b'Message from the ChairMessage de la prsidente du ConseilMala CornellA s my final message as chair of the CERC Board ofP our mon dernier message en tant que prsidente du Directors, I want to express my gratitude to my boardconseil du CERC, je tiensremercier mes collgues. colleagues for their support and engagement this pastLeur soutien et leur engagement cette anne ont year. Thank you for taking time away from your jobs,t prcieux. Ma gratitude va aux dirigeants Annie vacations and family to contribute to CERC: Annie Brunelle,Brunelle, Roy Phelps, Heather Lake-Wellington, ainsi quaux Roy Phelps, Heather Lake-Wellington (officers), and Jenniferadministrateurs Jennifer Connell, Karishma Gandhi, Cristina Connell, Karishma Gandhi, Cristina Guida, Melody Jones, JackGuida, Melody Jones, Jack Kim, Taryn Kramer, Chris Lesiuk, Kim, Taryn Kramer, Chris Lesiuk, Magdalena Orovcanec, TinaMagdalena Orovcanec, Tina Maalouf, Elizabeth Navia et Maalouf, Elizabeth Navia and Mark Schueler (directors). MarkSchueler.I also extend my thanks to our staff, Stephen Cryne, SusannaJe remercie notre personnel: Stephen Cryne, Susanna Shankman and Ridwan Ahmed, and to the many volunteers on ourShankman et Ridwan Ahmed, ainsi que les nombreux bnvoles committees. Under Stephens leadership, we have achieved signifi- de nos comits. Sous la direction de Stephen, nous avons eu cant accomplishments and made a substantial impact on manyun impact substantiel. Lorganisation reste bien gre et stable. fronts for our industry. The organization remains well-managedNotre communaut continue de collaborer et de se soutenir and stable, and our community continues to collaborate andmutuellement dans tous les secteurs. Les employs muts restent support one another across all industries, with transferees at theau coeur de nos actions.centre of everything we do. Je suis fire de notre travail et de la collaboration entre le CERC, I am proud of our work and the collaboration between CERC,nos bnvoles et nos partenaires mondiaux. Ce conseil diversifi our volunteers and global partners. This diverse board of corpor- dentreprises et de partenaires de service du Canada, des tats-ates and service partners from Canada, the U.S. and beyondUnis et dailleurs a largi nos partenariats, notre adhsion, notre has expanded our partnerships, membership, geographical reach,porte gographique, notre leadership et notre communaut.thought leadership and community.En rflchissant aux principales ralisations, je suis particu-Reflecting on major achievements, I am most proud of ourlirement fire de notre impact en matire de gouvernance du impact on board governance, mentorship, and diversity, equity &conseil, de mentorat et de diversit, quit et inclusion (DE&I).inclusion(DE&I). Gouvernance: Gouvernance: Nous avons instaur une prise Board governance: We have driven inclusive and transparentde dcision inclusive et transparente au conseil, o chacun peut decision-making at the board level by ensuring everyone has a seatexprimer ses opinions. Cela a renforc nos relations avec dautres at the table and an opportunity to voice opinions and ideas. Thisassociations et apport de nouvelles perspectives. Le CERC has strengthened our relationships with other associations andpeut ainsi influencer des questions dactualit comme la Loi sur brought fresh perspectives, enabling CERC to influence timelylinterdiction dachat de proprits rsidentielles et les politiques issues like the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property Actdimmigration. Nous avons introduit des critres de slection and immigration policies. We introduced additional board selec- supplmentaires et un processus de rvision pour un examen tion criteria and a review process to ensure a broader review ofplus large des candidats potentiels. Lintrt et lactivit au prospective candidates. Interest and activity at the board levelconseil sont levs. Jencourage ceux qui veulent faire progresser are high, and I encourage those interested in driving the industrylindustriepostuler oufaire du bnvolat dans les comits.forward to consider applying or volunteering on committees. Mentorat: Le programme de mentorat Connexion du CERC, Mentorship: Our community has much to share, including tech- lanc grcelinitiative de Sandeep Anand, Annie Brunelle et nical knowledge, leadership guidance, networking and problem- Melody Jones, visepartager des connaissances techniques, solving. The launch of CERCs mentorship program, Connexion,des conseils de leadership etfaciliter le rseautage. Des paires was made possible by the passion and contributions of Sandeepmentor/mentor ont t jumeles pour un projet pilote qui Anand, Annie Brunelle and Melody Jones. Together, we developedguidera la planification future. Le programme sera prsent en program guidelines and matched mentor/mentee pairs who aredtail en septembre. Les membres sont invitssinformer etactively engaged in mentoring activities. This pilot has informedpostuler comme mentors ou mentors. Ce rsum condense le future planning, and we look forward to sharing our progresstexte de 15% tout en conservant les informations essentielles.in September. We encourage members to learn more about theDiversit, quit et inclusion (DE&I): En 2021, le conseil a program and apply to be a mentor or mentee if interested. unanimement cr un comit DE&I pour sassurer que tous les Diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I): In 2021, the board unani- membres se sentent inclus et entendus. Nous nous coutons et mously established a DE&I Committee to ensure all members feelapprenons les uns des autres, progressant en comprhension et included and heard. We listen and learn from each other, growingen camaraderie. Nos efforts pour intgrer lquit et linclusion in understanding and camaraderie. Our efforts to embed equitydans nos runions du conseil et nos processus dcisionnels ont 6PERSPECTIVESFall 2024'