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Darlene has been the General Manager of Shamrock Cooperative Homes since its inception in 1990. As the General Manager of the Co-op, Darlene's responsibilities are:

Property Management - Darlene is responsible for the management of all co-op property. This includes making sure that the necessary repairs are done, maintaining adequate records, and generally ensuring that the co-op is in good shape.

Supervision of Staff - Darlene is responsible for the supervision of all Shamrock staff, both permanent and temporary. She advises and helps the Board hire and supervise temporary staff like the Day Camp Coordinator and leaders for the Shamrock Summer Day camp.

General Administration - Darlene is in charge of the general day to day administration of the Co-op. Her duties in this area include ensuring that the legal and corporate obligations of the co-op are met, acting as agent of the Board of Directors in implementing Board decisions, and overseeing budgetary, financial and investment decisions in conjunction with the Board and Finance Committees.

Subsidy Administration - Darlene also administers the geared to income assistance program. She is responsible for processing subsidy applications, income verification and ensuring that all requirements for assistance are met.

Accounting - Unlike other co-ops where a separate bookkeeper is employed, Shamrock is lucky, in the sense, that Darlene does all the required bookkeeping for the co-op. Her duties include revenue collection, accounting, disbursement, and audit preparation. In addition, Darlene monitors housing charge arrears, does the bi-weekly payroll and generally ensures that the co-op is in sound financial management.

Awards - On November 20th 2009 The Waterloo Region Housing Coalition has awarded Darlene with the "Outstanding Community Worker" award. Darlene was nominated for the award by the Co-operative Staff Association of Central Ontario (CSACO). The award was presented to Darlene at The 8th Annual National Housing Day celebrations at the Region of Waterloo Headquarters.

Other Interests - Darlene's involvement in the co-op sector is not only limited to Shamrock Co-op. Her involvement in the Co-op sector in the past have included the following:

Emily Smith - Assistant Administrator

Emily began working at the co-op in July 2011. Her duties include management of the Greenback Incentive Plan records for all households in the co-op, keeping track of member participation, and general office duties such as answering phones, assisting members with making photocopies and sending faxes, and composing flyers/notices to be sent out. Emily is a former member of the co-op, and a recent graduate of Seneca College's Library and Information Technician Diploma Program. Emily's hobbies outside of work include crafts, baking, and working with computers.

Paul started his contracted position at Shamrock in August of 2010. He handles all maintenance work on the Shamrock property. In addition, he supervises all outside contractors who do work for our Co-op. Paul also advises the Board of Directors on ways of keeping Shamrock in good shape. Paul’s hobbies, when he has time are woodworking & photography.