On August 24th, Equestrian Canada released the names of the eight new directors who have been elected to the 2017 EC Board. A total of 33 applications were submitted by the close of the nomination period (June 1) which was narrowed down to 16 who underwent interviews. Though the Nominating Committee Chair, Dominique Chagnon, declined to answer why a smaller group was presented to the voters, she did explain that “The committee came to a unanimous agreement after lengthy discussions considering professional and board skills, professional or volunteer experience, diversity (bilingualism, geographic region, etc.), as well as responses to the interview questions in order to come up with the final 11 candidates.” Voting members were invited to cast their ballots between July 31 and Aug. 3, 2017.
The elections used a “ranked ballot” where voters listed their preferred candidates in order. Chagnon explained, “The system was used last year and went well. The principle behind the ranking ballot system is to permit weight for every single candidate. I have to say that acting as a neutral ‘President of Elections’, I felt that the system was very fair and democratic.”The new board members are:
Carla Robin, Langley, BC