NOTICE OF FINAL NOMINATION DATE
&
FINAL REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS

The Annual General Meeting of the members of the Mulgrave Independent School Society (the “Society”) will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2008 (a formal notice and meeting information will be delivered to all members on or before November 4, 2008). There are five vacancies on the Board of 12 directors. In order to achieve an orderly rotation of directors every year as specified in the Society’s Bylaws, one director is to be elected for a term of one year and four directors are to be elected for a term of three years. The Nominating Committee, which has operated independently of the Board of Directors, has considered all nominations submitted to it by September 19, 2008 (the First Nomination Date) and has recommended the following list of candidates for election to the Board: 

Nominee	Term
Kevin Coutts	1 year
Sharon Glover	3 years
Glenn Ibbott	3 years
Ender Ilkay	3 years
Scott McEvoy	3 years

Short biographies of these candidates are included with this notice.

The Society hereby makes a final invitation for written nominations for the five vacancies on the Board. Any member who is not on the enclosed list of candidates recommended by the Nominating Committee but who has been duly nominated prior to the Final Nomination Date is entitled to seek election as an independent candidate. Any member of the Society in good standing wishing to stand for election or wishing to nominate another member to stand for election must complete the attached nomination form (executed by the proposed nominee) and deliver it to the Secretary of the Society, c/o Ms. Charlene Jenneson at the School office by no later than Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (the “Final Nomination Date”) to be included in the AGM materials. According to the Society’s Bylaws, nominations received after this deadline shall not be accepted by the Secretary as candidates cannot be nominated after the deadline and stand from the floor.

Anyone with questions regarding the nomination process should contact Sherrin Lim, Nominating Committee Chair, by email at slim@icicap.com.

DATED the 30thth day of September, 2008

MULGRAVE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SOCIETY

Sherrin Lim
Vice Chair, on behalf of the Board of Directors
 

Candidates for Election to the Board of Directors
of the
Mulgrave Independent School Society

The Nominating Committee was formed in 2003 and operates independently of the Board of Directors with a mandate to recruit the best mix of candidates to uphold the mission of Mulgrave School and to help the Society achieve its objectives.

In selecting the candidates for this year’s election, the Nominating Committee considered several factors, including demonstrated interest and motivation, and, most importantly, expertise in the areas of property development, law, financial and investment management practices which will be critical issues in the face of the Rodgers Creek Area Development and Mulgrave’s short and long term goals for school improvements as well as a desire to expand the facilities and lands.

This year, most of the candidates selected not only embody these specific attributes; as relative newcomers to the Society with no prior connection to either the board or the nominating committee, they also bring a fresh perspective that will be valuable to the Board on broader policy questions.

Your Nominating Committee is therefore pleased to recommend the following slate of candidates:

Kevin Coutts          Kevin Coutts is an executive focused on business acquisitions and dispositions, typically involving real estate. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, Trinity College and his law degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto.  He became a partner with a leading Canadian corporate law firm, leaving in 1995 to obtain an MBA from Duke University in North Carolina.  He joined Clublink (Canada’s largest owner/operator of golf courses), working in South Carolina as Director - Acquisitions and then Vice President - US Acquisitions until 2001.  He relocated his family to Vancouver and joined Intrawest (owner/operator of ski resorts including Whistler Blackcomb) in 2005, first as Director - Acquisitions & Joint Ventures and now as Vice President - Corporate Development.

Kevin, his wife Suzanne and son Brent (Grade 7) live in North Vancouver.  Kevin's unique mix of legal and business training and real estate knowledge will be valuable assets on the Board and he is honoured to have an opportunity to give back to the Mulgrave community in this way.

Sharon Glover          Sharon Glover holds an MBA in Finance from Queen’s University and has a strong background in management and finance.  She is currently the Executive Director of the Association of British Columbia Forest Professionals, the body which regulates BC’s 5,300 forest professionals.  Prior to assuming this position, she was the Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.  Sharon has also operated her own public policy research consulting firm, and has been Executive Director of The Brewers of Ontario and Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Membership of The Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Sharon and her husband, David Guscott, have two children, James (Grade 7) and Paige (Grade 9) who have both attended Mulgrave since January, 2007.  Sharon has been a valued member of Mulgrave’s Board of Directors for one year and looks forward to rejoining the Board for a three year term

Glenn Ibbott          Glenn Ibbott has seventeen years’ experience as a finance and accounting professional with US & Canadian public companies, including eleven years as a senior manager for growth-oriented, technology companies.  He is the Director of Finance at Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Vancouver based Nasdaq and TSX-listed company with 1,700 employees worldwide.   Glenn is a qualified Certified Public Accountant (State of Illinois) and Chartered Accountant (BC).  He obtained his MBA from Simon Fraser University in 1994.  Glenn’s strength in accounting, budgeting and financial modelling will fill the gap left by the departure of long-time board Treasurer Brenda Blue after six years of exemplary service.

Glenn and his wife Kelly, who is currently completing a doctorate in nursing, moved from Victoria specifically so their two children, Jonathan (Grade 2) and Angela (Grade 4) could attend Mulgrave.  They live in North Vancouver.

Ender Ilkay          Ender Ilkay is beginning his second year as a member of the Mulgrave community.  He grew up and attended high school in New Brunswick where he graduated in 1984, and spent 14 years as a realtor in Toronto during which time he also invested in commercial rental properties for his own account.  From 1998 to 2004, he was a sales performance coach to realtors across North America with 100 clients ranging from top realtors in North America including four of the Top 10 Remax agents in the US.  In 2000, his family moved to Vancouver, and since that time Ender has been self-employed as the owner of his own real estate development company, Ilkay Development Corporation, which acquires, rezones and subdivides land, sells lots and constructs homes.  He has made several large, strategic land acquisitions recently and is actively pursuing those projects for development.  A notable recent accomplishment was his participation with several other families in renegotiating the lease for Lighthouse Montessori school, purchasing Montessori equipment, renovating the premises and re-launching the school as Tiddly Cove Preschool.

Ender and his wife of 14 years, Eleana, have a six year old daughter, Lindsay (Grade 1) at Mulgrave.  He is looking forward to bringing his considerable business and real estate development experience to Mulgrave’s Board.

Scott McEvoy          Scott McEvoy is a partner with the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP practising in the Investment Management Group of their Vancouver office with focus on Canadian and foreign investment funds, fund managers and portfolio managers.  Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Ontario, his law degree at the University of Leeds, a Masters of Laws at the University of London and his Canadian Law School accreditation at McGill University.  Prior to beginning his law school training and legal career, Scott worked in the audit and financial services divisions of Arthur Anderson in Montreal and England.  He was selected by his peers to be included in the 2008 edition of “The Best Lawyers in Canada” in the area of mutual funds law.  Scott would like to support the continued growth and momentum enjoyed by Mulgrave.  His legal expertise will be a huge benefit in serving on the Mulgrave Board.

Scott and his wife Lindsay live in North Vancouver with their three children, Sascha (Kindergarten), Simon (Grade 4) and William (Grade 6).  They moved to this area so their children could attend Mulgrave, which they considered on the recommendation of one of the children’s teachers at their previous private school in Toronto.

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