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The EdCan Network Announces its 2019-2020 Board of Directors and Advisory Council

The EdCan Network Announces its 2019-2020 Board of Directors and Advisory Council

This pan-Canadian network of leaders from the K-12, post-secondary, not-for-profit and corporate sectors share a commitment to supporting the thousands of courageous educators working tirelessly to ensure that all students discover their place, purpose and path.

TORONTO —October 1, 2019 — As the leading independent national voice in Canadian K-12 education, the EdCan Network is pleased to announce that the following leaders were elected to serve on the EdCan Network’s 2019–2020 Board of Directors:

2019–2020 EdCan Network Board of Directors

Denise Andre, Chair
Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board, Ottawa, ON

Yves Saint-Maurice, Vice-Chair
Lecturer, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC

Anne MacPhee, Treasurer
Consultant, Toronto, ON

Darren Googoo, Past Chair
Director of Education, Membertou First Nation, Membertou, NS

Rob Adley
Vice President, Solutions & Technology, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Canada), Mississauga, ON

Dr. Michele Jacobsen
Professor, Learning Sciences, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Eric M. Roher
Partner, Education, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Toronto, ON

Dean Shareski
Community Manager, Discovery Education Canada, Moose Jaw, SK

The EdCan Network Advisory Council provides a forum for expression of countrywide issues and trends in education and advises the Board on the direction and priorities for the Network. Council members provide visibility and act as advocates for the EdCan Network within their respective professional communities. They are drawn from all regions of the country and serve a three-year term, which may be renewable for a second three-year term.

The following individuals will serve on the EdCan Network’s 2019–2020 Advisory Council: 

2019–2020 EdCan Network Advisory Council

Rob Adley*
Vice President, Solution & Technology, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Canada), Mississauga, ON

David Allnutt
Consultant, Montreal, QC

Denise Andre*, Chair
Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board, Ottawa, ON

Lyne Chantal Boudreau
Professeure en administration de l’éducation et chercheure, Université de Moncton (campus de Shippagan) Shippigan, NB

Curtis Brown
Superintendent, South Slave Divisional Education Council, Fort Smith, NWT

Rob Buttars
Director General, New Frontiers School Board, Châteauguay, QC

Dr. Steve Cardwell
Associate Vice President — Academic, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Delta, BC

Janice Ciavaglia
Director of Education, Assembly of First Nations, Ottawa, ON

Steven Colpitts
Assistant Deputy Ministry (Anglophone, Indigenous and cultural diversity sectors), ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec, Montréal, QC

Eugénie Congi
Superintendent of Education, Conseil Des Écoles Catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE), Ottawa, ON

Amy Coupal
Chief Executive Officer, The Ontario Caregiver Organization, Toronto, ON

Sharon Friesen
Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Shannon Fuller
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Planning Division, Ontario Ministry of Education

Darren Googoo*, Past Chair
Director of Education, Membertou First Nation, Membertou, NS

Charlie Guy
Chief People Officer, CHRE, Toronto, ON

Claire Guy
Executive Director, BC School Superintendents Association, Vancouver, BC

Cassandra Hallett
Secretary General, Canadian Teachers’ Federation, Ottawa, ON

Dr. Michele Jacobsen*
Professor, Learning Sciences, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Sana Javed
Manager, Canadian Western Bank, Edmonton, AB

Kevin Kaardal
Superintendent of Schools/CEO, Central Okanagan Public Schools, Kelowna, BC

Dr. Heather Kanuka
Full Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Nikhil Kumar
Director, Canada Life, Winnipeg, MB

Normand Lessard
Directeur général, Commission scolaire Beauce-Etchemin (CSBE), Saint-Georges, QC

Anne MacPhee*, Treasurer
Consultant, Toronto, ON

John McLaughlin
Deputy Minister, New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Fredericton, NB

Christian Michalek
Superintendent, Louis Riel School Division, Winnipeg, MB

Donna Miller Fry
Superintendent/CEO, Pine Creek School Division, Gladstone, MB

Stuart Miller
Director of Education, Halton District School Board, Burlington, ON

Cathy Montreuil
Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Halifax, NS

Valérie Morand
Executive Director, Fédération Nationale des Conseils Scolaires Francophones (FNCSF), Ottawa, ON

Arlene Morell
Vice President, Canadian Home and School Federation, Strathroy, ON

Nicole Morgan
Deputy Minister, Yukon Department of Education, Whitehorse, YK

Darrin G. Pike
Administrative Officer, Programs and Services, Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association, St. John’s, NL

Nancy Pynch-Worthylake
Executive Director, Canadian School Boards Association, Wolfville, NS

Gérald Richard
Sous-ministre, ministère de l’Éducation et Développement de la petite enfance, Fredericton, NB

Eric M. Roher*
Partner, Education, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), Toronto, ON

Bernard Roy
Consultant, Ottawa, ON

Yves Saint-Maurice*, Vice-Chair
Lecturer, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC

Rob Santos
Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba Education and Training, Winnipeg, MB

Dean Shareski*
Community Manager, Discovery Education Canada, Moose Jaw, SK

Doug Sheppard
Superintendent/CEO, Delta School District, Delta, BC

Anthony Stack
CEO/Director of Education, Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, St. John’s, NL

Mary Lynne Stewart
National Director of Fund Development and Communications, March of Dimes Canada, Toronto, ON

Bryan Tisdall
Executive Director, Terry Fox Centre, Richmond, BC

*EdCan Network Director

For more information about these Advisory Council Members, please visit: www.edcan.ca/council

About the EdCan Network 

The EdCan Network has over 125 years of experience as the leading independent national voice in Canadian K-12 education. We support over 75,000 courageous educators working tirelessly to ensure that all students discover their place, purpose and path. http://www.edcan.ca

Contact: Max Cooke, EdCan CEO (bilingual)

Tel: 416-591-6300 ext. 225 E-mail: mcooke@edcan.ca