Who is the Board?
As a self-regulating profession, the COBC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of elected and appointed members. Of the board members, 6 are elected from the profession, and the others appointed by the government. Each board member serves a three-year term commencing at the beginning of the calendar year, and may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
The COBC Board is responsible for ensuring that the duties and objectives of COBC are met. The Board is also responsible for ensuring that the vision needs of the public of British Columbia are met by B.C. Licensed Opticians through safe and effective means. In addition, the Board forecasts the long-term needs of the public in order to guide educational priorities and practice standards for B.C. Licensed Opticians.
In the course of performing its duties and exercising its powers under the Health Professions Act and other enactments, the Board is required to promote and enhance collaborative relations with other provincial entities including other colleges established under the Act, post-secondary academic institutions and the government.
The Board is also required to promote and enhance inter-professional collaborative practice between its registrants and persons practicing other health professions; as well as to promote and enhance the ability of its registrants to respond and adapt to changes in practice environments, advances in technology and other emerging issues.
Current Board Members | ||||
Marty Semaniuk, Chair | Registrant | |||
John Meneghello | Public Representative | |||
Kim McEachern, Finance Officer | Registrant | |||
Sue Randhawa | Registrant | |||
Karl Chua | Registrant | |||
Crystal Pollard | Registrant | |||
Stephanie Weir | Registrant | |||
Susan Birge | Public Representative | |||
Paul Choi | Public Representative |
Board Meetings
COBC Board meetings provide a forum for discussion of a wide range of issues affecting the governing of the profession. Meetings are open to the public; anyone wishing to observe a Board meeting should review the Guidelines for Meeting Observers, and contact COBC for meeting details.
Upcoming Meeting Dates
- November 23, 2023 – AGM
- November 23, 2023 – Q4 Board Meeting
- February 8, 2024 – Q1 Board Meeting
Past Board Meeting Minutes & Resolutions
2023
- January 26, 2023
- February 16, 2023
- March 15, 2023
- April 11, 2023
- April 14, 2023
- May 11, 2023
- July 20, 2023
- July 26, 2023
- September 14, 2023 –Draft
2022
- February 3, 2022
- March 20, 2022
- May 5, 2022
- July 15, 2022
- August 2, 2022
- September 12, 2022
- October 14, 2022
- November 24, 2022 AGM
2021
- January 26, 2021
- February 16, 2021
- April 12, 2021
- May 6, 2021
- July 19, 2021
- July 29, 2021
- October 5, 2021
- November 3, 2021
- November 3, 2021 AGM
2020
- January 3, 2020
- January 13, 2020
- January 24, 2020
- February 21, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- March 30, 2020
- May 4 , 2020
- July 13, 2020
- August 6, 2020
- November 17, 2020
- November 17, 2020 AGM
2019
- February 4, 2019
- February 25, 2019
- March 11, 2019
- May 4, 2019
- July 31, 2019
- August 14, 2019
- August 23, 2019
- November 22, 2019
- November 22, 2019 AGM
- December 3, 2019
- December 9, 2019
2018