Nominating Committee Report and Recommendations to the MCCO Annual General Meeting - June 19, 2014

Current MCCO Directors and Officers on the MCCO Board:

Officers and Directors nominated by MCCO: Chair Karen Cornies MCEC 2012-2015 Vice Chair Mike Tennant MB 2012-2015 Treasurer Luke Jantzi MCEC 2013-2016 Secretary Dave Tiessen MCEC 2012-2015 Alumni Tim Wichert MCEC 2011-2014 Additional Tim Iqbal MB 2011-2014 Additional Paul Gilbert MCEC 2013-2015 Additional Jonathan Silverthorn MB 2012-2015

Directors nominated by supporting constituent conferences: Steve Authier BIC 2010-2013, 2013-2016 BIC Marlene Goertzen MB 2010-2013, 2013-2016 MB EMC EMMC Margaret Amanatides MCEC 2010-2013, 2013-2016 Greta Wiens MCEC 2008-2011, 2011-2014 Lynn Rempel MCEC 2012-2015 MCEC MCEC Jacob Reimer OC no term length

Student Reps (non-voting) for the MCCO Board for 2013/2014: Hannah Enns CGUC Sep 2012-Sep 2014

Appointees by MCCO Board to Other Parts of MCC: MCCC Delegate Body and MCCC Board Paul Gilbert 2010-2012, 2012-2015 MCCC Delegate Body Karen Cornies 2012-2015 MCCC Board Margaret Amanatides 2012-2015

Legend: BIC = Brethren In Christ MB = Mennonite Brethren EMMC = Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference EMC = Evangelical Mennonite Conference MCEC = Mennonite Church Eastern MW = Markham Waterloo OC = Old Colony CGUC = Conrad Grebel University College EBC = Emmanuel Bible College

MCCO Director resigning in 2014: Paul Gilbert MCEC (MCCC Director) 2007-2010, 2010-2013, 2013-2014 Tim Iqbal MB (Additional Director) 2011-2014

MCCO Directors completing second term in 2014: Greta Wiens MCEC 2008-2011, 2011-2014 Hannah Enns Student Rep CGUC Sept. 2012-June 2014

MCCO Director completing first term and willing to serve a second term: Tim Wichert MCEC 2011-2014

DELEGATES AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ARE ASKED TO VOTE ON THE FOLLOWING:

Recommended Slate of Nominees of Directors/Officers for the MCCO Board for 2014/2015:

Officers nominated by MCCO: Sara Anderson June 2014 – June 2017 Anita Dong June 2014 – June 2017

Directors nominated by supporting constituent conferences: BIC

EMC Jacob Enns June 2014 – June 2017

EMMC

MCEC Tim Wichert June 2014 – June 2017

MCEC

MB

Student Director (non-voting) nominated by MCCO: EBC

CGUC

Legend:

BIC = Brethren In Christ EMMC = Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference EMC = Evangelical Mennonite Conference MB = Mennonite Brethren MCEC = Mennonite Church Eastern Canada MW = Markham Waterloo OC = Old Colony CGUC = Conrad Grebel University College EBC = Emmanuel Bible College

Mennonite Central Committee Proposed Board of Directors for 2014-2015

* name is recommended as a NEW Board Member on the current slate of nominees

* Sara Anderson (Additional Director) Place of Residence: Kitchener, Ontario Place of Birth: Kitchener, Ontario Previous and current connections with MCC: Participant in Enlace in 2007, Canadian MCC delegate to the 3rd Young Adult East / West Conversation sponsored by the Middle East Council of Churches and MCC in Amman, Jordan in 2010, member of the Creation Care Advisory Council for MCCO from 2011-2012, short-term Intern (for school credit) in the MCC Jordan Office from May-June 2013 Church Membership and Involvement: Kitchener Mennonite Brethren Church (2007-2009), attended Power To Change (formerly known as Campus for Christ) worship services and bible studies (2009-2014), presently attending Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Educational Background: Ontario Secondary School Diploma from Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 2009; Honours Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and French (with the Muslim Studies Option and Research Specialization Option) at Wilfrid Laurier University, graduating 2014 Current Employment: From May-August 2014, she will be working as a Marketing, Communications and Recruitment Analyst for Symbiotic Group Inc., located in Oakville, Ontario; in September 2014 she will be going to Ottawa to attend for a Masters of Arts in Canadian Studies with a focus on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Canada Previous Employment: Receptionist and Hostess at Henry Walser Funeral Home, Kitchener; Administrative Assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University Bookstore, Waterloo; Citizen Services Assistant/Youth Services Officer Service Canada Centre, Kitchener. Family: No Spouse, No Children/Grandchildren Hobbies/Community Involvement: travelling, reading (anything and everything), and play the piano and the viola

* Anita Dong (Director) – Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC) Place of Residence: Toronto, Ontario Place of Birth: St. Catharines, Ontario Previous and current connections with MCC: Board member of United Mennonite Home for the Aged from 2006-2010 in Vineland, Ontario Church Membership and Involvement: Niagara United Mennonite Church Educational Background: QuantumShift™ Entrepreneur Executive Development Program 2010-2013, Richard Ivey School of Business; The Judy Project 2009, Rotman School of Management; Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) in Small & Medium-sized Enterprise Board Effectiveness 2008, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management; Certificate, Leading Strategic Change 2008, University of Toronto Rotman School of Management; Marketing 2007, Queen’s University; Executive Management, Bachelor of Commerce 1983; DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University Current Employment: McDonnell Haynes Ltd./We Are Tonic Inc., Toronto, Ontario 2006 – 2014 Previous Employment: The Marketing Store, Toronto, Ontario 2004 – 2005 as Director of Finance; Goodgoll Curtis Advertising Inc., Toronto 1991 – 2004 as Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Family: Vince (husband), Children: Christina, Nicole and Jayson Hobbies/Community Involvement: Competitive Runner, Leukemia Research Fund of Canada – raised $12,000 for research and was a member of the Mentoring Program, Backcountry Hiking, Scuba Diving Certification (PADI), Private Pilot’s License

* Jacob Enns (Director) – Evangelical Mennonite Conference (EMC) Place of Residence: Leamington, Ontario Place of Birth: Mexico Previous and current connections with MCC: Served on the Mennonite Advisory Committee in the Leamington Area. Church Membership and Involvement: Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church Educational Background: B.A. with a pastoral major from Steinbach Bible College Current Employment: Lead pastor at Leamington Evangelical Mennonite Church (LEMC) Previous Employment: Lead pastor at New Life Christian Fellowship in Stevenson, Ontario Family: Anna (wife), Jimmy (son) and his wife Susie, Tommy (son) and his wife Jennifer, and son Danny in High School. Hobbies/Community Involvement: Enjoys reading, fishing, golfing – and some day hopefully flying!

Margaret Amanatides (Director) – MCEC, Toronto (North York General Hospital, Royal LePage)

Steve Authier (Director) – BIC, Stouffville (Pastor, Heise Hill BIC Church)

Karen Cornies (Board Chair) – MCEC, Kitchener (Dean of Students, Redeemer University College)

Marlene Goertzen (Director) – MB, St. Catharines (Registered Nurse)

Luke Jantzi (Board Treasurer) – MCEC, Kitchener (Accountant, Canada Revenue Agency)

Lynn Rempel (Director) – MCEC, Kitchener (Associate Professor, )

Jacob G. Reimer (Director) – Old Colony, Aylmer (Minister, vegetable grower)

Jonathan Silverthorn (Director) – MB, Hamilton (student, Redeemer University College)

Mike Tennant (Board Vice-Chair) – MB, Kitchener (Free-lance writer)

David Tiessen (Board Secretary) – MCEC, Waterloo (Pastor, Community Mennonite Fellowship, Drayton)

Tim Wichert (Director) – MCEC, Virgil (lawyer in Toronto)

Appointees by MCCO Board to Other Parts of MCC:

MCCC Delegate Body and MCCC Board Margaret Amanatides 2012-2015 MCCC Delegate Body Karen Cornies 2012-2015