PRESIDENT ’ S MESSAGE
“ 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 .”
Meet your Board Members
Angela Morgan – Zone 3 My relationship with AMCTO began after I graduated from university and was a municipal intern in the former City of Etobicoke . It was there that I was encouraged to enrol in the Municipal Administration Program ( MAP ). I secured a full-time position in the clerk ’ s department in the City of Burlington . Being nominated as the Zone 3 representative was one of the most valuable experiences of my career . I made some wonderful friends who were mentors to me through my career . I returned to AMCTO when I became the Manager of Licensing and Enforcement in Burlington and once again , AMCTO was invaluable to my success in this position . The licensing and enforcement project team got me up to speed on the technical requirements . I had no experience in that area and had to quickly familiarize myself with the technical aspects involved in that field . I have now come full circle and I ’ m back in the clerk ’ s department . I hope to be able to share my knowledge and expertise to help others starting out in the career .
Stephen Huycke – Zone 4 I began working in municipal government about five years ago for the Town of Markham . Joining Markham was a significant career change for me having spent most of my post-university career working in the management and protection of intellectual property .
During my first year in Markham , I was exposed to a lot of new and challenging areas of responsibilities ( elections , access and privacy , etc .) that I had never worked in before . I was encouraged to join AMCTO within weeks of starting work and quickly learned what a great resource the association is for municipal professionals .
A little over a year ago I became Aurora ’ s Town Clerk . In addition to the great mentors I had at Markham , I believe that my active participation in AMCTO , whether at the zone level and as a member of the Legislative & Policy Committee , or on the Board of Directors , helped prepare me for the increased responsibility . I see my participation in Zone 4 , the Legislative & Policy Committee and
Board of Directors as a small way to give back to an association that has been an important part of my career development .
John Hannam – Director at Large My involvement with AMCTO was simultaneous with my starting with the City of Thunder Bay , the MAP being a requirement of my being hired as the Assistant City Clerk . That was soon followed by my first zone meeting and in 2001 , joining AMCTO ’ s Legislative Committee , a group that I would spend many years with and was invaluable in growing my knowledge and understanding of municipal legislation , how it was applied and affected the work of municipal professionals in Ontario . Learning my craft has been much influenced by the interaction with AMCTO members in Zone 9 , on committees , at conferences and workshops and the Board of Directors . I am a municipal professional because of AMCTO .
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