2022-2023 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards

- Apr 19, 2023

Congratulations to the 2022-2023 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients. We love our volunteers! Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who contribute to the success of our schools and committees each and every day. 

Each year the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee and the Durham Catholic District School Board come together in April to celebrate and thank our volunteers for their countless hours helping our schools, fundraising and/or participating in board-wide committees. 

We are honoured to present the 2022-2023 Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Award recipients below.  

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Ajax Schools:

  • Anissa Voisin, Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School;
  • Corsina Miel, Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School;
  • Natasha Headland, St. André Bessette Catholic School;
  • Gerard Murtagh, St. Bernadette Catholic School;
  • Vidal Massiah, St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School;
  • Cathy Haynes, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School;
  • Lindsay Fraser, St. James Catholic School;
  • Lance Lambert, St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic School;
  • Jennifer Thompson, St. Jude Catholic School;
  • Bernadette Santiago Tan, St. Patrick Catholic School;
  • Stephanie Gafoor, St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Northern Schools (Beaverton, Port Perry, Uxbridge):

  • Vanessa Sikora, Good Shepherd Catholic School;
  • Colline Theodoru, Holy Family Catholic School;
  • Maria Orsi-Giovanetti, St. Joseph Catholic School (Uxbridge).

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Oshawa Schools:

  • Nicole Zara, Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School;
  • Patrice Joly, Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School;
  • Michelle Sattler, St. Anne Catholic School;
  • Terri Gordon, St. Christopher Catholic School;
  • Alanna Capogreco, St. Hedwig Catholic School;
  • Heather Anderson, St. John XXIII Catholic School;
  • Jennifer Inget, St. John Bosco Catholic School;
  • Melissa Bevan, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School;
  • Joanne Cameron, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.
  • Ken Polley, Sir Albert Love Catholic School.

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Pickering Schools:

  • Adele Sartor, St. Mary Catholic Secondary School;
  • Mary Samson, Father Fenelon Catholic School;
  • Lisa Sadler, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School;
  • Amy Renton, St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School;
  • Karen Williams, St. Monica Catholic School;
  • Kim Hajjar, St. Wilfrid Catholic School. 

Distinguished Catholic Volunteers for Whitby Schools:

  • Vanessa Hopman, All Saints Catholic Secondary School;
  • Claudia Tinsley, Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School;
  • Shawna Brown, St. Bridget Catholic School;
  • Linda Infanti, St. John the Evangelist Catholic School;
  • Tricia Atwell, St. John Paul II Catholic School
  • Shayla Emery, St. Leo Catholic School
  • Ann Wainman, St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School
  • Katie Kleinhorsman, St. Marquerite D'Youville
  • Karen Minacs, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School;
  • Jayantha Kulendran, St. Matthew the Evangelist Catholic School;
  • Willam (Bill) Joly, St. Paul Catholic School;
  • Erin Guerreiro, St. Theresa Catholic School.

More information about the Distinguished Catholic Volunteer Awards can be found on the Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee website.

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