Who We Are

2025-2026 Council Executive Members

Chair: Jessica Besser-Rosenberg

Vice Chair: Catherine Baird

Secretary/Communications: Jesse Lane Lee

Treasurer: Jeffrey Lyons

Ward 7 Rep(s): Vacant

Fundraising: Lindsay Wilson

Principal: Jummi Kim

Vice-Principal: Nataliya Brylynska

Teachers: TBD

Voting Members:

• Roberta Brown

• Josh Gordon

• Thanh Ho

• Christopher Severn

Roles

Chair / Vice Chair – The Chair of the Council is elected by Council members and the other parents and must be a parent who is not employed by the School Board. The Chair is a voting member who, in addition to performing the same duties as other Council members, might arrange for meetings; prepare agendas, chair Council meetings; ensure that minutes of Council meetings are recorded and maintained; facilitate the resolution of conflict, and communicate with the school principal on behalf of the Council. The Chair is an ex-officio member of all standing Committees of the Council and attends such Committee meetings at his/her discretion. The Vice-Chair assists the Chair and, in this person’s absence, acts as Chairperson.

Secretary – The Secretary keeps minutes of all meetings and arranges to have them published on the school website. This person keeps all records, documents and other property of Council except those kept by the Treasurer.

Treasurer – The Treasurer maintains the financial accounts and records of the Council. This person prepares a budget of expected expenditures for the year to be approved by the Council. A comparison of actual results compared to this budget is presented to the Council on a regular basis. This person also keeps Council funds deposited in financial institutions as approved by the Executive Committee and writes cheques for any expenses approved by the Council.

Ward Representative / Alternate Ward Representative – The school’s Ward Representative attends the local Trustee’s Ward meetings and brings forward issues affecting the school; reports back on any key issues coming from the Ward meeting, and maintains a working relationship with the area Trustee. The Alternate Ward Representative attends the local Ward meetings that the Ward Representative is unable to attend.

Parent Representatives – The General Parent Representative(s) attend Council meetings and participate on any committees established by Council, contribute to discussions of the Council, solicit the views of other parents and members of the community to share with the Council, and observe the Council’s code of ethics and established by-laws. When there are sufficient Parent Representatives an effort is made to establish at least one Parent Rep per grade to facilitate communications between the parents and Parent Council.