also served on LLC's Nominations Committee and was LLC's Provincial Training Officer for Newfoundland and Labrador. She is also a member of many literacy organizations within her province.

Gord Ingoglia (Ontario) is currently the Chairperson of the Dr. Bob Laubach Student Fund Committee as well as the Volunteer Screening Process Ad Hoc Committee and is serving on LLC's Communications Committee and Product Development and Marketing Committee. He is a member of many literacy organizations in the York-Simcoe area.

Dorothy Silver (New Brunswick) is currently serving on LLC's Teamwork to Raise Education and Equality Student Committee of Canada (T.R.E.E.), the Organizational Evaluation Ad Hoc Committee, the Volunteer Recognition Committee and is the Student Development Representative Executive Member of LLC-New Brunswick. She is a member of many literacy organizations in New Brunswick and is the Coordinator of the New Brunswick Speaker's Bureau.

Hilda Leduc (Saskatchewan) is currently serving on LLC's Program Development Committee and is the Secretary of LLC-SK's provincial executive. She has been involved with literacy for the last 20 years in various capacities, but has focused her attention on LLC for the past two years.

To be named (New Brunswick)

To be named (Manitoba)

The LLC membership is reminded that the Bylaws of the organization provide an opportunity to nominate additional candidates for the positions that will become vacant in May 2002. Additional nominations must be nominated by at least ten (10) members of LLC. Nominees names, signatures and biographical information, along with the signatures and names of the ten (10) members supporting the nomination must be received by March 25, 2002, at LLC's Development Office, 60-C Elizabeth Street, Bedford, QC J0J 1A0.

If you have questions about the nominations process, please contact Edward Chaffey (514-767-3337, fax 450-248-7054) or Unita Esau (306-236-3589, fax 306-236-6725).

Annual General Meeting

Laubach Literacy of Canada's Annual General Meeting will be held in Montreal, QC on May 24th, 2002. Watch the LLC website (www.laubach.ca) for details. Additional information will also be sent to Laubach councils in January 2002.