Our People

Members of the 2020-2021 Durham Catholic Parent Involvement Committee:

• Chair, Melissa Bevan
• Vice-Chair, Rose Lo Presti
• Secretary, Erin Groat
• Parent Members:
  • Angela Kielbowski
  • Linda Doson-Trhala
  • Dianne Cowles
  • Jay Ashwin
  • Indira Fernando
  • Cornelius Oparah
  • Sally Ebrahern
  • Rhone Sanni
  • Kylie McAllister
  • Diana Clark
  • Ramina Delaat
  • Jessica Jarvis
  • Heather McFadden
  •  Karina Jill Doyle
  • Marie Marilla
  • Channon Oyeniran
  • Laka Ford-Williams
• Staff Members:
  • Jim Wilson, Superintendent of Education (Director’s Designate)
  • Tricia Chapman
  • Lori Jones
  • Chris Szent-Ivany
  • Lara Spiers
  • Amanda Roffey
  • Faeron Pileggi

Members of the Anti-Black Racism Committee:

• Co-Chairs: 
  • (Staff): Margaret Brimpong;
  • (Non-Staff): Sean McCormack
• Secretary: Laka Ford-Williams
• Curriculum and Learning Co-Coordinators:
  • (Staff): Paula Sorhaitz;
  • (Non-Staff): Nicole Emanuel
• Community Resource Development Co-Coordinators:
  • (Staff): Jeannine Henry;
  • (Non-Staff): Kristy Beausoleil
• Academic Performance and Student Discipline Co-Coordinators: 
  • (Staff): Hayden Chadee;
  • (Non-Staff): Merle Gonsalves
• Talent Recruitment and Advancement Co-Coordinators: 
  • (Staff): Luetasha Watkins;
  • (Non-Staff): Rishita Peterson
• Faith and Expression Co-Coordinators 
  • (Staff): Katherine Mustachi;
  • (Non-Staff): Marisa Hall
• Celebration and Recognition Co-Coordinators:
  • (Staff): Tomy Valookaran;
  • (Non-Staff): Shauna Bookal

Members of the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle for the 2020-2021 school year were:

• Mariah O'Reilly
• Leah Power
• James Mackinnon
• Karli Robertson
• Carol Ducharme
• Julie Pigeon
• Mary-Anne Hoggarth
• Cecile Wagar
• Claire Kearns
• Kathy Bazley
• Dawn Lavell-Harvard
• Ian McCallum
• Julie Lezetc
• Robert Cutting

The Student Indigenous Education Advisory Circle is an opportunity for DCDSB Indigenous students to share their voice and culture with students across our board. The Circle meets in February, April, June, September and November where members of the Indigenous Education Advisory Circle invite students to discuss what they would like to see happen or initiative implemented in Indigenous Education within our board.

Indigenous students meet other Indigenous youth throughout the Durham Catholic District School Board, as well as community members to share their knowledge and extend their learning.  

Members of the Special Education Advisory Committee for the 2020-2021 school year included:

• Chair, Valerie Adamo
• Vice-Chair, Kari Burke
• Walter Heeney
• Alex Massis
• Lynn McInnes
• Shona Casola
• Jim McCafferty
• Janice Oldman
• Claudia Nosseir

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