Governance and management
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Annual General Meeting 2017
The 2017 Annual General Meeting is held online between 27 and 31 August 2017. Members approve the following documents and the auditor and remuneration by online survey with the link sent by direct email.
- Annual (Directors) Report 2016-17
- Statements of Service Performance 2016-17
- Audited Financial Statements 2016-17
Introduction
World Urban Parks is constituted as a non-governmental, non-profit membership-based peak body. From commencement on 1 April 2015 initial directors were appointed from full members. Governance by full members is conducted at Annual General Meetings (AGM) and other General Meetings. Every three years, from 15 August 2016, or as there are vacancies, at an AGM full members elect Board directors representative of membership categories, regions, and skills (see Table 1.). The board appoints the Chair and Executive for annual terms, and may co-opt non-voting directors . The Chairperson chairs the Executive, Board, and General Meetings of members.
Table 1. Board Membership
Board Category |
Initial |
From first Election |
Member Type |
Elected by: |
Appointed by: |
Can vote in Board meetings |
Eligible for Executive |
Eligible for Committee Chair |
Associations |
4-6 |
4-5 |
Organisation |
Organisations |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Agencies |
6-8 |
4-6 |
Organisation |
Organisations |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Businesses/Philanthropic organisations |
2-4 |
2-3 |
Organisation |
Organisations |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Universities |
1 |
1 |
Organisation |
Organisations |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Community organisations |
1 |
1 |
Organisation |
Organisations |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Region Chair |
3 |
3-4 |
Individual |
Organisations & Individuals |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
Skills-based |
1-3 |
1-3 |
Individual |
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Board |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
TOTALS |
18-26 |
16-23 |
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AGMs approve the financial, directors and auditors reports, approve the auditor and the auditor's remuneration. A quorum at an AGM is eight full members including proxies, but these are normally held by internet voting to be accessible.
Regular governance on behalf of the Board including the development of the rolling 3-year business plan and budget and oversight of the CEO, is placed in the hands of the Executive Committee. The board meets about three times a year, and the Executive three times in between, or as necessary.
Figure 1 shows Ifpra’s governing and management
Figure 1 Governance and Management Structure
Membership All full members: Elects Executive and Board every three years at an AGM At AGM approves the financial, directors and auditors reports; the auditor and their remuneration |
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Board 16-23 member, region, and skill-based representatives: Control and direction of the organisation and management of its property |
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Executive Committee Currently the Chair, 3 Vice Chairs and 3 Region Chairs |
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Committees 1. Knowledge & Standards 2. Large Urban Parks 3. Children, Play & Nature (new) 4. Older Adults & Parks (new) 5. Healthy Parks Healthy Cities (new) 6. Green Infrastructure (new) 7. Membership 8. Alliances (new) 9. Finance and Audit 10. Governance and Policy (new) * World Parks Academy Board |
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CEO and Secretariat
· Reports to and receives governance direction from board · Provides management and administration · Delivers on Business Plan and provides support services to board, committees, regions and membership |
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Regions 1. Asia-Pacific 2. Europe 3. Americas 4. Africa-Middle East |
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Membership Serve on committees and working groups and comprise region and world members
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Management and administration is provided by a CEO at large and the Secretariat with the office in Edmonton, Canada.
As a non-profit organisation World Urban Parks is primarily funded from member subscriptions, congresses and other services.
World Urban Parks Executive Committee
Table 2 shows the members and contacts of the Executive Committee
Table 2 Executive
Title |
Photo |
First Director |
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Organisation |
Country |
Region |
Chair |
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Gil Penalosa | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Founder and Chair of the Board, 8-80 Cities |
Canada |
Americas |
Vice Chair Advocacy |
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Neil McCarthy |
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CEO, North-East Catchment Management Authority |
Australia |
Asia-Pacific |
Vice Chair Membership |
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Torgeir Sørensen |
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Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger |
Norway | Europe |
Vice Chair Alliances |
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Elisabeth Fournier |
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Secretary General, Hortis |
France | Europe |
Vice Chair Governance |
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Dr David Cochrane |
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Consultant |
Australia | Asia-Pacific |
Chair Europe Region |
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Dr Anna Steidle |
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Consultant |
Germany | Europe |
Chair Asia-Pacific Region |
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Chris Rutherford |
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Director, Xyst Limited |
New Zealand | Asia-Pacific |
Co-Chair Americas Region |
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Keith Anderson |
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Director Washington DC Parks & Recreation | USA | Americas |
World Urban Parks Directors
Table 3 shows directors elected on 15 August 2016 for three year terms, plus two co-opted directors
Board Category |
# |
Photo |
First Directors |
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Organisation |
Country |
Region |
Associations |
1 |
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Catherine Nagel |
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Executive Director, City Parks Alliance |
USA |
Americas |
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2 |
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Elisabeth Fournier |
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Secretary General and Board Member, Hortis | France | Europe |
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3 |
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Ryu Ono |
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Board Member, Ifpra Japan |
Japan |
Asia-Pacific |
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4 |
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John Senior |
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Board Member, Parks and Leisure |
Australia |
Asia-Pacific |
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5 |
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Dr Noor Azlin Yahya |
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Board Member, MyParks |
Malaysia |
Asia-Pacific |
Agencies |
1 |
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Anne Charlton |
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Director Parks, City of Calgary |
Canada |
Americas |
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2 |
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Neil McCarthy |
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CEO, North-East Catchment Management Authority |
Australia |
Asia-Pacific |
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3 |
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Torgeir Sørensen |
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Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger |
Norway | Europe |
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4 |
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Chris Hardman | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Executive Director Melbourne Parks Victoria |
Australia | Asia-Pacific |
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5 |
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Jon Pape |
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Deputy Director City Operations, Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe |
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6 |
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Jayne Miller |
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Superintendent, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board | USA | Americas |
Business/NGO Philanthropic |
1 |
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Gil Penalosa |
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Founder and Chair of the Board, 8-80 Cities |
Canada | Americas |
2 |
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Dr David Cochrane |
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Principal, Heritage Landscapes LLC |
USA |
Americas |
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3 |
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Mark Camley |
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London Legacy Development Corporation |
UK |
Europe |
Universities |
1 |
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Prof. Willie Nel |
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Chair, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa |
South Africa |
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Community |
1 |
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Ignacio Lira | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Executive Director, Mi Parque |
Chile |
Americas |
Region Chair |
1 |
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Dr. Anna Steidle |
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Europe Region |
Germany |
Europe |
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2 |
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Chris Rutherford |
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Asia-Pacific Region |
New Zealand |
Asia-Pacific |
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3 |
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Keith Anderson (Co-Chair with Jorge Perez Jaramillo) |
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Americas Region
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USA |
Americas |
Skills-based |
1 |
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Dr. Christy Boylan |
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Landscape Consultant |
Ireland |
Europe |
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2 |
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Dr David Cochrane |
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Economics Consultant |
Australia |
Asia-Pacific |
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3 |
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Jenn Halliday |
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Chair, Generate Network (young professional) |
New Zealand |
Asia-Pacific /Global |
Co-opted |
1 |
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Jim Griffin |
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Director Parks & Recreation, City of Pittsburgh |
USA |
Americas |
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Rob Small | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Manager New Zealand, Greenfleet | New Zealand | Asia-Pacific | |
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As at 1 August 2017
Committee Chairs
Committee Chairs are shown in Table 4. Full Committee membership can be found under Programs.
Table 4 Committee Chairs
Committee or Board |
Photo |
Chair |
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Organisation |
Country |
Region |
Knowledge & Standards Committee |
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Dr Jon Pape Chair |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Deputy Director City Operations, Copenhagen | Denmark | Europe |
Large Urban Parks Committee |
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Dr Richard Murray Co-Chair |
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President, Ekoparken Association |
Sweden | Europe |
Large Urban Parks Committee |
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Margaret Gormley Co-Chair |
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Children, Play & Nature Committee |
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Amanda O'Rourke Co-Chair |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Senior Advisor, 8-80 Cities | Canada | Americas |
Children, Play & Nature Committee |
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Helena Bjarnegård Co-Chair |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Head Planner, Parks and Natur Department, City of Gothenburg | Sweden | Europe |
Older Adults & Parks Committee |
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Tim Geyer Co-Chair |
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Service Manager, Urban Landscapes, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council |
Australia | Asia-Pacific |
Older Adults & Parks Committee |
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Mary Worrall Co-Chair |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Senior Manager Parks and Countryside, Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | UK | Europe |
Healthy Parks Healthy Cities Committee |
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Kristen Jackson Chair |
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Green Infrastructure Committee |
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Kevin Halpenny Co-Chair |
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Senior Parks Superintendent, Parks and Green Infrastructure Division, Fingal County Council |
Ireland | Europe |
Green Infrastructure Committee |
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Peter Bridgewater Co-Chair |
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Adjunct Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology and Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra
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Australia | Europe |
Membership Committee |
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Lynn Wilson Deputy Chair |
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. | Park Planner, Capital Regional District, Victoria BC | Canada | Americas |
Alliances Committee |
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Elisabeth Fournier Chair |
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Secretary General, Hortis |
France | Europe |
World Parks Academy Board |
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Dr Christy Boylan Chair |
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Landscape Consultant | Ireland | Europe |
World Parks Academy Board |
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Torgeir Sørensen Deputy Chair |
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Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger |
Norway | Europe |
Finance & Audit Committee |
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Dr David Cochrane Chair |
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Economics Consultant |
Australia | Asia-Pacific |
Governance & Policy Committee |
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TBA |
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Regions
World Urban Parks will initially comprise three membership regions (Europe, Asia-Pacific and Americas) to enhance member activity such as seminars, technical tours, and face to face meetings and networking. The Chairs of the Regions are initially appointed First Directors, then subsequently are elected by full members of the region. The Board will approve Terms of Reference for a Regional Committee to represent members and coordinate activity. In the interim a Regional Secretary is appointed as a committee member in a part staff-support role.
National Commissioners
For the first 1-2 years of World Urban Parks National Commissioners will be appointed to act in an ambassadorial role facilitating membership transfer from antecedent organisations and new members in their country. Commissioners will be appointed from previous Ifpra Commissioners elected by the membership within their country. Commissioners are persons respected for their professional leadership and networks and who understand their country's business culture and language(s). The role is intended to assist where national associations are not yet members of World Urban Parks, or do not exist, or where national associations consider Country Commissioners will assist. See World Urban Parks National Commissioners
Honorary Members
A policy on honorary members is yet to be developed. However the recipients of the prestigious World Urban Parks Distinguished Individual Award receive honorary memberships. World Urban Parks has also inherited four honorary members from Ifpra who were recognised for outstanding service.
Honorary Members are:
Award |
Country |
Name |
Email Contact |
WUP Distinguished Individual Award 2016 |
Australia |
Neil McCarthy |
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WUP Distinguished Individual Award 2015 |
Ireland |
Dr Christy Boylan |
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Ifpra Honorary Member |
South Africa |
Gilbert Briscoe |
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Ifpra Honorary Member |
United States |
Roger Brown |
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Ifpra Honorary Member |
Japan |
Kanzo Hirano |
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Ifpra Honorary Member |
United Kingdom |
Alan Smith |
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World Urban Parks First Directors
Table 5 shows the First Directors of the Board from 1 April 2015 to 15 August 2016.
Table 3. First Directors