Economic Development
Director of S.E. Economic Development
Division
Carol
Johnston
The Director of Economic Development
represents the senior position in the Division. She has the task of developing
and implementing plans and strategies that will fulfill the mandate of the
division. She is also responsible for managing the Loan Fund including cash on
hand, new loans, monitoring existing loans, collections, and expansion and
advisory services to new and existing clients. She is accountable to the Board
of Directors of the Southeast Community Futures Development Corporation, the
Tribal Director, the Director of Operations of SERDC and the Loan Portfolio
Committee.
Executive Secretary
Kathy Bushie
Under the Supervision of the
Director, the Executive Secretary/Receptionist performs all typing, filing and
correspondence for the Corporation as well as act as Receptionist for the
office.
Loans Administrator
I
Communications
Officer
Jason
Boucher
This position is maintaining all
aspects of our Loan Portfolio. This includes daily administration, loan
collections, loan screening, loan documentation and disbursement, personal
property registry, bank reconciliation etc. In addition to this, Jason is
responsible for developing a Newsletter that will be sent to all our
communities.
Financial
Analyst
Patricia
Dicks
This
position is responsible for carrying out the pre-appraisal of a proposed project
to determine if the project can become viable and if there is a probable basis
for loans, grants or contributions from Federal sources, Provincial sources or
lenders in the private sector. The Financial Analyst is accountable to the
A/Director of Economic Development.
Financial Administrator
Rhonda Hardisty
The Financial Administrator is
responsible for submitting quarterly financial reports to AMC. She is also
responsible for budget forecasts, payroll, and project allocation payments.
Ensuring contracts and payment claims are completed within a certain
period.
Employment
Coordinator
Edwin Mitchell (Cindy Swan
— Maternity)
The
Employment Coordinator is responsible for the training of the community-based
HRDO’s and keeping them updated on the constant
changes in E.I. He is also available to assist in job referrals/placements on
and off reserve. Referrals to training institutions.
Ensuring that Federal Provincial information is available to our community-based
HRDO’s at all times. He also assists with members with
their E.I. forms, and Teledec.
Southeast Economic Development Division Board
CHAIR (Clifford Bruce)
The role of
the Chairperson, in essence, is to act as the “chief volunteer” for the
organization. With the Board of Directors and the staff, the Chair works to
achieve Southeast Economic Development Division’s Mission. The Chair often acts
as a mediator of board actions with respect to organizational priorities and
governance concerns. The position of Chairperson is not one of a
“figurehead”. He is the focus of Southeast Economic Development
Division’s Mission activities and plays a leadership role in the
organization.
VICE-CHAIR (Derek Bushie)
Acting as a
support person for the Chair, the Vice-chair’s responsibilities often go
unnoticed. He generally chairs one or more sub-committees as well as any regular
board meetings the Chair is unable to attend.
SECRETARY
& TREASURER (Cheryl Bird)
Secretarial
responsibilities include keeping records of board actions, as well as ensuring
that corporate records are maintained. Treasurer duties include chairing the
finance committee, assisting in the preparation of the budget, helping develop
fund raising plans, and making regular reports to the Board.
BOARD MEMBERS
(Gerald
Cochrane, Stella Keller, Paul Chief, Chief John Thunder, Enil Keeper, Edward Green)
Board Members provide governance for
the organization, represent it in the community, and ultimately, accept legal
responsibility for it. Board Members act on behalf and represent the views of
Southeast Economic Development Division’s constituents - the citizens of the
First Nations. As a result, they have the principal responsibility for the
carrying out of the organization’s mission and strategic objectives.
Board
Members accomplish their functions through attendance at regular meetings plus
participation on committees and subcommittees. Board Members are charged with
four phases of organizational development: planning, organization, operations,
and audit / evaluation.
