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    "title": "Canada Soccer looking for candidates to serve on the Board of Directors starting May 2016",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-04 19:26:12",
    "published_at": "2017-02-24 18:39:00",
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    "subtitle": "The Nominations Committee of Canada Soccer\u2019s Board of Directors calls for individuals to submit names of candidates to serve on the Board.",
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    "body": "<p>The current call for nominations is for the following Board positions:</p><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>One (1) President (four-year term)</span></li><li><span>Two (2) Elected Directors (three-year term) </span><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>one (1) from Atlantic Canada and</span></li><li><span>one (1) from Alberta/Northwest Territories</span></li></ul></li><li><span>Two (2) Independent Directors (three-year term)</span></li><li><span>One (1) Director (elected or independent) of the female gender</span></li></ul><p>An independent is defined as a person who at the time of his/her election to the Nominations Committee is not an officer, director or employee of Canada Soccer or of a Provincial/Territorial Association Member. The individual must be able to demonstrate that he/she has professional, personal or other contacts within the corporate, business, soccer, and/or other relevant communities that will strengthen the Canada Soccer Board as it performs its governance and stewardship functions.</p><p><a href=\"http://canadasoccer.com/governance-s14655\">Further details are available in the Call for Nominations document available in the Governance section of this website.</a><strong> Deadline for application is 6:00 pm ET on Friday, March 11th, 2016 .</strong></p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-83355e80-16b7-4269-a7a0-c6544bbbe5c6\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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