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Spotlight on the SMA Board of Directors
Saskatchewan Medical Association members provide direction and guidance to the organization through the Representative Assembly,
the Board of Directors, and a number of different committees. In each issue in 2011, SMA News Digest will spotlight a different committee
or governing entity, with the aim of keeping members up-to-date and informed about the responsibilities, actions, and results obtained
through committee work and physician leadership. In this issue, the focus will be turned to your Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Medical Association
is responsible to the Representative Assembly of the
association and exercises all powers of the Association and
the Representative Assembly between meetings. Responsibilities
of the Board include establishing policies relating to
the collection of membership dues and nomination and election
of district delegates, expending funds of the association
as provided in the annual budget, and engaging personnel to
carry on the administration of association business.
Directors have many responsibilities to their district memberships,
to the SMA, and to the CMA. Typically, directors
have been chosen as leaders by their contemporaries.
Working cooperatively with the SMA president and executive
and the SMA’s committees, the director’s role involves reading,
studying, and serious consideration of topics discussed at meetings,
which take place approximately 10 times per year. Board
members come together to deliberate, debate, and make decisions
on behalf of and for the association. They also develop and
oversee the SMA’s strategic plan.
Every director should be conversant with the association’s
constitution and bylaws, goals and objectives, and the method
of operation of the board. Directors represent their physician
colleagues in the public, throughout the association, with gov-
ernment and other stakeholders, and with the media.
In the spring, board nominations and a formal vote by the
membership takes place. At the spring meeting of the Representative
Assembly, the new president is inaugurated, and
the new Board of Directors takes over. The 2010-2011 Board
of Directors is:
Dr. Guruswamy Sridhar, President
Dr. Phillip Fourie, Vice-President
Dr. Janet Shannon, Honourary Treasurer
Dr. George Miller, Past President
Dr. Mark Arsiradam
Dr. Shayne Burwell
Dr. Nicole Hawkins, PAIRS Rep
Dr. Jeff Hunt
Dr. Clare Kozroski
Dr. Don McCarville
Dr. Mark Brown
Dr. Intheran Pillay
Dr. Dalibor Slavik
Ms. Melanie Flegel / Mr. Lei Xia, SMS Reps
Dr. Joel Yelland, CMA Representative
Dr. Martin Vogel, CEO (staff)
Mr. Ed Hobday, Administrative Director (staff)
Mr. Scott Donaldson, Director of Communications (staff)
Ms. Wendy Rink, Executive Assistant (staff)
16 Spring 2011 SMA News Digest