Past Board of Directors
CIRA is governed by a 15-person Board of Directors that consists of 12 elected members, plus CIRA's President and CEO, a representative of the Government of Canada and John Demco who sit on the Board as ex-officio, non-voting Directors. The Board of Directors set the policies and strategies that support Canada's Internet community and users.
CIRA's Member-elected Board of Directors represents the diverse geographical and professional make-up of Canada to help CIRA achieve its mission, vision and objectives. It encompasses a wide range of views and interests when defining the strategic direction of CIRA and the Canadian Internet policy.
2010-2011 – Board of Directors
On October 19, 2010 five elected Directors took office; four candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and one candidate from the Members' slate.
Front: (left to right) Richard M. Anderson, Barry Shell, Lynne Mackan-Roy, Heather Dryden (Ex-officio), Louise Macdonald, Rowena Liang, Jim Grey and Ross Rader. Back: John King, Kerry Brown, Victoria Withers, Tom Williams, Paul Andersen, Byron Holland (President and CEO/Ex-officio) and John Demco (Ex-officio).
2009-2010 – Board of Directors
On October 15, 2009 four elected Directors took office; three candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and one candidate from the Members' slate. Each Director for a three-year term.
Front: (left to right) Rick Sutcliffe, Byron Holland (President and CEO/Ex-officio), Ron Kawchuk. Back: Lynne Mackan-Roy, Kerry Brown, Tom Williams, Paul Andersen, John Demco (Ex-officio), Heather Dryden (Ex-officio), Ross Rader, Barry Shell and Victoria Withers. Absent: Richard Anderson and Jim Grey
2008-2009 – Board of Directors
On October 18, 2008 five elected Directors took office; three candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and two candidates from the Members' slate. Four Directors for a three-year term and one Director for a one-year term.
Front: (left to right) Christopher Goodfellow, Barry Shell, Paul Andersen, Byron Holland (President and CEO/Ex-officio), Lynne Mackan-Roy (Vice-Chair), Ron Kawchuk, and Rick Sutcliffe. Back: Jeff Rybak, Ross Rader, John Demco (Ex-officio), Kerry Brown, Rick Anderson, and Bill Reid. Absent: Heather Dryden (Ex-officio), Tom Williams
2007-2008 – Board of Directors
On October 12, 2007 four elected Directors took office; three candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and one candidate from the Members' slate. Each Director for a three-year term.
Front: (left to right) Christopher Goodfellow, Bill Reid, Byron Holland (President and CEO/Ex-officio), Ron Kawchuk, Paul Andersen, Rick Sutcliffe. Back: Debi Rosati (Chair), Jeff Rybak, Robert Ford, Rick Anderson, John Demco (Ex-officio), Ross Rader, Lynne Mackan-Roy (Vice-Chair). Absent: Heather Dryden (Ex-officio)
2006-2007 – Board of Directors
On October 13, 2006, six elected Directors took office; three candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and three candidates from the Members' slate. Four Directors for a three-year term, one Director for a two-year term and one Director for a one-year term.
Front: (left to right) Debi Rosati (Chair), Lynne Mackan-Roy (Vice-Chair), Clyde Beattie, Heather Dryden (Ex-officio), Jeff Rybak. Back: Ron Harbottle, Annette Cyr, Ross Rader, Ron Kawchuk, John Demco, Bill Reid, Christopher Goodfellow. Absent: Richard Anderson, Robert Ford.
2005-2006 – Board of Directors
On October 3, 2005, three elected Directors took office for three-year terms, one elected Director took office for a one-year term as well as three appointed Directors for one-year terms.
Front: (left to right) Michael Geist, Debi Rosati (Treasurer), Clyde Beattie (Chair), Lynne Mackan-Roy, Bernard Turcotte (President and CEO), Robert Ford. Back: Jim Mercer, Bill Reid, Margaret Osborne, Paul Andersen (Vice-Chair), Richard Anderson, John Demco (Secretary), Ron Kawchuk. Absent: Malcolm Andrew (Ex-officio).
2004-2005 – Board of Directors
On June 24, 2004, three elected Directors took office for three-year terms,as well as three appointed Directors for one-year terms.
Front: Ross Rader(Secretary), Paul Andersen (Vice-Chair), Clyde Beattie (Chair), Bernard Turcotte (President and CEO), John Demco (Treasurer). Back: Michael Geist, Margaret Osborne, Jean Sébastien, Jim Mercer, Ron Kawchuk, Malcolm Andrew, Mark Jeftovic. Absent: Richard Anderson, Eleanor Jang.
2003-2004 – Board of Directors
On June 26, 2003, three elected Directors took office for three-year terms, as well as three appointed Directors for one-year terms.
Front: Paul Andersen (Vice-Chair), Maureen Cubberley, John Demco (Treasurer), Eleanor Jang, Bernard Turcotte (CIRA President and CEO), and Mark Jeftovic. Back: Jim Mercer, Michael Geist, Malcolm Andrew (Ex-officio), Jean Sébastien, Ron Kawchuk, Timothy Denton, and Clyde Beattie (Chair). Absent: Richard Anderson.
2002-2003 – Board of Directors
On June 14, 2002, three elected Directors took office for three-year terms, as well as three appointed Directors of one-year terms.
Front: Paul Andersen (Secretary), Ron Kawchuk (Vice-Chair), Bernard Turcotte (CIRA, President and CEO), Clyde Beattie, Ian MacEachern, and John Demco (Treasurer). Back: Richard Anderson, Michael Geist, Mark Jeftovic, Maureen Cubberley (Chair), Andrew Reddick, Lisa Jacobson (Ex-officio), and Timothy Denton. Absent: Andrew Bjerring, Colin Campbell, Eleanor Jang, and Denis Tanguay.
2001-2002 – Board of Directors
CIRA's first elected Board of Directors took office on June 29, 2001 . Three Directors were appointed, for one-year terms, by the CIRA Board to represent industry interest groups. One non-voting Director was appointed by the Government of Canada. Nine Directors were elected: three of the nine for one-year terms, three for two-year terms, and three for three-year terms.
Front: Paul Andersen, Denis Tanguay, Ron Kawchuk, and Andrew Bjerring (Treasurer). Middle: Maureen Cubberley (Chair). Back: Michael Geist, Drew Olsen (Ex-officio), Clyde Beattie, John Demco (Secretary), Bruce Firestone (Vice-Chair), Timothy Denton, and Julie Peckham. Absent: Colin Campbell, Jonathan Cohen, and Len St-Aubin.
1997-2001 – Interim Board of Directors
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An Interim Board was formed in 1997 to address the transition from UBC's management of the .CA domain to a more commercial type of operation. Members of the Interim Board were composed of representatives from the .CA Committee, the Canadian Internet Society (CISOC), Canadian Association of Internet service Providers (CAIP), and the Federal Government. The Interim Board held office until the first Board of Directors election in 2001. Over the four years, the Interim Board included the following individuals:
- Paul Barrett
- Clyde Beattie
- Andrew Bjerring
- Glen Bloom
- Colin Campbell
- Jonathan Cohen
- Maureen Cubberly
- John Demco
- Ken Fockler
- Kim Haaland
- Rob Hall
- Brian Kaye
- Scott Knapman
- Jocelyn Mallett
- Drew Olsen
- Chris Scatliff
- Bernard Turcotte
On October 19, 2010 five elected Directors took office; four candidates from the Nomination Committee slate and one candidate from the Members' slate.
