Background

Empowered Kids Ontario-Enfants Avenir Ontario (EKO) is seeking volunteer leaders to join our Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning November 2024.

EKO is a federally incorporated, registered charitable member organization dedicated to kids with disabilities living their best lives. A founding member of the Children’s Health Coalition, EKO represents a growing membership of publicly supported child development and rehabilitation agencies, and is the provincial voice for evidence-based insights on policy, programs and investment in the sector.

Dedicated to the association’s mission, our Directors' champion exceptional board leadership. In addition to the standard roles and responsibilities of board directors, EKO board members are active advocates and ambassadors for both the association and sector.

The Board is specifically looking for individuals who bring expertise or deep experience in emerging technology (AI/tech, data), strategy, and entrepreneurship. Experience in the broader public sector, specifically in the health system, is of particular interest, as are candidates who bring diversity of lived experience to the Board.

We strive to live our culture as an organization and to that end, we are recruiting for cultural contribution. EKO welcomes the unique contributions that candidates can bring in terms of their professional and lived experience, and encourages applications that represent the communities they serve. We invite participation from a variety of backgrounds with an interest in moving our mission, vision and values forward. In particular we encourage perspectives of Indigenous, Black and People of Colour, Trans, Non-Binary, LGBTQ+.

EKO invites expression of interest from those wishing to serve on its Board of Directors. With accessibility and inclusivity top of mind, we welcome your expressions of interest via your preferred format e.g. email, telephone, audio recording or video recording.

If you are interested in joining the EKO Board of Directors, please complete this survey, and submit your expression of interest and CV to jchurchill@empoweredkidsontario.ca no later than Friday, June 21, 2024.

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. Please provide details on the best way to reach you, e.g. email, telephone?

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* 3. Do you have personal or professional experience with kids with disabilities and developmental differences? If so, please explain.

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* 4. Tell us about your interest in Empowered Kids Ontario and in this sector

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* 5. Rank the following skills # 1 through # 12 (1 being the skill you have highest level of knowledge / experience and 12, the least).

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* 6. Do you have any further comments you would like to add?

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