Elected school trustees were officially sworn in at the inaugural meeting of the 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ on Monday, November 26, 2018. The Board is comprised of two long-term incumbents and five new members. They are (L to R):
- Christine Cunningham
- Ryan Stewart
- Gary Wong
- Bill Brassington (Vice-Chair)
- Larry Hayes
- Peter Cech
- Jen Mezei (Chair)
Christine Cunningham was a property rights lawyer for children and youth for 30 years. She studied at Simon Fraser University and obtained her law degree from the University of British Columbia.
Ryan Stewart is a Simon Fraser University Political Science graduate. He was a founding director at-large of the Public Education Network Society (PENS).
Gary Wong has been a 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Schools Trustee since 2008. He’s held numerous positions in the community, including a Director for the Vancouver Legal Assistance Society, Vice-Chair for the 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Public Library Board, and Governor for Langara College.
A father of two 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Schools students, Bill Brassington served on the Gilmore Community School Parent Advisory Council. He recently sat on 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯’s Sustainable City Advisory Committee.
A five-term trustee, Larry Hayes has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, was recognized as an Honoured Member of the 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Sports Hall of Fame, and is a Life Member of the 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Minor Hockey Association.
Peter Cech sits on 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯’s Sustainable City Advisory Committee, and has served on the Traffic Safety, Transportation and Environment Committees. He has adult children who attended 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Schools.
As a mother of 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ Schools students, Jen Mezei has been an involved parent and is the current Chair of the 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯. She has served as 91×ÊÔ´È«¼¯ DPAC Chair and President of the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC).
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The Board of Education, in accordance with the School Act, is a policy-making body whose primary function is to establish procedures and guidelines for the operation of the public schools. Local boards of education are responsible for producing a budget, administering expenditures, and liaising with individual schools through the School Trustee Liaison Program. Trustees are elected for a four-year term during civic elections.
Posted November 2018