Henrietta is self-employed and has successfully operated a business providing photo editing and graphic design services to clients in Canada and United States since 2008. Before launching her own company, Henrietta worked for more than ten years with the Emerson Group as a Graphic Designer.
Henrietta has been a member of Oshawa Community Credit Union since 1982 and has served on the Board of Directors since 2011. During her tenure as a director, Henrietta
has served as the Secretary, Vice-Chair and Chairperson of the Board as well as serving on various other committees including the Audit, Policy and Budget and Planning. Henrietta has completed all of compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning.
Before joining Oshawa Community’s Board, Henrietta was a Member of the Blackstock Minor Hockey Board, Caesarea Hall Board as well as the Cartwright Minor Ball Board. As a Graphic Designer, Henrietta also volunteered her time to produce activity brochures as well as other items for the Eastview Boys and Girls Club.
Henrietta has achieved Level 3 of the Certified General Accounts Program and continues to upgrade her knowledge and skill in her field of business.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS OSHAWA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION LTD- Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Notice is hereby given for the annual meeting of members of the Oshawa Community Credit Union Ltd. will be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of April 4, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Each member of the Credit Union aged eighteen and above who complies fully with all requirements of the membership, including the minimum share requirements, will be assigned one vote at a membership meeting. Each member who meets the above criteria will be notified of, and be encouraged to participate in, all membership meetings.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide to the members the Annual Reports of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Auditors, and the Audit Committee, to formalize the Boards acclamations for the six vacant director positions, to appoint the Credit Union’s auditor, and to conduct such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
With respect to the COVID 19 virus and to ensure the health and safety of our member, the annual meeting will be held virtually. Members will be requested to attend electronically via Google Meets. We are requesting that members pre-register by contacting the office.
Copies of the Annual General Report to Members including the audited financial statements, the Auditor’s Report and the Audit Committee Report will be available to members at the offices of the Credit Union and on the Credit Union’s website 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Notice is hereby given for the annual meeting of members of the Oshawa Community Credit Union Ltd. will be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of April 4, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
Each member of the Credit Union aged eighteen and above who complies fully with all requirements of the membership, including the minimum share requirements, will be assigned one vote at a membership meeting. Each member who meets the above criteria will be notified of, and be encouraged to participate in, all membership meetings.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide to the members the Annual Reports of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the Auditors, and the Audit Committee, to formalize the Boards acclamations for the six vacant director positions, to appoint the Credit Union’s auditor, and to conduct such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
With respect to the COVID 19 virus and to ensure the health and safety of our member, the annual meeting will be held virtually. Members will be requested to attend electronically via Google Meets. We are requesting that members pre-register by contacting the office.
Copies of the Annual General Report to Members including the audited financial statements, the Auditor’s Report and the Audit Committee Report will be available to members at the offices of the Credit Union and on the Credit Union’s website 10 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.
Henrietta Berkers,
Secretary of the Board
Dated: March 20, 2023
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Henrietta Berkers, Member since 1982
Correna Blair, Member since 2015
Correna graduated from Durham College with a Business Administration Diploma with Honours in Accounting in 2013. While working in the field of business, Correna continued her studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting. Correna is currently working towards her CPA Designation.
Correna has gained extensive knowledge working in office administration and accounting roles at various companies throughout her studies and career. Correna is currently working for Volkswagen Group Canada and has excelled to a position of Parts Payable Manager providing leadership to a team of 6 people. Throughout her career Correna has also engaged in various seminars relating to accounting and professional development.
Correna was selected to serve as an Associate Director of Oshawa Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors in 2015 and was elected by the membership in 2017 to serve as a director. As a director, Correna has completed the many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to: Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning. During her tenure she has also served as a Member and Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Policy Committee as well as a Member of the Maintenance and Planning and Budget Committees.
Correna has gained extensive knowledge working in office administration and accounting roles at various companies throughout her studies and career. Correna is currently working for Volkswagen Group Canada and has excelled to a position of Parts Payable Manager providing leadership to a team of 6 people. Throughout her career Correna has also engaged in various seminars relating to accounting and professional development.
Correna was selected to serve as an Associate Director of Oshawa Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors in 2015 and was elected by the membership in 2017 to serve as a director. As a director, Correna has completed the many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to: Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning. During her tenure she has also served as a Member and Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Policy Committee as well as a Member of the Maintenance and Planning and Budget Committees.
Kim Bulloch, Member since 1983
Kim has more than 30 years’ experience as a Police Officer who served the Durham Region Community. For the last nine years of her career, she advanced to a Senior Police Executive role. In addition to her work responsibilities, Kim served as the President of the Durham Regional Police Senior Officer’s Association and Vice-president of the Oshawa PC Riding Association. As an instructor at Durham College, she delivered several courses to Police Foundations students.
Through her work experience Kim achieved an extensive level of knowledge relating to leadership and in the development of policy strategies and initiatives.
Kim has been a member of Oshawa Community Credit Union since 1983 and served on Oshawa Community’s Board of Directors from 2015-2020 at which time she stepped down due to a personal matter. As a Director, Kim completed the various compulsory courses relating to: Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning. Kim also served on various committees including Policy, Audit and Nominating.
Kim is a graduate of the Executive Development Program through the Canadian Police College and holds a Business Leadership Diploma and Adult learning certificate from Durham College.
Through her work experience Kim achieved an extensive level of knowledge relating to leadership and in the development of policy strategies and initiatives.
Kim has been a member of Oshawa Community Credit Union since 1983 and served on Oshawa Community’s Board of Directors from 2015-2020 at which time she stepped down due to a personal matter. As a Director, Kim completed the various compulsory courses relating to: Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning. Kim also served on various committees including Policy, Audit and Nominating.
Kim is a graduate of the Executive Development Program through the Canadian Police College and holds a Business Leadership Diploma and Adult learning certificate from Durham College.
Robert Linton, Member since 2020
Bob was appointed to Oshawa Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors in 2022 after the membership approved the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws which allowed the Board to increase the number of directors from nine to eleven.
In Bob’s first year tenure as a director, he completed many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Operating Legislation and Compliance and Security. Bob served as a member of both the Audit and Policy Committee.
Bob is the former Director of Legislative Affairs for UFCW Canada the 2nd largest private-sector union in Canada.
Before joining UFCW Canada Bob worked in the Ontario Legislature and the House of Commons as a legislative and special assistant to provincial and federal members of parliament and served as an executive assistant to the Ontario Minister of Health.
An adult educator and guest speaker, Bob has conducted lectures and given speeches across North America. Bob also authored the successful complaint to the International Labour Organization (ILO), against the Federal and Ontario governments for their refusal to allow agricultural workers in Ontario the right to join a union and bargain collectively. He has also testified as an expert witness before provincial and legislative committees on issues such as federal and provincial budgets, free trade agreements, and proposed changes to the labour relation act and pension reform.
A graduate of the National Union of Public and Government Employees Leadership Development Program under the direction of Dr. Elaine Bernard of Harvard University, he is also a graduate of Durham College with a diploma in Communication Arts and a degree in Political Studies from Trent University. He has also studied political economy through the University of Nottingham and global governance through the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.
Active in his community Bob has served as Vice-Chair of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission, is a member of the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre, sits on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Social Sciences and Humanities Department at OnTech University and has previously sat on the Board of Directors of Parkview Place and volunteered at the John Howard Society Food Bank. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre and Ontario Tech University.
In Bob’s first year tenure as a director, he completed many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Operating Legislation and Compliance and Security. Bob served as a member of both the Audit and Policy Committee.
Bob is the former Director of Legislative Affairs for UFCW Canada the 2nd largest private-sector union in Canada.
Before joining UFCW Canada Bob worked in the Ontario Legislature and the House of Commons as a legislative and special assistant to provincial and federal members of parliament and served as an executive assistant to the Ontario Minister of Health.
An adult educator and guest speaker, Bob has conducted lectures and given speeches across North America. Bob also authored the successful complaint to the International Labour Organization (ILO), against the Federal and Ontario governments for their refusal to allow agricultural workers in Ontario the right to join a union and bargain collectively. He has also testified as an expert witness before provincial and legislative committees on issues such as federal and provincial budgets, free trade agreements, and proposed changes to the labour relation act and pension reform.
A graduate of the National Union of Public and Government Employees Leadership Development Program under the direction of Dr. Elaine Bernard of Harvard University, he is also a graduate of Durham College with a diploma in Communication Arts and a degree in Political Studies from Trent University. He has also studied political economy through the University of Nottingham and global governance through the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva.
Active in his community Bob has served as Vice-Chair of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission, is a member of the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre, sits on the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Social Sciences and Humanities Department at OnTech University and has previously sat on the Board of Directors of Parkview Place and volunteered at the John Howard Society Food Bank. He has also been a guest lecturer at the Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre and Ontario Tech University.
Colin Quinlan, Member since 2021
Colin was appointed to Oshawa Community Credit Union’s Board of Directors in 2022 after the membership approved the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws which allowed the Board to increase the number of directors from nine to eleven.
In Colin’s first year tenure as a director, he completed many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Operating Legislation and Compliance and Security. Colin served as a member of both the Maintenance and Planning and Budget Committee.
Beginning in helicopter maintenance engineering, Colin learned how to produce only the utmost quality of work. Strategic decision making and innovation lead to a successful shift into real estate investing, providing only the best for his clients and community. Many years of experience supervising and mentoring individuals from multiple professions has instilled the importance of trusting leadership and efficient communication.
As a successful Real Estate Agent, Colin is currently working with Right at Home Realty with extensive education in FINTRAC Compliance (Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing), Commercial Leasing and Environmental Site Assessments. Colin is also the Founder of ER Real Estate Group of Companies which donates it’s net profits from ER Real Estate Property Management, ER Real Estate Construction and ER Real Estate Realty to Diabetes research and patient care charities. In addition to these companies Colin has also created ER Real Estate Investments LP. The LP is structure so accredited investors with as little as $150,000 in capital can invest in Real Estate.
Colin achieved a license through Transport Canada as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (M1) in 2000 and holds a Commercial Helicopter Pilot (CH) license as of 2010. As an helicopter enthusiast Colin also created a Helicopter Leasing company, White Pines Aviation in 2018 and sold it in 2021. Colin also has over 20 years of previous work history as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
In addition to Colin’s education and work experience as a Real Estate Agent and in Aviation, Colin achieved certifications in Human Factors in Error Management and Fatigue Management.
In Colin’s first year tenure as a director, he completed many of the compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Operating Legislation and Compliance and Security. Colin served as a member of both the Maintenance and Planning and Budget Committee.
Beginning in helicopter maintenance engineering, Colin learned how to produce only the utmost quality of work. Strategic decision making and innovation lead to a successful shift into real estate investing, providing only the best for his clients and community. Many years of experience supervising and mentoring individuals from multiple professions has instilled the importance of trusting leadership and efficient communication.
As a successful Real Estate Agent, Colin is currently working with Right at Home Realty with extensive education in FINTRAC Compliance (Anti Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing), Commercial Leasing and Environmental Site Assessments. Colin is also the Founder of ER Real Estate Group of Companies which donates it’s net profits from ER Real Estate Property Management, ER Real Estate Construction and ER Real Estate Realty to Diabetes research and patient care charities. In addition to these companies Colin has also created ER Real Estate Investments LP. The LP is structure so accredited investors with as little as $150,000 in capital can invest in Real Estate.
Colin achieved a license through Transport Canada as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (M1) in 2000 and holds a Commercial Helicopter Pilot (CH) license as of 2010. As an helicopter enthusiast Colin also created a Helicopter Leasing company, White Pines Aviation in 2018 and sold it in 2021. Colin also has over 20 years of previous work history as an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
In addition to Colin’s education and work experience as a Real Estate Agent and in Aviation, Colin achieved certifications in Human Factors in Error Management and Fatigue Management.
Cameron Salmers, Member since 2004
Cameron has an extensive association with Oshawa Community Credit Union as he is a former high school co-op student and soon after was hired as a part time student to support the operation during school breaks. In 2017, Cameron was selected to serve as an Associate Director of the Board and was elected by the membership in 2018 as Director. As a director, Cameron has completed the many compulsory courses and achieved a strong level of understanding in topics relating to, Audit and Compliance Oversight, Board and CEO Performance, Credit Union Operations, Financial Literacy, Governance and Ethics, Leadership, Risk Management Oversight and Strategic Planning. Cameron has served as Chairperson of the Planning and Budget Committee as well as a member of both the Maintenance and Nominating Committee.
In the financial services field Cameron works as an Investment Analyst for Vision Capital Corporation, a leading real estate investment fund managing over $1 Billion in investor capital. Through this role Cameron has exposure to all property types across Canada and the United States and his works spans all aspects of the real estate spectrum including: lending, purchase and sale transactions, development, asset management, capital raising and corporate strategy.
Additionally, Cameron served as a Director of a large Mississauga condo corporation for many years overseeing both capital planning and reserve fund management. In this role Cameron worked with engineers, property managers, and construction firms to manage multi-million-dollar construction contracts covering a group of over 100 homes.
Cameron is a graduate of the business program at the Rotman School of Management receiving the highest distinction as a Dean’s List Scholar. Cameron continued his studies and is also a certified Chartered Financial Analyst.
Cameron has a passion for music and is a certified classical guitar teacher for the Royal Conservatory of Music as well as volunteers for the Rotman’s Dean’s Society participating in networking events to help guide students with their career selections.
In the financial services field Cameron works as an Investment Analyst for Vision Capital Corporation, a leading real estate investment fund managing over $1 Billion in investor capital. Through this role Cameron has exposure to all property types across Canada and the United States and his works spans all aspects of the real estate spectrum including: lending, purchase and sale transactions, development, asset management, capital raising and corporate strategy.
Additionally, Cameron served as a Director of a large Mississauga condo corporation for many years overseeing both capital planning and reserve fund management. In this role Cameron worked with engineers, property managers, and construction firms to manage multi-million-dollar construction contracts covering a group of over 100 homes.
Cameron is a graduate of the business program at the Rotman School of Management receiving the highest distinction as a Dean’s List Scholar. Cameron continued his studies and is also a certified Chartered Financial Analyst.
Cameron has a passion for music and is a certified classical guitar teacher for the Royal Conservatory of Music as well as volunteers for the Rotman’s Dean’s Society participating in networking events to help guide students with their career selections.
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