Leadership Team

Each member of the leadership team plays an important role in helping achieve the vision and mission of the NZE Coalition. Leadership Team members are actively involved in the Coalition and strive to embody the principles and values of the Coalition. The leadership team consists of ten elected positions: two Co-coordinators, a Secretary, a committee liaison from each of the six committees, and a partnership liaison. Each role has a term, and only some are limited. Click below to see a more detailed description of each leadership team role.

Co-coordinators

  • Set and distribute agendas for leadership team meetings

  • Facilitate leadership team meetings

  • Facilitate the decision making process, helping build consensus and address objections and concerns

  • Ensure that the Leadership Team and Coalition broadly is following principles, mission and vision to bring more Net-Zero Energy buildings to the National Capital region

  • Support committee work

  • Conduct regular one-on-ones with Co-chairs

  • Facilitate and coordinate communication among committees as needed


Secretary

  • Captures comprehensive and accurate meeting minutes and follow-up items for Leadership Team meetings,

  • Schedules Leadership Team meetings,

  • Provides technology support for meetings (e.g. conference calls, virtual meeting room),

  • Organization of Coalition documents,

  • Assists and orients committees co-chairs and new leaders with access and management of documents and files

Committee Liaisons

Each committee has two co-chairs. One elected co-chair from each committee will serve as that committee's liaison on the Leadership Team.

  • Advocate on behalf of their committee, faithfully and accurately representing committee work, recommendations, needs, and suggestions to the Leadership Team

  • Accurately and timely report feedback, suggestions, and advice from the Leadership Team to their respective committee

  • Identify and celebrate the work of their respective committee members to the Leadership Team and broader Coalition

Partnership Liaison

  • Serve as the primary liaison for organizations, people, companies, etc. that the Coalition partners and works with

  • When partnering with an outside organization, ensure there is no conflict of interest that jeopardizes the mission, vision, or principles of the Coalition

  • In coordination with the Leadership Team, reach out and seek new partnerships that advance mission, vision, or principles of the Coalition