Governance & Management - World Urban Parks Association

Governance and management

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		Yes	Yes	Yes
Agencies	6-8	4-6	Organisation	Organisations		Yes	Yes	Yes
Businesses/Philanthropic organisations	2-4	2-3	Organisation	Organisations		Yes	Yes	Yes
Universities	1	1	Organisation	Organisations		Yes	Yes	Yes
Community organisations	1	1	Organisation	Organisations		Yes	Yes	Yes
Region Chair	3	3-4	Individual	Organisations & Individuals		Yes	Yes	No
Skills-based	1-3	1-3	Individual		Board	Yes	No	Yes
TOTALS	18-26	16-23

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


	Board 16-23 member, region, and skill-based representatives: Control and direction of the organisation and management of its property


Executive Committee Currently the Chair, 3 Vice Chairs and 3 Region Chairs

		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
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


		Regions 1. Asia-Pacific 2. Europe 3. Americas 4. Africa-Middle East




Membership Serve on committees and working groups and comprise region and world members

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	Email	Organisation	Country	Region
Chair		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		Neil McCarthy	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	CEO, North-East Catchment Management Authority	Australia	Asia-Pacific
Vice Chair Membership		Torgeir Sørensen	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger	Norway	Europe
Vice Chair Alliances		Elisabeth Fournier	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Secretary General, Hortis	France	Europe
Vice Chair Governance		Dr David Cochrane	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Consultant	Australia	Asia-Pacific
Chair Europe Region		Dr Anna Steidle	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Consultant	Germany	Europe
Chair Asia-Pacific Region		Chris Rutherford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Director, Xyst Limited	New Zealand	Asia-Pacific
Co-Chair Americas Region		Keith Anderson	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	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	Email	Organisation	Country	Region
Associations	1		Catherine Nagel	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Executive Director, City Parks Alliance	USA	Americas
	2		Elisabeth Fournier	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Secretary General and Board Member, Hortis	France	Europe
	3		Ryu Ono	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, Ifpra Japan	Japan	Asia-Pacific
	4		John Senior	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, Parks and Leisure	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	5		Dr Noor Azlin Yahya	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, MyParks	Malaysia	Asia-Pacific
Agencies	1		Anne Charlton	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Director Parks, City of Calgary	Canada	Americas
	2		Neil McCarthy	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	CEO, North-East Catchment Management Authority	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	3		Torgeir Sørensen	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger	Norway	Europe
	4		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
	5		Jon Pape	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Deputy Director City Operations, Copenhagen	Denmark	Europe
	6		Jayne Miller	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Superintendent, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board	USA	Americas
Business/NGO Philanthropic	1		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
	2		Dr David Cochrane	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Principal, Heritage Landscapes LLC	USA	Americas
	3		Mark Camley	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	London Legacy Development Corporation	UK	Europe
Universities	1		Prof. Willie Nel	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chair, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa	South Africa
Community	1		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		Dr. Anna Steidle	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Europe Region	Germany	Europe
	2		Chris Rutherford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Asia-Pacific Region	New Zealand	Asia-Pacific
	3		Keith Anderson (Co-Chair with Jorge Perez Jaramillo)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Americas Region	USA	Americas
Skills-based	1		Dr. Christy Boylan	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Landscape Consultant	Ireland	Europe
	2		Dr David Cochrane	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Economics Consultant	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	3		Jenn Halliday	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chair, Generate Network (young professional)	New Zealand	Asia-Pacific /Global
Co-opted	1		Jim Griffin	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Director Parks & Recreation, City of Pittsburgh	USA	Americas
	2		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	Email	Organisation	Country	Region
Knowledge & Standards Committee		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		Dr Richard Murray Co-Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	President, Ekoparken Association	Sweden	Europe
Large Urban Parks Committee		Margaret Gormley Co-Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chief Park Superintendent, National Historic Properties, Office of Public Works	Ireland	Europe
Children, Play & Nature Committee		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		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		Tim Geyer Co-Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Service Manager, Urban Landscapes, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council	Australia	Asia-Pacific
Older Adults & Parks Committee		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		Kristen Jackson Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Manager Parks and Open Space, City of Whittlesea	Australia	Asia-Pacific
Green Infrastructure Committee		Kevin Halpenny Co-Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Senior Parks Superintendent, Parks and Green Infrastructure Division, Fingal County Council	Ireland	Europe
Green Infrastructure Committee		Peter Bridgewater Co-Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Adjunct Professor, Institute of Applied Ecology and Institute of Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra	Australia	Europe
Membership Committee		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		Elisabeth Fournier Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Secretary General, Hortis	France	Europe
World Parks Academy Board		Dr Christy Boylan Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Landscape Consultant	Ireland	Europe
World Parks Academy Board		Torgeir Sørensen Deputy Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Head of Parks and Streets Department, City of Stavanger	Norway	Europe
Finance & Audit Committee		Dr David Cochrane Chair	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Economics Consultant	Australia	Asia-Pacific
Governance & Policy Committee		TBA

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	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
WUP Distinguished Individual Award 2015	Ireland	Dr Christy Boylan	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ifpra Honorary Member	South Africa	Gilbert Briscoe	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ifpra Honorary Member	United States	Roger Brown	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ifpra Honorary Member	Japan	Kanzo Hirano	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ifpra Honorary Member	United Kingdom	Alan Smith	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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

Board Category	#	Photo	First Directors	Email	Organisation	Country	Region
Associations	1		Catherine Nagel	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Executive Director, City Parks Alliance	USA	Americas
	2		Kevin O’Hara	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Vice President Urban and Government Affairs, National Recreation and Parks Association	USA	Americas
	3		Kenzo Oguchi	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, Ifpra Japan	Japan	Asia-Pacific
	4		John Senior	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, Parks and Leisure Australia	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	5		Daniel Boulens	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Board Member, HORTIS	France	Europe
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Agencies	1		Emanuel Trueb	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Head, Stadtgartnerei Basel	Switzerland	Europe
	2		Neil McCarthy	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	CEO, North-East Catchment Management Authority	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	3		Dr. Noor Azlin Yahya	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Head, Ecotourism and Urban Forestry Program, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia	Malaysia	Asia-Pacific
	4		Marina Lyulchuk		Director, Mosgorpark, Moscow	Russia	Europe
	5		Jon Pape	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Deputy Director City Operations, Copenhagen	Denmark	Europe
	6		Jayne Miller	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Superintendent, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board	USA	Americas
	7		Tanya Muller	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Minister of Environment, City of Mexico	Mexico	Americas
	8		Laure Guillemette	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Responsable Territoire Nord, Service des Espaces Verts et de l'Environnement, Ville de Nantes	France	Europe
Business/NGO Philanthropic	1		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
	2		Ian Walker	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Director Conservation, Conservation Volunteers	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	3		Dr David Cochrane	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Consultant	Australia	Asia-Pacific
	4		Mark Camley	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	London Legacy Development Corporation	UK	Europe
Universities	1		Prof. Willie Nel	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chair, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa	South Africa
Region Chair	1		Dr. Anna Steidle	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Europe Region	Germany	Europe
	2		Chris Rutherford	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Asia-Pacific Region	New Zealand	Asia-Pacific
	3		Martha Fajardo (Co-Chair with Catherine Nagel)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Americas Region	Columbia	Americas
Skills-based	1		Dr. Christy Boylan	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Landscape Consultant	Ireland	Europe
	2		Prof. Yoritaka Tashiro	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Professor Emeritus, Chiba University	Japan	Asia-Pacific
	3		Jenn Halliday	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Chair, Generate (young professional)	New Zealand	Asia-Pacific /Global
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