As part of the Greater Essex County District School Board's commitment to dismantling systemic racism and oppression in our Board a new, internal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee has been formed.
Candice Allen (she/her) - Secondary Teacher
Mohamad Ayoub (he/him) - Elementary Vice Principal
Taylor Bake (she/her) - Temporary Support Staff
Melanie Cardinal (she/her) - Secondary Teacher
Ashley Castonguay (they/them) - Custodian
Tule Dugan (she/her) - Elementary Teacher
Carolyn Howlett (she/her) - Secondary Teacher
Brent Oneschuk (he/him) - Elementary Teacher
Heather Taylor (she/her) - Elementary Occasional Teacher
Tamara Walls-Muise - Elementary Teacher
Bronwen Wood (she/her/they) - Secondary Teacher
Vicki Houston (she/her) - Superintendent
Sara Alshoibi (she/her) - Elementary Occasional Teacher
Amandeep Bains (she/her) - Construction Administration
Garth Brown (he/him) - Interim-Elementary Principal
Walter Cassidy (he/him) - Secondary Teacher
Raquel Cowan (she/her) - Elementary Principal
Fouada Hamzeh (she/her) - Interim-Secondary Vice Principal
Rick MacMillan (he/him) - Secondary Principal
Anuja Shad (she/her) - Secondary Senior Secretary
Mike Thrasher (he/him) - Teacher Consultant
Jenny Wong (she/her) - Elementary Teacher
Clara Howitt (she/her) - Superintendent
Josh Canty (he/him) - Superintendent
These staff members, with diverse lived experience, from a variety of employee groups, will meet regularly to discuss pertinent topics and consult with Board administration on revisions to and the development of policies, procedures and guidelines. A primary focus of the committee will be to build staff capacity in diversity, equity and inclusion.