MEND Canada emphasizes the transformative power of sports in building life skills, enhancing emotional regulation, and promoting overall health and wellness. Through collaborative partnerships and community engagement,.
The Organization
Board Oversight
MEND Canada is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors that provides responsible oversight for our finances and operations, including:
Oversight of program activities
Input into and approval of strategic direction
Ensure management conducts MEND Canada's business and affairs in accordance with our objectives, the laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, and any policies and guidelines issued by the Canada Revenue Agency regarding charitable organizations.
Leadership
Terry Sedgewick
George Gordon First Nation
Leads the organization. This includes Indigenous community (reserve and urban) outreach and sponsor/donor development and maintenance. Responsible for ensuring MEND Canada maintains financial health and transparency, progresses towards established goals and strategies, redefines goals and strategies over time, and grows the organization overall.
Program Founder and Team Leader
Board of Directors
Meet the dedicated team of volunteer Board of Directors at MEND Canada.
Denise Mullen
Organization Focus
Partnerships, Communications and Culture
Provides strategic leadership and vision for the organization’s fundraising and marketing/communications strategies. This includes ensuring the people, partnerships, and systems across MEND’s network are aligned to meet the organization’s fundraising goals, advance MEND’s overall brand, and move the mission forward. Sets bold fundraising targets and leads development and marketing/communications efforts to meet those goals successfully.
Strategy and Programs
To articulate the organization's strategy to ensure long-term sustainability. This includes providing strategy and operational advice from early organization development through to execution and ongoing operations. Advises regarding emerging trends to support the continuing success and growth of MEND Canada.
Operational Effectiveness and Accountability
Oversees the organization's day-to-day administrative and operational functions. This includes developing and maintaining budgets, establishing and maintaining policies and procedures, overseeing the review and processing of program applications, managing bookkeeping, and assessing performance by evaluating data and metrics to recommend process and procedure improvements.
