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OPSOA Board of Directors 2009 - 2010

OPSOA Board Member
Description of OPSOA Role
What OPSOA Means to Me

Ken Bain
Ken Bain
Regional Director,
Southwestern Region
and
Canadian Association of School Administrators (CASA) Representative

Second year as a member of the OPSOA Board of Directors representing Niagara, Grand Erie, Hamilton-Wentworth, Upper Grand and Waterloo Region District School Boards and first year as CASA representative.

OPSOA fulfills a significant and influential role in the Province of Ontario as it advocates wherever and whenever possible for the needs of students. OPSOA also fulfills an important role in publicly funded education in Ontario as it provides support to its members through its professional activities. OPSOA provides its members with outstanding networking opportunities and allows us to grow personally and professionally as leaders in education. I am proud to be a member of this professional organization!

As the OPSOA representative on the CASA Executive, it is my pleasure to bring the OPSOA voice to CASA, the forum for educational leaders from across the country. I strongly urge each member of OPSOA to attend the CASA annual conference. The conference will provide you with a national perspective on topics of importance to leaders across Canada.


Odette Bartnicki
Regional Director,
Central Regon
Member of the OPSOA Board of Directors representing Durham, Halton, Peel, Simcoe County, Trillium Lakelands, York Region District School Boards I am proud to be an OPSOA member, and privileged to represent supervisory officers in the Central Region on the OPSOA Board of Directors. Through our strategic plan, OPSOA provides the professional voice for public education, and supports members, both supervisory officers and directors of education, through leadership, networking and professional growth opportunities. Through OPSOA, we have a direct influence on the future of public education in the Province of Ontario.

Laura Elliott
Laura Elliott

Regional Director,
Western Region

Second year as a member of the OPSOA Board of Directors representing Avon-Maitland, Bluewater, Greater Essex County, Lambton Kent and Thames Valley District School Boards.

I have been a proud member of OPSOA for more than 14 years and it is a privilege to serve on the Board of Directors. OPSOA provides professional services for Supervisory Officers and Directors, numerous networking opportunities for members, as well as providing strategic direction to the province on a multitude of educational issues.

Linda Fabi
Linda Fabi
President
Member of the OPSOA Board of Directors for four years, previously President-Elect and Regional Director for the Southwestern Region. I am very proud to be a member of OPSOA because of the important role this association plays in public education in Ontario.  The professional support, leadership opportunities, professional development and networking with colleagues across the province are just a few of the advantages I enjoy as a member of OPSOA.  Just as importantly, our dedication and service to public education and our efforts to support and influence the future of public education make this organization second to none!
Peter Gamwell
Peter Gamwell
Regional Director,
Eastern Region
Member of the OPSOA Board of Directors representing Ottawa-Carleton, Renfrew, Upper Canada, Limestone, Hastings-Prince Edward and Kawartha Pine-Ridge.

OPSOA provides a tremendous variety of opportunities for both personal and professional growth. It also gives a platform for educational leaders to speak to a variety of important issues and to inform policy.

Lise haman
Lise Haman
Past-President

It is my pleasure to serve as Past-President. I have had the privilege of working with many fine educational leaders during my tenure on the Board.

OPSOA is the professional association which brings us together as educational leaders in the province. OPSOA connects us to all the major leading stakeholders in the province.

Steven Parfeniuk
Steven Parfeniuk
Treasurer
Treasurer – working to ensure a sound financial status for the organization.

An opportunity to bring a business perspective to provincial decisions.

A chance to work with some very significant leaders.

Tony Pontes
Tony Pontes
President-Elect
Member of OPSOA since 2000. OPSOA Conference Committee 2006-2008, Central Region Director 2008-2009, President-Elect 2009-2010. I am so proud of our organization. OPSOA continues to champion public education and to support and provide professional learning opportunities for all public supervisory officers in Ontario. This year, we have worked very closely with Public CODE to align our strategic plans and goals and to develop even stronger relationships between the two organizations on behalf of the students and communities we ultimately serve. I encourage all OPSOA members to attend our annual conference in April.


Patti Pella
Regional Director,
Northern Region

Member of the OPSOA Board of Directors representing Algoma, DSB Ontario North East, Keewatin-Patricia, Lakehead, Near North, Rainbow, Rainy River and Superior-Greenstone District School Boards.

Coming soon.

Michael Smith
Michael Smith
Regional Director,
Metro Region

My role, as Regional Director, Metro Region, is to provide information from OPSOA to Supervisory Officers, to promote their representation on behalf of OPSOA in various leadership positions and to bring back their concerns and insights to OPSOA.

It is my pleasure to represent the Metro region of OPSOA. Public service and public education play a vital role in defining the vision and values of this great province. OPSOA’s history provides research, voice and vision to our enduring work for student achievement, dignity, equity and opportunity for all.  OPSOA brings our diverse educational communities into a common and ongoing dialogue which builds on the enduring traditions of our first 20 years to direct our course for a sound and exciting future.  


Kathy Soule
CODE Representative
First year as representative of the Public Directors of Education in Ontario (Public CODE) on the OPSOA Board of Directors. Coming soon.
Frank Kelly, OPSOA_Executive Director
Frank Kelly
Executive Director
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