Broadly speaking, the Board makes decisions about the direction of OPIRG as an organization. We work to ensure that our mandate is being observed while the organization maintains its financial and legal responsibilities. Below are some basic examples of Board activities:
- The Board oversees OPIRG Staff to confirm the fulfilment of their respective job descriptions.
- The Board ensures that OPIRG Guelph community and campus partnerships reflect our organization’s mandate.
- The Board provides budget oversight to ensure our organization meets our financial and programming goals.
The Board is made up of student and community members. There are three (3) student positions, three (3) community positions, and three (3) positions open to community members or students. The Board holds elections annually to fill vacant positions. It also appoints members, in accordance with policy, between elections as needed.
The Board of Directors can be contacted directly at: board@opirgguelph.org
Current Board Members
Lilli Porter (she/her) is a community board member Lilli who is passionate about radical change through social and environmental justice and strives to be a better ally and advocate to folks living on the margins. She is also an experienced event planner and outreach coordinator within the University of Guelph community. Lilli strives to create spaces for individuals to come together to build community, participate in collective activism, and learn from the lived experiences of one another. Her wish is to make a meaningful contribution to the Guelph community in the form of education and community building during her time with OPIRG.
Favourite part of being on the OPIRG Guelph board? My favourite part of being on the board is the amazing people I get to meet and collaborate with – other board members, OPIRG Guelph staff, and partners in the community.
- Ash Ames – Student Member
- Britt Lee – Community Member
- Effa Ali – Student Member
- Enna Marks-Grant – Community Member
- Gracy Go – Student Member
- Paul Costello – Community Member
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