THE SOCIETY FOR DESIGN ADMINISTRATION CANADA

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WHO IS THE SDA?

SDA Canada promotes education and best practices in management and professional standards of design firm personnel.

Our members include principals, controllers, marketing managers, HR supervisors, administrators, project managers, and consultants to design firms.
 
Based in Toronto, SDA Canada currently has over 90 members from across Canada representing prominent architecture, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, developers, service providers and specialty consulting firms.

BECOME A MEMBER

NOVEMBER IS ELECTIONS MONTH

We are currently accepting Nominations & Volunteers for the 2020 Executive Committee Board Members.  Submit your Nominations or Volunteer for the following positions via president@sdacanada.com. Several current EC Board members are interested in continuing in their roles and will happily accept your nominations. Current Executive Board Positions:

• President - Manage the EC Board and guide discussions & decisions to align with the SDA's vision & goals.
• President Elect - Develop an awareness the EC Board role in the development of the SDA to allow for a transition to the president role the following year. 
• Vice President - Provide a secondary view to the president to confirm consistency with the SDA's visions & goals
• Treasurer - Coordinates and controls the SDA's financial accounts
• Corresponding & Recording Secretary - Coordinates and controls the SDA's various communications (such as Facebook, LinkedIn, E-bulletins) and record discussions & decisions conducted by the EC Board Members.
• I.T Director - Coordinates and controls the SDA's various I.T. related needs and assist with ensuring we are evolving and utilizing present & future technologies.
• Board Directors - multiple positions open for various members from different roles in the SDA community.

 We will also be accepting volunteers who may have limited time but have an interest in developing their skills in various areas through the following committees to help advance and meet the SDA's 2020 goals:

• Treasurers Committee - assist the Treasurer with coordinating and controlling the SDA's financial accounts
• Marketing Committee - assist Corresponding & Recording Secretary with developing our relationship with our members, associate members and third party relationships. The committee will also contribute to our upcoming 2020 marketing campaigns & efforts.
• Communications Committee - assist Corresponding & Recording Secretary with creating and issuance of various SDA's communications such as Facebook, LinkedIn, E-Bulletin and Blog

Let us know if you are interested in Volunteering for the positions noted above via president@sdacanada.com.  

SDA SALARY AND COMPENSATION SURVEY

Preparations for the 2020 SDA Salary and Compensation Survey are underway.  The survey questionnaire will be available in November/December for your input.  Let us know if you are interested in participating in our 2020 Survey by emailing us at 
salarysurvey@sdacanada.com.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November
Measuring Financial Health - POSTPONED

December
Holiday Party at the AGO

January
#IamRemarkable