Audit Committee

Role of the Audit Committee

The role of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its duties related to governance and oversight as prescribed by Ontario Regulation 361/10 – September 2010.

The Audit Committee meets three to four times per year to manage the following duties:

Oversee the financial accounting and reporting practices and issues
Oversee the Board’s system of internal controls
Oversee the internal and external audit function
Oversee the Board’s system for monitoring compliance with legislative requirements
Oversee the Board’s risk management system

Committee Members

BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
Bob Brush	Trustee, Timmins and Area
Jonathan Byer, Chair	Trustee, Englehart
Brian Peever	Trustee, Iroquois Falls, Black River, and Matheson
BOARD STAFF REPRESENTATIVES:
Lesleigh Dye	Director of Education
Lisa Edwards	Superintendent of Business
COMMITTEE RESOURCES:
Derek D'Angelo	External Audit Partner, KPMG LLP
Melissa Dodge	Regional Internal Audit Manager

Meetings

Audit Committee meetings are generally held a minimum of three times a year (September, December and June), or at the discretion of the Chair, at the Schumacher Board office.

Please notify the Business Department by phone at 705-360-1151 ext. 17676 for the date and time of the next meeting, and if you wish to attend and/or address the Committee.