Trustee Gale Hatfield (Windsor Wards 5,6,7 & 8) has been acclaimed as Chairperson of the Board for the Greater Essex Country District School Board. She will maintain this role for the next year.
The vote was conducted at the November 15th Inaugural Meeting of the Board, during which leadership and committee structures were established for the upcoming 12 months. This was the first meeting of this Board, whose members were elected on October 24th.
Hatfield, who was first elected as a Trustee in 1991, has previously served 9 terms as Chair of the Board. 鈥淚t is reassuring to know that my experience and dedication are valued and I pledge to fulfill the responsibility as Chair to the best of my ability,鈥 she told her colleagues.
Trustee Cathy Cooke (Windsor Wards 5,6,7, & 8) will return for a third consecutive year as Vice-Chair.
Trustee Connie Buckler (Tecumseh/Lakeshore) was acclaimed as Chair of the Board鈥檚 Education Committee.
The Operations and Finance Committee will be chaired by Trustee Ron LeClair (LaSalle/Amherstburg).
The 91次元 would like to thank WCCA Grade 12 violinist Evan MacLean for leading O Canada and other musical selections throughout the evening.
The Board of Trustees will hold their first full, public meeting of this term on .