Current Board Members, Officials and Staff

President

Brian Sheridan

b_sheridan@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board Member (Volunteer).

  • Chair meetings of the Board.
  • Liaison with Board members on priorities and agenda for meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Liaison on financial matters with Treasurer and members.
  • Communication with Masters Swimming Canada, other Canadian provincial Masters groups, USMS or other relevant organizations on any matters of mutual interest.
  • Coordinate, in conjunction with the Board, MSO response to any short term crisis that may arise. Liaison, when required, regarding any federal or provincial government issues affecting MSO, such as legislative or regulatory changes.
  • Assist the Board to establish annual and longer term priorities to strengthen and expand Masters swimming as an adult sport in Ontario and Canada.

Vice President

Jake Nesovic

j_nesovic@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.
  • Chair meetings of the Board when President is unable to attend.
  • Liaison with Board members on priorities and agenda for meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Liaison on financial matters with Treasurer and members.
  • Assist in Communication with Masters Swimming Canada, other Canadian provincial Masters groups, USMS or other relevant organizations on any matters of mutual interest.
  • Assist the President in coordinating, in conjunction with the Board, MSO response to any short term crisis that may arise. Liaison, when required, regarding any federal or provincial government issues affecting MSO, such as legislative or regulatory changes.
  • Assist the Board to establish annual and longer term priorities to strengthen and expand Masters swimming as an adult sport in Ontario and Canada.

Treasurer

Beth Carey

b_carey@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board Member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Review expense claims and issue cheques as required.
  • Reconcile bank account and savings account statements for deposits as recorded by the Registrar and cheques written by the membership.
  • Provide financial updates to board members.
  • Liaison with accountants to have financial statements reviewed annually.
  • Draft yearly budget.

Secretary

Carla Oliveira

c_oliveira@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board Member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Complete the Initial Return/Notice of Change by an Ontario Corporation Form 1 annually or as required by changes to the board membership and submit to the Ministry of Government Services.
  • Keep on file hard and/or soft copies of minutes of all board and AGM meetings.
  • Keep on file copies of the Current Insurance Certificates.
  • Keep on file other documents as requested by the board.

Chair, Competition Workgroup

Brian Sheridan

b_sheridan@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board Member (Volunteer).

Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.

  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Approve meet dates and sanction them in order to oversee the safety and fairness of said meets.
  • Record the meets, the numbers of swimmers, swims and number of records achieved.
  • Record the key senior officials.
  • Follow up on officials’ financial support.

Chair, Communications Workgroup

Matisse Nelis

m_nelis@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Board Member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Assist in developing better communications with member clubs.
  • Develop communications strategy for MSO.
  • Provide strategic input and actively participate in organization’s advocacy activities.
  • Direct and oversee all internal and external communications, including website content, electronic, traditional and social media and print materials.
  • Act as a media spokesperson for MSO, when necessary.
  • Work collaboratively with the MSO board in the promotion and protection of its brand and in logo management.
  • Contribute to the development of speeches, program announcements, and presentations.

Chair, Health & Lifestyle Workgroup

Vacant

Board member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Promote the health and wellness benefits of adult swimming.
  • Encourage the maintenance of fitness and an active lifestyle through swimming.
  • Work collaboratively with other board members on special projects as necessary.

Chair, MSC Liaison/Advisor to Secretary

Vacant
Board member (Volunteer).

  • Attend and vote at MSO Board meetings.
  • Assist in the approval of meeting agendas and draft minutes.
  • Manage special projects and/or events such as awards, coaching clinics.
  • Work collaboratively with other board members on special projects as necessary.

Director at Large

Vacant

Board member (Volunteer).

Director at Large

Vacant

Board member(Volunteer)

Recording Secretary

Vacant
Staff (Honorarium)

  • Prepare and distribute draft agenda for MSO Board face-to-face and teleconference meetings. Agenda items are determined from items carried forward from previous meeting minutes, as well as requests by Board members.
  • Take minutes for all Board meetings including Annual General meeting and send draft to Board members for consideration and approval at the next Board meeting. When minutes have been adopted, send to web master for publication on the MSO website.
  • AGM Package – prepare draft agenda and package. Upon approval, send to webmaster for publication on MSO website prior to AGM.
  • After AGM, and with approval of Board, send draft minutes to web master for publication on MSO website. These minutes will be approved at the AGM the following year.

MSO Registrar

Brian Croker
b_croker@mastersswimmingontario.ca

Phone : (416) 944-9226
Toll Free: 1.888.MSO.SWIM 1.888.676.7946

Staff (Honorarium)

  • Respond to telephone calls. Provide information and direction.
  • Respond to email inquiries. Provide information and suggested links.
  • Pick up mail from MSO PO Box.
  • Update club listings.
  • Process mail registrations.
  • Follow up with problems from registrations.
  • Advise webmaster of club changes.
  • Liaison with Meet Managers regarding mailing lists, confirmed registered swimmers.
  • Liaison with Club contacts.
  • Provide information to MSC Records Keeper as requested.
  • Provide information to MSC Secretary as requested.
  • rovide statistical information to MSO Board members as requested.
  • Attended to any other related items that arise.

MSO Statistician – Records

Brigitte Zirger

Board Member (Volunteer)

  • Maintain and update Ontario records database.

MSO Web Master

Vacant

Staff (Honorarium)

  • Maintain and update the Masters Swimming Ontario (MSO) website with respect to current information, meets and special interest events for the benefit of MSO membership.