FROM THE BOARD CHAIR
Our 2023 year began with a gathering of our Board Directors, Board Committee members and our College Leadership Team. This was the first time the three groups had met together, and it provided an opportunity to get to know each other and for much lively conversation around areas of common interest. Together we deepened our understanding of the foundational principles that underpin all that we do at the College and of what the Mercy charism, bequeathed to us from our foundress Catherine McAuley, challenges us to be and to do in this, our day and age.
An important activity the Board Directors are currently engaged in is a full Board Review. It is five years since the last review was conducted and now is a timely moment to take time to reflect on our progress and our practice to ensure that our Board is functioning at the highest level of ethical and operational efficiency.
We recently participated in our Annual General Meeting, presided over by a representative of our governing body, Mercy Partners. In presenting our annual report for 2022, I highlighted the many positive aspects I perceive present in the way our Board and College operate. Among others I noted:
- Infrastructure improvements in areas of bus transport, College banking model, and technology support, along with the restructuring of board and committee membership;
- The evident commitment, energy, activity and outward looking focus from our teachers and students for mission delivery;
- The continual improvement focus of College leadership, which is demonstrated through staff professional development, and innovative approaches to student welfare and program improvement.
The Mercy Partners representative congratulated the Board and College leadership on the quality of their stewardship and on the overall achievements of the College.
The Directors recently enjoyed a tour of the construction site and look forward to the completion and opening of the facility in the not-too-distant future. The Board is very appreciative of the attention given by College leadership to the monitoring of the project and to timely and effective addressing of issues as they arise.
