CSDF Board of Directors
Each year at the National Seminar, a new Board of Directors for the Canadian Student Debating Federation is elected by the representatives of the member organizations. The Board is comprised of seven individuals and anyone nominated by a member organization can be elected to the Board. To ensure regional representation, the Board must contain at least one member from each of British Columbia, the Prairie Provinces, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces provided that willing candidates from each of these regions are available.
The membership elects a President, Director of French Language Debate, a Director of Bilingual Debate and four other directors. Once elected, the Board has the responsibility for appointment of officers, including Treasurer, Solicitor, Committee Chairs, Worlds Officer and Liaisons to external organizations as deemed necessary by the Board.
Throughout the year, the Board maintains contact with member organizations, coordinates with the upcoming Seminar Host, allocates funding under the McLeese Opportunities Fund and attends to administrative details required by the CSDF.
2009-10 Board:
| John Baty | President | jbaty@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Richard Picotin [bio] | Director of French Debate | rpicotin@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Elisa Frank | Director of Bilingual Debate | efrank@csdf-fcde.ca |
| David Gorman | Director | dgorman@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Janet Webster | Director | jwebster@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Stephen McCarthy | Director | smccarthy@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Willis McLeese | Director | wmcleese@csdf-fcde.ca |
2009-10 Officers:
| Lorelie DeRoose | Past President Treasurer |
lderoose@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Geoff Buerger | 2010-11 Seminar Host Arctic Officer |
gbuerger@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Tanya Sturgeon | 2010-11 Seminar Registrar | tsturgeon@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Brian Casey | Solicitor | solicitor@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Josh Judah | Discipline Officer | discipline@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Janet Webster | Worlds Officer | jwebster@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Stephen McCarthy Elisa Frank Richard Picotin |
Rules Committee Co-Chairs | rules@csdf-fcde.ca |
| Stephen McCarthy | Webmaster | smccarthy@csdf-fcde.ca |