Agenda of Council Meeting

June 3, 2010 - Annual Meeting of Members

Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, 6th Floor, 121 Bloor Street

  • 5 p.m.
    • Registration, 6th Floor Lobby
  • 5:30 p.m.
    • Call to Order
    • Welcome
    • Introduction of Council Members 
  • 5:40 p.m.
    • Key Note Address - Kathy English, Public Editor, Toronto Star
      • Ms. English will provide a presentation that will focus on the issues of professional self regulation, public accountability, transparency, and how the public’s expectations about these issues have evolved over time.
    • Questions
  • 6:20 p.m.
    • Chair’s Report
      Elizabeth Papadopoulos, OCT
  • 6:30 p.m.
    • Registrar’s Report
      Michael Salvatori, OCT
  • 6:40 p.m.
    • Questions
  • 7 p.m.
    • Adjournment

*Kathy English

Kathy English is the Public Editor of the Toronto Star. This position encompasses the roles of reader advocate and guarantor of accuracy, serving as a liaison between the Star and its many readers, both print and online.

Kathy began her journalism career at the Brantford Expositor in 1976. She was a Star reporter and feature writer from 1983 – 1989. Kathy has reported and edited for the Hamilton Spectator, London Free Press, Toronto Sun, and the Globe and Mail. She taught newspaper journalism at Ryerson School of Journalism for 10 years and launched websites for two Canadian media companies. She served five years on the board of the National Newspaper Awards.

Kathy is a member of the ethics committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists and the programming committee of the Canadian Journalism Foundation and serves on the board of the Organization of Newspaper Ombudsmen. She holds a Masters degree in Canadian history.