COMMITTEES

The Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council currently has five committees and several working groups, as follows.

• To supervise the management of the Council and actively guide its Board, staff and committees in the pursuit of its objectives.
• To oversee the financial and administrative affairs of the Council, subject to such directions, restrictions and limitations as may from time to time be assigned by the Board.

Membership:

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Don Borsk	Metro Retail Supply Chain Solutions Concord, Ont.
Vice Chair, Finance and Administration	Darren Christle	Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Winnipeg, Man.
Vice Chair	Dwayne Hihn	Paltainer Freight Forwarders Ltd. Mississauga, Ont.
Vice Chair, Marketing and Communications	Maria Lindenberg	Chevron Global Downstream LLC San Ramon, Calif.
Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.

Association/Membership Committee

• To review the current role and representative nature of the pillar associations and their representatives on the Council’s Board, and to make recommendations to the Board to:
  • Ensure responsiveness to the associations currently represented;
  • Ensure that roles and responsibilities are endorsed and leveraged to the maximum extent possible, to the Council and the associations;
  • Enable communications to occur seamlessly between and amongst organizations; and,
  • Reinforce the strategic importance of the Council as a forum for all stakeholders.
• To explore ways and means for other stakeholders (non-pillar) to be appropriately engaged in Council governance and program/project activities.
• To develop appropriate programming for the Association Forums.
• To review and recommend revisions (if appropriate) to by-laws, policies and procedures regarding membership on the Council.
  • Purpose
  • Accountability
  • Authority
  • Staff Accountability
  • Committee Membership

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Darren Christle	Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation Winnipeg, Man.
Members	Dwayne Hihn	Paltainer Freight Forwarders Ltd. Mississauga, Ont.
	Maria Lindenberg	Chevron Global Downstream LLC San Ramon, Calif.
	Pam Somers	APICS The Association for Operations Management Waterdown, Ont.
Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.

1. To develop key business strategies that will enable the Council to connect with its target audiences.
2. To develop tactics in print, visual and other media, and presentation packages aimed at securing the Council’s leadership role in addressing skills, labour market, and human resources information for the sector.

1. To undertake strategic activities that will enable the Council to fulfill its overall objectives as outlined in the sector study and subsequent projects as are identified from time to time.
2. To coordinate activities of the various project working groups to ensure results, and to allocate resources as appropriate to enable staff and the Board to achieve those results.
3. Chairs of working groups will report through the Research Committee to the Executive Committee and Board.

Membership:

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Frances Humphreys	School of Business & Economics Graduate Programs, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ont.
Members	Allan Amundsen	Manitoba Institute of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada Winnipeg, Man.
	Doug Burek	Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association Toronto, Ont.
	Claude Chouinard	Camo-route inc. Montreal, Que.
	Maria Di Carlo	L'Oréal Canada St Laurent, Que.
	Brent Ellis	Wills Transfer Limited Brockville, Ont.
	Paul Howatt	McCain Foods (Canada) Florenceville, N.B.
	Ron Koslowsky	Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters – Manitoba Division Winnipeg, Man.
	Susan Krausz	Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Etobicoke, Ont.
	Gregg Levis	Georgian College Barrie, Ont.
	Drake MacDonald	Adeptron Technologies Corporation Ottawa, Ont.
	Patrick Merrien	Association of Canadian Community Colleges Ottawa, Ont.
	Richard Moore	Halifax Employers Association Halifax, N.S.
	Catherine Viglas	CITT Toronto, Ont.
Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.
Staff (Program Manager)	Beverly Myers	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.

Strategic Planning Committee
Mandate:

1. To transform the issues and suggested recommendations identified in the sector study into a living process that will enable the Council to meet key milestones and achieve strategic objectives.

Membership:

Committee Role	Name	Company/Organization
Chair	Lesley Smith	Wal-Mart Canada Mississauga, Ont.
Members	Hanaa El-Alfy	Government of Ontario Toronto, Ont.
	John Gauvreau	Government of Quebec Quebec City, Que.
	Sandra Gilmer	Ipex Inc. Mississauga, Ont.
	Fergus Groundwater	Export Development Canada Ottawa, Ont.
	Pam Somers	APICS The Association for Operations Management Waterdown, Ont.
	Caroline Tompkins	FITT Ottawa, Ont.
Executive Director	Kevin Maynard	Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council Mississauga, Ont.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges Affinity Group
The affinity group comprises individual members of the post-secondary-education community who share a similar sector focus who have come together to share ideas and best/worst practices.