Councillor Fragedakis joins TTC Board

Toronto Councillor Mary Fragedakis joined the TTC Board this month.

Fragedakis, Councillor for Ward 29 Toronto-Danforth, was selected by City Council to replace outgoing Commissioner Shelley Carroll, Councillor for Ward 33 Don Valley East.

Commissioner Fragedakis, and other elected representatives, will serve until Nov. 30, 2018, the term of office for the current Board. She attended her first Board meeting at City Hall on Jan. 18.

Last October, Joanne De Laurentiis was appointed to the Board through the City’s Public Appointments Committee to replace outgoing citizen appointee Maureen Adamson. De Laurentiis is an experienced senior executive and board member with expertise in building, implementing and managing multi-stakeholder board and organizational structures. She attended her first meeting on Oct. 27.

Councillors are appointed to the TTC Board by City Council on recommendation of the City of Toronto Striking Committee. Citizen members are appointed to the TTC Board by City Council through the City’s Public Appointments process. The TTC Chair is an elected representative appointed by a vote of City Council. The TTC Vice-Chair is a citizen member appointed by a vote of the TTC Board.

The TTC Board is made up of 11 members: seven elected representatives and four citizen appointees.