PRESIDENT ’ S MESSAGE
Board of Directors
Michelle Smibert , CMO President Municipality of Middlesex Centre
Cahl Pominville , AMCT Immediate Past President Municipality of North Grenville
Christopher Wray , AMCT Vice President / Director at Large Municipality of Wawa
John Hannam , CMO Director at Large City of Thunder Bay
Lois O ’ Neill-Jackson , CMO Director at Large Municipality of Trent Lakes
Yvonne Robert , CMO , AMCT Director at Large Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley
Michelle Casavecchia-Somers , CMO Zone 1 Board Director Township of Malahide
Mark Gaynor , CMO Zone 2 Board Director Municipality of Brockton
Angela Morgan , CMO Zone 3 Board Director City of Burlington
Stephen Huycke Zone 4 Board Director Town of Aurora
Candace Thwaites , CMO , AMCT Zone 5 Board Director Town of Gravenhurst
Brenda Brunt , CMO Zone 6 Board Director Township of South Dundas
Carol Trainor , AMCT Zone 7 Board Director Township of St . Joseph
Stephane Palmateer , AMCT Zone 8 Board Director City of Timmins
Marcella Vallelunga Zone 9 Board Director City of Thunder Bay
Thanks to All of You
I Lived
Every time I listen to the song I Lived by OneRepublic , it brings to life all of the wonderful opportunities that I have had and all of the awesome people in our great association that I have worked with over the last year .
The first part of the song says “ Hope when you take that jump , you don ’ t feel the fall .” To be honest , when I started my responsibilities as president , I felt that I was taking a bit of a jump into the unknown . I was attending zone meetings outside of my zone , being the guest at conferences with other associations , spending time away from the office , travelling to parts of the province that I didn ’ t know existed . Because of the great support of the staff at the AMCTO office and fellow board members , zone executive members and the great members of our association , I felt that the fall was cushioned , if not averted altogether . I survived without any scrapes or bruises and I attribute that to all of you .
By Michelle Smibert , CMO AMCTO President
Later on in the song , you can find the following lyrics : “ I owned every second that this world could give , I saw so many places , the things that I did .” Kapuskasing , Malahide , Adjala Tosorontio , North Grenville , Thunder Bay , Tokyo and Amagasaki City , Japan are just a few of those wonderful places travelled by bus , train , planes ( both big and not so big ) and automobiles . And the things that I did were absolutely amazing – playing euchre “ Northern ” style , eating interesting things with interesting utensils , getting to know people and customs and understanding the unique opportunities and challenges of each zone .
So , my question to you is , “ Do you want to live , like really live ?” If your answer is yes , then please give some consideration in getting involved at any level of our awesome association . AMCTO has so many great people – you need to meet every single one of them .
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