Royal Ontario Museum
- Ministry
- Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
- URL
- www.rom.on.ca
- Address
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100 QUEEN'S PARK
TORONTO
M5S2C6 - Phone
- (416) 586-5549
- Background
- Royal Ontario Museum Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.35, ss. 2(1) (opens a new window)
- Function
The mandate of the Museum is to collect and exhibit objects, documents and books so that the public may learn about the natural history of Ontario, Canada, the world and the history of man throughout the ages. The Museum promotes education, teaching, research and publication in all fields related to its mandate.
- Membership
The affairs of the Museum are managed and controlled by a board of trustees, consisting of twenty-one trustees. The chair of the Governing Council of the University of Toronto, the president of the University of Toronto, and the director of the Museum are ex officio members. Of the remaining eighteen trustees, fifteen are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council and three are elected by the members of the Museum. One of the members of the board is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be its chair. The board may appoint one of the members as vice-chair.
- Term
Trustees hold office for a term of three years. When an unexpected vacancy occurs, a new trustee is appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term. Trustees are eligible for reappointment for one additional term and may again be eligible for appointment one year after the expiry date of the second term.
- Meetings
- The board meets quarterly at the museum. The board does not meet in July.
- Remuneration
Appointees are eligible to receive expenses.
Appointments & Vacancies
No. | Position | Member | Term | Location |
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1. | Chair (Part-Time) | STEPHEN BOWMAN | 09-Jan-2020 - 08-Jan-2023 |
toronto |
2. | Member (Part-Time) | KAREN TAM | 12-Dec-2019 - 11-Dec-2022 |
toronto |
3. | Member (Part-Time) | RITA SHELTON DEVERELL | 27-Feb-2020 - 26-Feb-2023 |
coldwater |
4. | Member (Part-Time) | LOUISE MOORE | 12-Mar-2020 - 11-Mar-2023 |
port hope |
5. | Member (Part-Time) | IAN MADELL | 27-Apr-2020 - 26-Apr-2023 |
toronto |
6. | Member (Part-Time) | MICHAEL COATES | 28-May-2020 - 27-May-2023 |
toronto |
7. | Member (Part-Time) | ALAN SMITH | 02-Jul-2020 - 01-Jul-2023 |
pickering |
8. | Member (Part-Time) | JENNIFER BELL | 23-Jul-2020 - 22-Jul-2023 |
toronto |
9. | Member (Part-Time) | NEERA CHOPRA | 20-Aug-2020 - 19-Aug-2023 |
toronto |
10. | Member (Part-Time) | STACEY JACK | 11-Feb-2021 - 10-Feb-2024 |
fort frances |
11. | Member (Part-Time) | MATTHEW GIBSON | 13-Jan-2022 - 18-Jan-2025 |
toronto |
12. | Member (Part-Time) | JACLYN SEIDMAN | 14-Feb-2022 - 13-Feb-2025 |
toronto |
13. | Member (Part-Time) | ROBERT CHANT | 02-May-2022 - 01-May-2025 |
toronto |
14. | Member (Part-Time) | TODD JERRY | 02-May-2022 - 01-May-2025 |
toronto |
15. | Member (Part-Time) | BIANCA ROTH | 20-Jun-2022 - 19-Jun-2025 |
toronto |