Triple Vision

A Single Story of Governance, Part 3

Episode Summary

"In this third part in the Triple Vision team’s exploration of governance at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), David Best and Peter Field talk with Chief Operating Officer, Angela Bonfanti and its new National Board Chair, Robert Fenton. Angela and Robert talk candidly about the role of the foundation in the lives of blind Canadians. They also answer some direct questions passed along by Canadian consumers in the team’s previous podcast about participation of blind, deafblind, and partially sighted Canadians on the foundation's board. “I believe, as Chair of the Board, that it's very important to have good relationships with all of the consumer groups. That doesn’t mean that we agree on everything. It means that we can talk and we can candidly discuss things and share perspectives, and get input from these groups who represent more than one individual or a small group of individuals at a time. It's important to have input from these groups and to be seen as a partner.” Tune into this episode for the continuing narrative of a single story of governance."