Board Member

Call for Volunteers for HMC’s Board of Directors

The Halton Multicultural Council (branding as HMC Connections) has a wonderful 48 year history of serving newcomers in our community. Our mission is to help newcomers settle and integrate into a community that is more welcoming and inclusive.

We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our Board of Directors. In particular we are looking for first generation immigrants and/or leaders of various ethnic or faith communities, along with people who have prior Board experience or useful skills in HR, finance, strategic or non-profit management (we are especially interested in a lawyer to round out the skills on our Board). As an additional qualification all of our Board members are required to have vulnerable sector criminal reference checks and cannot have gone through bankruptcy proceedings.

Each Board Member has a responsibility to the agency to fulfill the following duties.

• Attend all Board meetings (4-6 meetings per year approx. 2 hours each);
• Attend HMC functions (Multiculturalism Day, New Years Around the World, AGM and other special events);
• Be prepared – all materials read in advance;
• Are familiar with organizations bylaws and governing policies (orientation provided and a board governance course will be require – approximately 3 hours online);
• Express your views at meetings and encourage others to do the same;
• Promote the work of the organization in the community whenever you have a chance to do so; and
• Stay informed about issues relevant to our mission.

This call for Board members will be effective until all of the available positions are filled (anticipated by the end of October 2026).

Please contact our Executive Director, Kim Jenkinson for more information or for an application package at kjenkinson@hmcconnections.com or to find out more about HMC please visit our website at www.hmcconnections.com.