Annual General Meeting Time: April-May each year
Last AGM Location: Scarborough, Ontario

The AGM provides the ultimate authority of WushuOntario. Those attending are:

a. The Board of Directors (Executive Committee)
b. The Presidents/Owner/Operators of the Member Club bodies recognized by WushuOntario; or,
c. Delegates appointed by a Member Club body to attend the meeting
d. Professional staff (ex-officio)

The AGM is responsible for the General Policy and direction of WushuOntario. All matters of a General Policy nature at variance with the By-Laws of the Federation must be brought before, and voted upon, at the Annual General Meeting or at a Special General Meeting.
2010-11 Board of Directors (Executive Committee) Current Board:
President - Ms. Eileen Fauster
VP Administration - Mr. Dref Demoura
VP Finance - Mr. Patrick Wu
VP Communications - Mr. Frank Szeto
VP Competition - Ms. Selene Tsang
VP Technical - Mr. Andrew Chiu
The Board is accountable to the AGM and the membership at large, and shall;

a. as a whole, and only as a whole, clearly establish organizational priorities relating to the mission of the WushuOntario;
b. recruit and hire the staff of WushuOntario;
c. as a whole, and only as a whole, clearly establish limitations on the authority of the staff of WushuOntario in the areas of ethics and prudence, finance, risk management, personnel and fundamental management principles;
d. as a whole, or by a duly assigned sub-committee, establish the performance criteria of the staff and evaluate same;
e. be the forum for appeal of any decision made by the staff, committees and President/Chair;
f. ensure that no individual Board member interferes with the management activities of the staff unless directed by the Board as a whole to act on the Board's behalf;
g. individuals exercise their authority over the WushuOntario’s affairs at duly constituted meetings of the Board and shall have the authority to act or speak on behalf of the Board only when so directed by the Board as a whole;
h. ensure that the direction and supervision of any staff member's activities, is only done at the express direction of the President/Chair;
i. as a whole, and only as a whole, suspend or sanction regular members for disciplinary reasons;
j. be bound by the decisions and/or actions of the Board and Board solidarity shall be respected by each individual Board member;
k. disclosure of confidential information will be handled by appropriate disciplinary action;
l. as individuals, be fully committed to attending every meeting of the Board and any Committees of which they are a member;
m. as individuals, review all reports and other submissions circulated to them and take any necessary action within agreed upon or specified timelines;
n. Subject to WushuOntario Bylaws, the membership fee shall be set by the Board of Directors and General Members shall be advised of a proposed fee increase 90 days prior to Board approval of the membership fee and shall be due on the date (s) set by the Board.
President/Chair Currently:
President - Ms. Eileen Fauster
The President/Chair shall:

  1. Have full operational authority and responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of WushuOntario unless explicitly and specifically limited by the Board.

  2. Ensure that the affairs of WushuOntario are conducted in accordance with;
    i. The By-Laws and Policy and Procedure Manual of WushuOntario.
    ii. Applicable Federal and Provincial laws.
    iii. Ethical and prudent behavior.
  1. To represent the Corporation in all dealings with the Ministry of Health Promotion and other government bodies, foundations, sanctioning bodies.

  2. To be the spokesperson for the Corporation to both external and internal stakeholders.

  3. As the Chief Executive Officer, the spokesperson, and the Chairman of the Board of the Corporation, the said individual will provide leadership in the strategic planning of the organization in all areas of development.

  4. To appoint skilled individuals to specific commissions, committees and Director roles.

  5. To provide the Board of Directors with all relevant information, decisions, and developments of the Corporation.

  6. Have the authority in extreme situations involving an athlete or coach to override the provisions of the Policy & Procedures Manual or the Technical Regulations of the WushuOntario where such policy, procedure, or technical regulations is contradictory or fails to adequately address a circumstance or would create a result which through no fault of a person would wrongfully hurt the person. In the event of such exercise of authority pursuant to this policy, the President shall file a written report with the Board of Directors and the exercise of the authority and the report will be reviewed at the next meeting of the Board of Directors. Any member of WushuOntario will have the right to appeal a decision of the President made pursuant to this Policy.
Committees Current Chairs:
Technical Committee: Mr. Andrew Chiu
Competition Committee: Ms. Selene Tsang
Nomination and Awards Committee: Mr. Sunny Tang
Communications and Marketing Committee: Mr. Frank Szeto
Appeals and Resolution Committee: Ms. Eileen Fauster
Committees are established by and responsible to the Board and may be temporary or ongoing functional committees of the Federation These committees .may be struck from time to time at the direction of the President to accommodate short-term projects, events, studies, etc. The terms of reference and limitations of authority of these committees will vary and will be determined by the President & CEO.
They are:

a. Technical Committee -
b. Competition Committee -
c. Nomination and Awards Committee -
d. Communications and Marketing Committee -
e. Appeals and Resolution Committee -
Programming Committees Current Chairs:
Taolu Committee: Ms. Amy Wun Yee Wong
Sanda Committee: Mr. Dref Demoura
Traditional Committee: Mr. Raymond Chung
Tai Chi Committee: Mr. Frank Szeto
The Programming Committees shall have authority subject to policies established by the President & CEO to make and act upon all matters affecting only their respective program.
They are:

a. Taolu Committee -
b. Sanda Committee -
c. Traditional Wushu / Kung Fu Committee -
d. Traditional Tai Chi Committee -
WushuOntario Staff Current Staff Members Listed Below::
The staff of WushuOntario is responsible for the execution of day to day tasks along with special projects assigned to them by the BOD and committees of WushuOntario.
They are:

a. Director of Management & Operations - Mr. Alan Tang
b. Manager of Administration and Communications - Ms. Mallory Cheung
c. Manager of Marketing and Logistics - Mr. David Ng
d. Manager of Design and Graphic Communications - Mr. Angus Wu