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President Alison Osborne |
![]() | Alison Osborne began her career in education by working overseas teaching at International Schools in Asia for 9 years. She also worked for the International Baccalaureate Asia-Pacific, training teachers and supporting schools as they implemented the IB Primary Years Programme. Alison began her journey as a school administrator while overseas, as a Vice Principal at the Western Academy of Beijing. In 2008, Alison moved home to Ontario and continued her career as an administrator with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Alison was elected to OPC KPR executive in 2017 and is passionate about advocating for vice principals and principals. |
President-elect Jeff Maharaj |
![]() | Jeff Maharaj has been a secondary administrator with the Durham District School Board for 16 years. He is currently the principal of J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate in Ajax. Jeff has been a member of his local OPC Executive for the last 6 years, and is currently the President of OPC Durham. For the last eight years, Jeff has also served locally as an Executive Member of the Durham Secondary Administrators’ Association. He is currently the Past Chairperson. Jeff has been an advocate for vice-principals and principals throughout his career. He is excited to join the OPC Executive as a Member-at-Large and to continue his advocacy at the provincial level. |
Vice-President Hillary Howe |
![]() | Hillary has been a vice-principal, principal and now system principal with the Superior-Greenstone District School Board for the last 7 years. Working, learning and leading in a small school board has allowed Hillary to diversify her portfolio list. Over the years, she has been involved with Early Years, Special Education, FSL, Literacy K-2 and Numeracy K-2, NTIP and recruitment. In 2017, Hillary joined her local executive as treasurer and in 2019 became an elementary Provincial Councillor. In 2022, she was appointed to the Provincial Executive as a Member-at-Large. Hillary has seen firsthand how the OPC can bring principals together for learning, advocacy and connection. She is humbly honoured to represent and serve school leaders across the province. |
Vice-President Eryn Smit |
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Eryn Smit has spent the last 12 years as an elementary school administrator with the Lambton Kent District School Board, leading K-8 schools in both the Chatham and Sarnia areas. Currently the Principal of Victor Lauriston Public School in Chatham, Eryn has been an active member of the OPC District 10 Executive for most of his administrative career, serving as Chair, Past Chair, Treasurer and Member. He represented his colleagues in Terms and Conditions negotiations with the LKDSB in our last round of bargaining and will serve in this capacity again in the coming months. As an elected Provincial Councillor for District 10, Eryn served as a member of the International School Leadership Advisory Committee and the Executive Director Recruitment Committee and is looking forward to engaging with the Executive as Member-at-Large for 2023-2024 school year. Eryn holds a BA in History from the University of Toronto, a Certificate in Education from Medaille College (Buffalo, NY) and a Masters’ Degree in Educational Leadership from Western University. |
Past-President Patsy Agard |
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Patsy Agard has spent over 30 years in education. She worked as an occasional teacher in Peel, then moved to the Toronto board where she spent 17 years as a teacher, vice-principal and principal. She then moved to Ottawa where she opened the board’s first 7–12 school. Prior to her secondment to the OPC, she had been at Lisgar Collegiate, the oldest school in eastern Ontario at 179 years, for seven years. Patsy started her involvement with the OPC as the co-chair of the Bytown association in Ottawa. She was a Provincial Councillor for five years, a member of the Provincial Executive for 3 years and in July 2022 started her one-year term as Provincial President. Patsy obtained her B.A. in History and Sociology and her B.Ed. from Lakehead University, her Honours BA from McMaster University and her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Charles Sturt University. |
Member-At-Large Amy Johnson |
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Amy Johnson lives and works on the traditional, unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Algonquin people. She has been an administrator with the Renfrew County District School Board for 16 years. She has been a principal in both panels and is currently in the Equity, Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression system role. Amy has been involved with the OPC at the local level in both an executive and T&C capacity. She is a passionate educator and eager to contribute to the OPC in a positive way. Amy is a tireless advocate for principals and vice-principals in her own board and is looking forward to the increased provincial perspective in her role on the OPC Executive as Member-at-Large for 2023-2024. If you can’t find Amy engaged in an enthusiastic, professional debate with colleagues, you might be able to find her on the dance floor. |
Member-At-Large Nick Lucas |
![]() | Nick Lucas began his education career as a Grade 4 teacher with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). In 2007, he became a vice-principal and was promoted to principal three years later. Since 2010, Nick has had the pleasure of being the principal/head teacher of four schools – three in Toronto and one in the Shetland Islands in northern Scotland. In 2017, Nick joined the executive of the OPC Toronto Local (TSAA) and is currently the Terms and Conditions Specialist for Elementary administrators. Since 2022, Nick has held a central principal position with the TDSB, working in People and Culture (Human Resources). In this position, he is most passionate about supporting principals and vice-principals as they navigate complex human resources issues in their schools. Nick is excited to join the OPC Executive for the 2024-25 school year and is looking forward to serving administrators from all 31 districts across Ontario. |
Executive Director Nadine Trépanier-Bisson |
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Nadine Trépanier-Bisson is the Executive Director of the OPC. She is committed to high quality public education for all students, and research-based practical professional learning for school and system leaders. Nadine has been an educator for over 25 years. She has served as Executive Director for l’Association des directions et directions adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes (ADFO), developing working relationships with many partner education organizations in Canada and internationally, and had been a system and elementary principal in the French language sector. She served as the OPC’s Director of Professional Learning for three years. Committed to evidence-based strategies for learning, leadership and conflict management, Nadine values collaboration and relationships. She continues to focus her efforts on building capacity within the OPC and among school leaders to create anti-colonial and anti-oppressive environments. As Executive Director, Nadine shifts her focus to include management of the OPC’s operations including International School Leadership (ISL), collaboration with our stakeholders on matters of common interest, advocating for high quality public education and working with the affiliated organization, Principal Association Projects (a service partner with the Ministry of Education providing high-quality professional development to Ontario’s principals and vice-principals). As a bilingual lifelong learner, Nadine holds an Executive Certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution, is a certified Technology of Participation Facilitator and completed her Doctorate of Education (EdD) in the area of International Education in 2022. |
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Ontario North East District School Board
Sayeau, Shannon Vincze, Tanya |
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Algoma District School Board
Barbeau, Jennifer Clement, Michelle |
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Rainbow District School Board
Kainola Potvin, Pamela Winckel, Stephen |
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Near North District School Board
Samuel, Emily Taylor, Heather |
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Keewatin-Patricia District School Board
Bartlett, Bradley Lindstrom, Tracy |
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Rainy River District School Board
Beckett, Shane Bliss, Shane |
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Lakehead District School Board
Howe, Hillary Marks, Nikki Smelow, Meghan |
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Superior-Greenstone District School Board
Craig, Cameron Wilson, Stephen |
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Bluewater District School Board
Archer, Kathryn Cumming, Wendy |
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Avon Maitland District School Board
Brohman, Kendra Haber, Greg |
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Greater Essex County District School Board
Baker, Michael Sanders, Matthew |
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Lambton Kent District School Board
Bruette, Bernadette Smit, Eryn Van De Wiele, Erin |
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Thames Valley District School Board
Flumerfelt, Mark Robertson, Kim Ruddick, Dawn |
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Toronto District School Board
Cashore, Alisa Edwards, Lisa Gallippi, Rita Lucas, Nick |
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Durham District School Board
Chapman, Amanda MacDonald, Sarah Maharaj, Jeff McLeod, John |
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Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Boone, David Goheen, John |
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Trillium Lakelands District School Board
Arkwright, Greg McQuarrie, Darla Picken, Kelly |
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York Region District School Board
Jessa, Fatima Kofalvi, Sandy Lynch-James, Meshell |
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Simcoe County District School Board
Dobson, James Stegenga, Harry |
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Upper Grand District School Board
Warren, Chad |
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Peel District School Board
Gonsalves, Natalie Jones, Kimberley Ritchie, Judith |
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Halton District School Board
Golightly, Colleen Oliver, Steve |
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Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Armstrong-Salari, Kristen Berketa, Brandon |
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District School Board of Niagara
Baranoski, Brian Piovesana, Carla |
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Grand Erie District School Board
Cobb, Griffin MacDonald, Cam |
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Waterloo Region District School Board
Guy, Jenni Tyrrell, Deborah |
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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Agard, Patsy Brule, Alain Egerton, Megan Mace, Heather |
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Upper Canada District School Board
Harrison, Josh McIntosh, Ewen |
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Limestone District School Board
Lendrum, Jen McDonald, Anne Marie |
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Renfrew County District School Board
Johnson, Amy Schooley, Jennifer |
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Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board
Cholasta, Suzanne Cook, Teri |
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Agard | Patsy | 25 | Ottawa Carleton Virtual Secondary School | (613)-596-8214 | patsy.agard@ocdsb.ca |
Archer | Kathryn | 7 | Grey Highlands Secondary School | (519) 924-2721 | kathy_archer@bwdsb.on.ca |
Arkwright | Greg | 15 | Fenelon Township Public School | (705) 359-1366 | greg.arkwright@tldsb.on.ca |
Armstrong-Salari | Kristen | 21 | Orchard Park Secondary School | (905) 573-3550 | krarmstr@hwdsb.on.ca |
Baker | Michael | 9 | William G Davis Public School | 519-945-1147 | mike.baker@publicboard.ca |
Baranoski | Brian | 22 | Power Glen Public School | 905-934-2525 | brian.baranoski@dsbn.org |
Barbeau | Jennifer | 2 | White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School | (705) 945-7181 | barbeaj@adsb.on.ca |
Bartlett | Bradley | 5A | Open Roads Public School | 807-223-2316 | brad.bartlett@kpdsb.on.ca |
Beckett | Shane | 5B | Donald Young School | (807) 274-9818 | shane.beckett@rrdsb.com |
Berketa | Brandon | 21 | Lincoln Alexander Public School | 905-574-4044 | bberketa@hwdsb.on.ca |
Bliss | Shane | 5B | Fort Frances Intermediate School | (807) 274-7747 | shane.bliss@rrdsb.com |
Boone | David | 14 | Bowmanville High School | 905-623-4416 | david_boone@kprdsb.ca |
Brohman | Kendra | 8 | Centre for Employment & Learning | (519) 524-2515 | Kendra.Brohman@ed.amdsb.ca |
Bruette | Bernadette | 10 | Ridgetown District High School | (519) 674-5449 | bernadette.bruette@lkdsb.net |
Brule | Alain | 25 | A.Y. Jackson Secondary School | (613) 825-2185 | alain.brule@ocdsb.ca |
Cashore | Alisa | 12 | Toronto School Administrators Association | 416-393-0861 | alisa.cashore@tdsb.on.ca |
Chapman | Amanda | 13 | Robert Munsch Public School | (905) 620-1255 | amanda.chapman@ddsb.ca |
Cholasta | Suzanne | 29 | Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board | (613) 966-1170 | scholasta@hpedsb.on.ca |
Clement | Michelle | 2 | R.M. Moore Public School | (705) 945-7135 | clemenm@adsb.on.ca |
Cobb | Griffin | 23 | Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School | (519) 756-1320 | griffin.cobb@granderie.ca |
Cook | Teri | 29 | Foxboro Public School | (613) 962-5151 | tcook@hpedsb.on.ca |
Craig | Cameron | 6B | Margaret Twomey Public School | 807-229-3050 | ccraig@sgdsb.on.ca |
Cumming | Wendy | 7 | Port Elgin-Saugeen Central School | 5193952695 | wendy_cumming@bwdsb.on.ca |
Dobson | James | 17 | Mapleview Heights Elementary School | (705) 734-6363 | jdobson@scdsb.on.ca |
Edwards | Lisa | 12 | Toronto District School Board | 416-394-7273 | lisa.edwards@tdsb.on.ca |
Egerton | Megan | 25 | Jack Donohue Public School | (613) 613-271-9776 | megan.egerton@ocdsb.ca |
Flumerfelt | Mark | 11 | Clarke Road Secondary School | ||
Gallippi | Rita | 12 | Toronto School Administrators Association | 416-393-0861 | rita.gallippi@tdsb.on.ca |
Goheen | John | 14 | Beatrice Strong Public School | (905) 885-9399 | john_goheen@kprdsb.ca |
Golightly | Colleen | 20 | John William Boich Public School | 906 336 1864 | golightlyc@hdsb.ca |
Gonsalves | Natalie | 19 | Castlebridge Public School | 9058127906 | natalie.gonsalves@peelsb.com |
Guy | Jenni | 24 | Chicopee Hills Public School | 519-896-6090 | jenni_guy@wrdsb.ca |
Haber | Greg | 8 | Bluewater Coast Elementary School | 519-262-2833 | Gregory.Haber@ed.amdsb.ca |
Harrison | Josh | 26 | St. Lawrence Secondary School | (613) 933-8410 | joshua.harrison@ucdsb.on.ca |
Howe | Hillary | 6A | C. D. Howe Public School | 807-767-6244 | Hillary_howe@lakeheadschools.ca |
Jessa | Fatima | 16 | Aldergrove Public School | (905) 470-2227 | fatima.jessa@yrdsb.ca |
Johnson | Amy | 28 | Renfrew County District School Board | (613) 735-0151 | johnsona@rcdsb.on.ca |
Jones | Kimberley | 19 | West Credit Secondary School | (905) 858-3087 | kimberley.jones@peelsb.com |
Kainola Potvin | Pamela | 3 | Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School | (705) 522-2320 | potvinp@rainbowschools.ca |
Kofalvi | Sandy | 16 | Beverley Acres Public School | (905) 884-5059 | sandy.kofalvi@yrdsb.ca |
Lendrum | Jen | 27 | Cataraqui Woods Elementary School | 613-634-4995 | lendrumj@limestone.on.ca |
Lindstrom | Tracy | 5A | Keewatin-Patricia District School Board | 807-468-6401 | tracy.lindstrom@kpdsb.ca |
Lucas | Nick | 12 | Toronto District School Board | 416-395-2970 | nicholas.lucas@tdsb.on.ca |
Lynch-James | Meshell | 16 | Bill Crothers Secondary School | 905-477-8503 | meshell.lynch-james@yrdsb.ca |
MacDonald | Cam | 23 | Cobblestone Elementary School | 519-442-2500 | cam.macdonald@granderie.ca |
MacDonald | Sarah | 13 | Durham Continuing Education | 905-440-4494 | sarah.macdonald@ddsb.ca |
Mace | Heather | 25 | Featherston Drive Public School | (613) 749-5387 | heather.mace@ocdsb.ca |
Maharaj | Jeff | 13 | Durham District School Board Education Centre | (905) 666-6368 | jeffrey.maharaj@ddsb.ca |
Marks | Nikki | 6A | Woodcrest Public School | 807-346-9396 | naiomi_marks@lakeheadschools.ca |
McDonald | Anne Marie | 27 | Bayridge Secondary School | (613) 389-8932 | mcdonalda@limestone.on.ca |
McIntosh | Ewen | 26 | Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute | (613) 678-2023 | ewen.mcintosh@ucdsb.on.ca |
McLeod | John | 13 | Seneca Trail Public School | 905-576-1938 | john.mcleod@ddsb.ca |
McQuarrie | Darla | 15 | King Albert Public School | (705) 324-3702 | darla.mcquarrie@tldsb.on.ca |
Oliver | Steve | 20 | Georgetown District High School | (905) 845-2875 | olivers@hdsb.ca |
Picken | Kelly | 15 | Huntsville High School | (705) 789-5499 | kelly.picken@tldsb.on.ca |
Piovesana | Carla | 22 | St. Catharines Collegiate Institute | (905) 687-7301 | Carla.Piovesana@dsbn.org |
Ritchie | Judith | 19 | Louise Arbour Secondary School | (905) 453-9220 | judith.ritchie@peelsb.com |
Robertson | Kim | 11 | Princess Anne French Immersion Public School | (519) 452-8530 | k.robertson@tvdsb.on.ca |
Ruddick | Dawn | 11 | Princess Elizabeth Public School | 519-452-8490 | d.ruddick@tvdsb.ca |
Samuel | Emily | 4 | Near North District School Board | 705-472-7015 | emily.samuel@nearnorthschools.ca |
Sanders | Matthew | 9 | Vincent Massey Secondary School | (519) 726-6138 | matt.sanders@publicboard.ca |
Sayeau | Shannon | 1 | Kerns Public School | 705-676-6587 | shannon.sayeau@dsb1.ca |
Schooley | Jennifer | 28 | Madawaska Valley District High School | (613) 756-3048 | schooleyj@rcdsb.on.ca |
Smelow | Meghan | 6A | Superior Collegiate & Vocational Institute | 807-768-7284 | msmelow@lakeheadschools.ca |
Smit | Eryn | 10 | Cathcart Boulevard Public School | 226-932-0688 | eryn.smit@lkdsb.net |
Stegenga | Harry | 17 | Simcoe Shores Secondary School | (705) 728-7601 | hstegenga@scdsb.on.ca |
Taylor | Heather | 4 | E.W. Norman Public School | (705) 472-7870 | Heather.Taylor@nearnorthschools.ca |
Tyrrell | Deborah | 24 | Bluevale Collegiate Institute | (519) 885-4620 | deborah_tyrrell@wrdsb.ca |
Van De Wiele | Erin | 10 | McNaughton Avenue Public School | (519) 352-8252 | erin.vandewiele@lkdsb.net |
Vincze | Tanya | 1 | District School Board Ontario North East | (705) 264-8282 | tanya.vincze@dsb1.ca |
Warren | Chad | 18 | John F. Ross Collegiate & Vocational Institute | (519) 822-7090 | chad.warren@ugdsb.on.ca |
Wilson | Stephen | 6B | Marathon High School | (807) 229-1800 | swilson@sgdsb.on.ca |
Winckel | Stephen | 3 | Walden Public School | 705-692-3602 | winckes@rainbowschools.ca |