Governance
ANSER-ARES seeks to realize the potential of a caring and strong Canadian nonprofit and social economy by creating accessible forums for knowledge, community engagement, and research for French and English language academics, researchers, practitioners, and students in this area.
ANSER-ARES strives to be a leading Canadian voice and forum to maximize the benefits of a strong Canadian nonprofit and social economy for equity, diversity, inclusion and decolonization.
Mission
The mission of ANSER-ARES is to advance education and research related to the nonprofit and social economy sector.
ANSER-ARES is guided by the following values that inform the way we act: innovation, partnership, member-centred, reconciliation, inclusion, diversity, equity, and quality.
The ANSER-ARES Board of Directors elected at the 2021 Annual General Meeting
| Christopher Dougherty | Carleton University | |
| Shirley Thompson | University of Manitoba | (Co-president) |
| Paloma Raggo | Carleton University | |
| Cathy Barr | Imagine Canada | (Treasurer) |
| Catherine Pearl | Mount Royal University | |
| Laurie Mook
Marco Alberio |
Arizona State University
Université du Québec à Rimouski |
(ex-officio ANSERJ) |
| Rachel Laforest | Queen’s University | |
| Jacqueline Sohn | Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, York University | |
| Jacqueline Musabende | Mount Royal University | (Secretary) |
| Olakunle Akingbola | Lakehead University | (Vice-President) |
| Leena Yahia | Queen’s University | |
| Ushnish Sengupta | University of Toronto | (Co-president) |
| Tatenda Mambo | University of Calgary | |
| Bruce Martin | Thompson Rivers University | |
By-Laws
Members of ANSER-ARES approved the following ANSER-ARES Bylaws at the virtual annual general meeting May 14, 2022.
ANSER-ARES Strategic Plan
The ANSER-ARES Board of Directors has developed an on-going Strategic Plan to reflect current and future priorities and activities.
Our ANSER-ARES Strategic Plan 2022 provides a comprehensive overview of ANSER-ARES activities and finances.
Governance and Operations Committee 2021-2022
Ushnish Sengupta, Co-President
Shirley Thompson, Co-President
Kunle Akingbola, Vice-President
Jacqueline Musabende, Secretary
Cathy Barr, Treasury
Conference committee 2023
Christopher Dougherty (program chair)
Ushnish Sengupta (local arrangements coordinator)
Paloma Raggo
Rachel Laforest
Shirley Thompson
Awards
Kunle Akingbola, Chair
Rachel Laforest
Leena Yahia
Communications and Outreach
Rachel Laforest (Chair)
Lynne Siemens
Catherine Pearl
Ushnish Sengupta
Tatenda Mambo
Journal Management Committee
Bruce Martin (Co-chair)
Leena Yahia (Co-chair)
Laurie Mook (Editor-in-Chief)
Marco Alberio
Cathy Barr
Paloma Raggo
Keith Seel
ANSERJ
Laurie Mook (Editor-in-Chief)
Marco Alberio (Editor)
Adhoc Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Decolonization Committee
Jacqueline Musabende (Chair)
Trina Prior
Ushnish Sengupta
Gloria DeSantis
Ana Heras
Some Nwauche
Kristen Pue
Carol Brunt