For general inquiries, music submissions, press releases, public service announcements, &c please contact office@radiowaterloo.ca (or use the Contact Form)
Directors
Directors were elected at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 14 August 2021 for the 2021–2023 term. Director positions, Committee Coordinators, and Liaisons for 2021–2022 were determined at the Board of Directors meeting on 1 September 2021.
| Name | Director Position | Committee Coordinator | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Persaud nat@radiowaterloo.ca |
President | Tech and Space | 2020 – 2022 |
| Mokshi Virk mokshi@radiowaterloo.ca |
Vice President | Yasin Dewji yasin@radiowaterloo.ca |
Fundraising |
| Andy Nagpal andy@radiowaterloo.ca |
Treasurer | Finance | 2021 – 2023 |
| Bob Jonkman bob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Secretary | ||
| Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Policy, Newsroom | ||
| Indira Singh indira@indirasingh.com |
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| Carmelo Farruggio carmelo@radiowaterloo.ca |
Outreach | ||
| Jeff Stager jeff@radiowaterloo.ca |
Programming | ||
| Christian Shingiro christian@radiowaterloo.ca |
2022 (Appointment) |
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| Leonard Ro leonard@radiowaterloo.ca |
Music |
Director Cameron Vannatter resigned in October 2021.
Director Rob McKenna resigned in March 2022.
Christian Shingiro was appointed to the Board of Directors on 8 April 2022.
Leonard Ro was appointed to the Board of Directors on 4 May 2022.
^ Committees
Committees are teams of volunteers who handle the operation of Radio Waterloo. If you’d like to help out, please contact the Committee Coordinators. Committees should be no more than five people, including the Coordinator.
↑ Music
E-mail: musicom@radiowaterloo.ca (Not for submitting music! See How To Submit Music)
Coordinator: Leonard Ro
- Get music that’s been submitted both on digital and physical media, and make available to the programmers
- Give feedback to record labels
- Arrange interviews
Members:
- Rob McKenna
- Bob Jonkman (Digital Music Library)
- Jenniefer Stronge
- Cameron Vannatter
↑ Programming
E-mail: progcom@radiowaterloo.ca
Coordinator: Jeff Stager jeff@radiowaterloo.ca
- Train new members
- Maintain the on-air schedule and waiting list
- Ensure program and music logs are completed and stored
Members:
- Dan Kellar
- Cam Vannatter
- Bob Jonkman (Schedule Tech)
- Andy Nagpal (Finance Coordinator)
- Dylan Bravener
- Nat Persaud
↑ Tech and Space
E-mail: techcom@radiowaterloo.ca
Coordinator: Nat Persaud
- Ensure compliance to: logging, emergency broadcast
- Maintain broadcast uptime at less than 30s silence during required times
- Keep gear working
- Create user email accounts
- Maintain website updates
- Keep the studio clean
- Make the space inviting
Members:
- Bob Jonkman
- Dylan Bravener
- Jeff Stager
- Dan Kellar
- Pablo Roque
- Mason Tikl
↑ Finance
E-mail: treasurer@radiowaterloo.ca
Coordinated by the Treasurer: Andy Nagpal andy@radiowaterloo.ca
- Ensure financial books are kept
- Provide financial status at each board meeting: budget performance, outstanding show fees
- Prepare yearly budget
- Ensure tax returns are completed and submitted on time
Members:
- Nat Persaud
↑ Fundraising
Coordinator: Yasin Dewji yasin@radiowaterloo.ca
- Exceed fundraising budget
- Organize yearly on-air funding drive
- Create and sell merchandise through the website and at outreach events
- Sponsorship agreements
- Execute ad packages
Members:
- Carmelo Farruggio
- Nat Persaud
↑ Policy
Coordinator: Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca
- Write up policy
Members:
↑ Outreach
Coordinator: Carmelo Farruggio carmelo@radiowaterloo.ca
- Inform potential supporters about Radio Waterloo: listeners, volunteers, programmers, members, donors
- Maintain an outreach kit for events (banner, handouts, tent, activities)
- Book all events and organize volunteers
- Manage social media
Members:
- Nat Persaud
- Yasin Dewji
↑ CKMS Newsroom
E-mail: news@radiowaterloo.ca
News Pages: https://radiowaterloo.ca/news
Lieutenant of News: Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca
- The CKMS Newsroom works to provide a deeper analysis of the issues that impact our communities, than which the mainstream news sources provide.
- The CKMS Newsroom is comprised of volunteers and freelance journalists.
Members:
- Bob Jonkman
^ Day Liaisons
Day Liaisons were dropped in April 2022. Instead, there will be a regular Members Drop-In to be held during the Programming Committee Training sessions. Currently these are held online at https://radiowaterloo.ca/progcom/ every Sunday at 8:30pm.
^ Previous Boards of Directors
↑ 2020 – 2021
| Name | Director Position | Committee Coordinator | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Nagpal andy@radiowaterloo.ca |
Treasurer | Finance | 2019 – 2021 |
| Bob Jonkman bob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Secretary | ||
| Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Policy | ||
| Indira Singh indira@indirasingh.com |
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| Narendra Grover narendra@radiowaterloo.ca |
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| Jeff Stager jeff@radiowaterloo.ca |
Programming | 2020 – 2021 (Appointments) |
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| Jenniefer Stronge jenniefer@radiowaterloo.ca |
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| Nat Persaud nat@radiowaterloo.ca |
President | Tech and Space | 2020 – 2022 |
| Mokshi Virk mokshi@radiowaterloo.ca |
Vice President | ||
| Rob McKenna rob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Music | ||
| Yasin Dewji yasin@radiowaterloo.ca |
Fundraising | ||
| Cameron Vannatter cam@radiowaterloo.ca |
Outreach | Ex Officio (non-voting) |
Director May Cooper resigned in December 2020, the Board appointed Jeff Stager to fill the vacancy.
Director Sherice Alishaw resigned in January 2021, the Board appointed Jenniefer Stronge to fill the vacancy.
↑ 2019 – 2020
| Name | Director Position | Committee Coordinator | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Persaud nat@radiowaterloo.ca |
President | Tech and Space | 2018 – 2020 |
| Jenniefer Stronge yenniefer@radiowaterloo.ca |
Vice President | ||
| Rob McKenna rob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Music | ||
| Dylan Bravener dylan@radiowaterloo.ca |
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| Yasin Dewji yasin@radiowaterloo.ca |
Fundraising | ||
| Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Policy | 2019 – 2021 | |
| Indira Singh | |||
| Andy Nagpal andy@radiowaterloo.ca |
Treasurer | Finance | |
| Bob Jonkman bob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Secretary | ||
| Narendra Grover narendra@radiowaterloo.ca |
Outreach | ||
| Jordan Dorans jordan@radiowaterloo.ca |
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| Jeff Stager jeff@radiowaterloo.ca |
Programming | Ex Officio |
↑ 2018 – 2019
| Name | Director Position | Committee Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Nat Persaud nat@radiowaterloo.ca |
President | Tech+Space |
| Dan Kellar dan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Vice President | Policy |
| Rob McKenna rob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Treasurer | Music |
| Bob Jonkman bob@radiowaterloo.ca |
Secretary | |
| Dylan Bravener dylan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | |
| Yasin Dewji yasin@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | Fundraising |
| Narendra Grover narendra@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | |
| Jenniefer Stronge yenniefer@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | |
| Jordan Dorans jordan@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | Programming |
| Cam Vannatter cam@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director-At-Large | Outreach |
| (Vacant) | ||
| Andy Nagpal | Ex-Officio | Finance (interim) |
↑ 2016 — 2017
| Name | Director Position | Committee Coordinator |
| Nat Persaud nat@soundfm.ca |
President | Tech |
| Dan Kellar dan@soundfm.ca |
Vice President | |
| Rob McKenna rob@soundfm.ca |
Treasurer | Finance, Music |
| Kevin Hiebert kevin@soundfm.ca |
Secretary | Fundraising |
| Jenniefer Stronge yenniefer@radiowaterloo.ca |
Director at Large | |
| Carlo Farruggio | Director at Large | Outreach |
| Jeff Stager | Director at Large | |
| Jordan Dorans | Director at Large | |
| Cameron Vannatter cam@soundfm.ca |
Director at Large | Space |