ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09

AFOA CO R P O R ATE M E M B E R S AN D CO R P O R ATE R E LATI O N S STR ATE GYThis year AFOA began focusing its efforts on developing a businessdevelopment strategy to enhance its corporate memberservices menu, build AFOA’s profile with corporate Canada, increasecorporate partnerships and build corporate support.AFOA struck a Corporate Relations Committee to:> provide advice and counsel to AFOA in meeting the above objective;> promote AFOA interests among Corporate Canada where feasible;and,> assist AFOA in meeting the above objective in whatever waysare deemed appropriate by the Committee and AFOA.The Committee met in September 2008 in Toronto and provided valuableinput to help shape the Association’s corporate relations strategies.Later this year AFOA began the process of developing a comprehensiveCorporate Relations Strategy and a new Corporate MemberServices Menu based on the counsel received by the CorporateCommittee.This strategy will unfold in 2009/2010.AFOA CORPORATEMEMBERS ANDCORPORATERELATIONSSTRATEGYAFOA CORPORATE RELATIONS COMMITTEEMICHELE BAPTISTENational Manager, Aboriginal Relations, ScotiabankKAREN BIRDBDO DunwoodyCLINT DAVISPresident & CEO, Canadian Council for Aboriginal BusinessSTEPHEN FAYDirector, Aboriginal Banking, Bank of MontrealJACK JAMIESONVice-President, Aboriginal Client Services,T.E.WealthBRENDA LAROSEPrincipal, Higgins International, Inc.MARY JANE LOUSTELNational Aboriginal Program Executive, IBM Canada Ltd.TOM MARACLENational Manager, Xerox Canada LtdJOHN MACNEILPartner, Assurance and Business Advisory Services, Grant Thornton LLPCLAYTON NORRISAssistant Director, Meyers Norris Penny LLP - First Nation ServicesKEITH G. MARTELLChairman, First Nations Bank of CanadaDAVE ROBITAILLEManager, IBM Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs13