Applications to the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is composed of a maximum of 18 members and normally experiences 1-3 vacancies each year. Clinical, legal, financial and senior management backgrounds among the Board members are required to maintain the balanced structure and operational effectiveness of the Board. Vacancies within specific disciplines are filled as required.   Applications from the public, including visible minorities, are welcomed.

Prospective applicants should normally have had a well-developed background in the clinical, legal, or financial professions or management experience at a senior level either as a private business owner, Executive Director of a Foundation or Charity, Executive level public servant within the municipal, provincial or federal governments, Executive level officer of the Canadian military, or Executive member of a medical, commercial or business corporation/enterprise.

Directors should be willing and able to commit to a term of at least 3 years with approximately 2-3 Board and Committee meetings each month except for the July/August summer period.  All Directors are assigned to working Committees and are expected to be fully engaged in the associated Committee Work Plan.

Fluency in the English language is essential.

Applications should outline the interest in joining the Board and detail the applicant’s management or professional experience. These may be forwarded by e-mail to aalton@perleyhealth.ca completing the Subject line as follows: “Board Application - For the Chair of the Governance Committee”.  All applicants will be contacted in response.