Chair: Mark McAllister R.G.D.
(email him at first name dot last name at rgdontario dot com)
Members: Luc Bergeron R.G.D., Erin Boyce R.G.D., Lionel Gadoury R.G.D., Gilberto Martinez R.G.D., Rod Nash R.G.D., Craig Swistun R.G.D.

Mandate:

• Review and revise RGD Ontario’s Rules of Professional Conduct as needed.
• Codify Rules of Professional Conduct to ensure they are clear and explicit on specific situations that are common in the industry.
• Advise on ethical issues that may arise from both design professionals, educators, managers and/or buyers of design.
• Assist with spec work advocacy by identifying and reacting to instances where the Rules are compromised, particularly in the area of spec work.
• Review and assist to write questions for the Rules of Professional Conduct section of the Registered Graphic Designers Qualification Examination.
• Develop presentation/resources to assist applicants to prepare and successfully complete the Rules section on the Exam.
  
  

Committee Member Criteria:

• Interest in and understanding of RGD Ontario’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Interest in and understanding of the ethical issues being faced in the industry, including with educational institutions, with clients, within in-house departments and within design firms.
• Time to contribute to the work of the committee via email feedback, teleconference discussions and independent and group work.
• Professional R.G.D. in RGD Ontario.
  
  

Joining Committee:
Those interested in joining the Committee should submit a 50 to 100-word bio to ethics@rgdontario.com demonstrating how they meet the Committee Member Criteria along with 50 to 100 words on what they would hope to bring to the Committee.