{"id":18320,"date":"2024-10-12T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=18320"},"modified":"2024-10-14T13:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T17:46:26","slug":"know-your-national-it-advisory-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2024\/10\/know-your-national-it-advisory-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your National \u2013 IT Advisory Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and marketing Portfolio Leader (<\/b><\/i><\/span>kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>)<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, we outlined the function of the CSP Financial Oversight Committee and who its current members are.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This month, we are profiling the CSP Information Technology (IT) Advisory Committee (ITAC). This article will outline the structure of the ITAC, its function and operation process, and who is on the committee.<\/span><\/p>\n

ITAC: An overview<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The ITAC advises on key digital services needs to ensure the CSP runs effectively as an organization. They stay up to date on best practices for IT of similarly sized not-for-profits, and collaborate with the portfolios of the CSP National Management Committee.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The committee is comprised of eight regular members and three board of director representatives, each with expertise in governance, project management and a wide variety of IT matters and experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The ITAC\u2019s main goal is to provide guidance for the continual improvement of the CSP\u2019s IT infrastructure and systems. It focuses on meeting the needs from the ground up: patrollers first, zone management second, and lastly national management.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting structure and frequency<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The <\/span>I<\/span>TAC <\/span>is <\/span>evolving past<\/span> the idea of regularly scheduled <\/span>in-person<\/span> meetings. ITAC mem<\/span>bers are scattered across <\/span>the <\/span>country,<\/span> and all have busy lives. <\/span>IT is <\/span>embracing Microsoft Teams channels and chats as <\/span>its<\/span> primary communication medium. Members <\/span>can contribute ideas and comments continually<\/span>,<\/span> rather than waiting for scheduled or ad<\/span>-<\/span>hoc meetings.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Core responsibilities:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

ITAC\u2019s core responsibilities include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Generation and maintenance of an IT strategic plan providing direction to the IT implementation teams.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Identifying and prioritizing solutions to gaps in our IT infrastructure.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Investigating and analyzing solutions using a holistic approach.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Providing the board of directors with recommendations, including detailed justifications.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          How are committee members selected?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

          The committee is<\/span>\u00a0keen<\/span> on <\/span>streamlining the IT tasks that <\/span>can burden<\/span> our <\/span>member<\/span>s<\/span>. <\/span>If you are <\/span>interested in joining <\/span>ITAC<\/span>,<\/span> contact the committee chair directly<\/span> to discuss <\/span>your<\/span> interests and <\/span>particular <\/span>areas <\/span>to <\/span>which <\/span>you<\/span> feel <\/span>you<\/span> can contribute.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          ITAC members<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

          Below is a list of the current committee members. We asked each individual to share a little about themselves so you can get to know each person better.<\/span><\/p>\n

          Click on each name to expand their profile.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2012.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Big White in B.C.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>I am also a CSP first aid instructor. I get great satisfaction seeing students learn and watching their progress to become confident patrollers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> We are blessed at BW with a large patrol hut with a full kitchen, so I rarely buy anything for lunch. My favourite go-to lunch is a piping hot home-made beef stew, especially on those frigid days.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You should have joined years ago.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>1994.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>starting this year - Belle-Neige - in Quebec.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>In 30 years of patrolling, there have been many, from trail openings during storms, to provincial and national meetings, to adrenaline-pumping situations. It's impossible to mention just one great memory.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Breakfast is always a good meal in good company following the opening of the slopes. The special sandwich and a chocolate milk get the day off to a good start.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>It's a very big organisation, so don't be afraid to get involved, but be careful, you could get pulled in... But it's such a great organisation that the investment of time is always rewarding.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2000.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Mansfield, Ontario.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>My first first-in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Eggs over easy, bacon, tomato, whole wheat toast.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>Switch to a vest sooner.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2017.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Centre Vorlage in Wakefield, QC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>Too many to mention, really! Every day, there is something new and every season there are so many memories. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Poutine.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>This will change everything for you!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>1993.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Marmot Basin, near Jasper, Alberta.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>Organizing and being part of the Marmot Basin 40th and 50th reunions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Ski Patrol Wrap.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>Learn how to take vitals, don't just fake it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2022.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Big White, British Columbia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>Discovering and treating a young man at the end of a night shift who, without aid, probably wouldn't have made it off the slopes alive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Poutine.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>Don't sweat being first-in on a call. Once you get there, all those hours of studying and training will kick in and you'll know what to do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2021.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Lake Louise Ski Resort.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>The camaraderie that was extended to me on my first day of patrolling.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> A bowl of instant ramen noodles with a sliced chicken breast.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You are not expected to know everything, we are all a work in progress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2006.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Mt. Seymour, BC.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>I have decades of memories that fall into two categories: Moments of joy and moments of terror. Moments of joy, like powder days at Manning Resort, where we were had so much fun, we could not stop laughing as we skied down the hill. But also, the moments of terror, like days at Cypress Mt. when every bed was full and there was a new casualty standing at the door every time we turned around. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What ties all these memories together are the fellow patrollers I have shared them with. In both moments, nothing made me feel happier or safer than standing next to CSP members.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Egg units at Cypress Mt.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You will never regret a single day on patrol.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2012.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Big White, B.C.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>Being elected to the national board of directors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Chili.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>Teamwork first and foremost.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>1994.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Owl\u2019s Head, Qu\u00e9bec.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>All the friendships made over the years.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Poutine.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You\u2019ll be there for a long time; patrolling is so rewarding!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2021.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Dagmar, in Ontario.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>Toboggan training day. We have the hill completely closed, and just for us to get our skills ready for all toboggan handling.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> French fries with chicken fingers.<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You got this!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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          What year did you join the CSP? <\/span>2015.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What resort\/area do you patrol at primarily? <\/span>Lake Louise Ski Resort, Alberta.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Do you patrol on alpine skis, Telemark skis, a snowboard, or Nordic skis? <\/span>Alpine skis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          Describe your fondest memory (so far) while volunteering with the CSP. <\/span>It is not a single event but a culmination of experiences. Having the opportunity to patrol at Lake Louise, the jewel of the Canadian Rockies, we are surrounded by beauty and amazing scenery. Nothing beats the view from the top of Whitehorn Mountain on a clear bluebird day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

          What\u2019s your go-to food item to order and consume at your resort\/area?<\/span> Days at Lake Louise are busy and unpredictable, so I rarely find enough time to order restaurant food. I typically pack my own lunch, and my go-to is a \"build my own taco\" kit, which I can stow easily in my pack and quickly nuke it in the millwright\u2019s shack or the lodge. However, the tater tots at Temple Lodge are spectacular!<\/span><\/p>\n

          If you went back in time to talk to yourself in your first year with the CSP, what would you tell yourself? <\/span>You will have some good days, and you will have some tough days. However, you are going to have so many amazing opportunities and experiences, meet so many great people, and you will develop long lasting relationships with some amazing friends. Enjoy the ride!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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          Next issue<\/b><\/h3>\n

          Next month, we will profile the CSP Legal Advisory Committee.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          By Kerri Loudoun, Communications and marketing Portfolio Leader (kerri.loudoun@skipatrol.ca) Last month, we outlined the function of the CSP Financial Oversight Committee and who its current members are.\u00a0 This month, we are profiling the CSP Information Technology (IT) Advisory Committee (ITAC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6132,"featured_media":18206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[389,507,217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-389","category-october-2024","category-public-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18320"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18426,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18320\/revisions\/18426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}