September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D C H A I R SUSAN HUMPHRIES Renfrew; Greater Madawaska & Horton Central P.S.; Queen Elizabeth P.S.; R.C.I.S.; R.C.I. ABOUT SUSAN SUSAN WORKED FOR THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS FOR OVER 35 YEARS. SOME OF HER ROLES INCLUDED: WORKING WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL 4-H VOLUNTEERS, MEMBERS AND PARENTS; MANAGING BUDGETS, STAFF AND OFFICES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS OF ONTARIO. FOLLOWING RETIREMENT IN 2007, SUSAN BECAME A TRUSTEE WITH THE ONTARIO 4-H FOUNDATION. SHE ALSO SITS AS A PUBLIC MEMBER ON THE HORTON TOWNSHIP GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND HAS TAUGHT COURSES ON COMMUNICATIONS AND CRITICAL THINKING FOR ALGONQUIN COLLEGE IN PEMBROKE. SUSAN AND HER HUSBAND DOUG ARE LONG TIME RESIDENTS HOW TO GET IN TOUCH OF HORTON TOWNSHIP AND THE TOWN OF RENFREW. HER HOBBIES INCLUDE BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF HER 215 munroe Ave. E CHURCH CHOIR, GOLFING, TRAVELING AND VISITING THEIR Renfrew, ON CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. k7v 3k6 [email protected] Twitter @sjhumphries2 September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D V I C E C H A I R BRYON MORRIS Town of Petawawa & CFB Petawawa Herman Street P.S.; Pine View P.S.; Valour School ABOUT BRYON BRYON MORRIS WAS ELECTED TO THE RENFREW COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD IN DECEMBER 2014. TRUSTEE MORRIS IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE AND IS CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. HE WAS A TRUSTEE ON THE RENFREW COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, REPRESENTING PETAWAWA FOR FIFTEEN YEARS, FROM 1976 TO 1991. TRUSTEE MORRIS FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT EVERY STUDENT IS ENTITLED TO THE BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE AND THAT AVAILABLE RESOURCES BE UTILIZED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER POSSIBLE TO ATTAIN THAT END. HE BELIEVES IN THE INCLUSION OF ALL STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND THE SCHOOLS IN THE EDUCATION OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. BRYON IS MARRIED TO JENNIFER AND HE HAS FIVE CHILDREN AND FOUR GRANDCHILDREN. September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E MARJORIE ADAM Deep River; Township of Laurentian Hills, Clara and Maria MacKenzie Community School ABOUT MARJORIE MARJORIE ENJOYED A LONG CAREER IN EDUCATION, INCLUDING 37 YEARS WITH THE RCDSB AS TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL IN BOTH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DEEP RIVER, PETAWAWA AND PEMBROKE. SHE TAUGHT ALL GRADES FROM K TO 13, COACHED TRACK AND CROSS-COUNTRY AND OFTEN COLLABORATED WITH THE CURRICULUM AND STUDENT SUCCESS TEAMS. AFTER RETIREMENT SHE HAS TRAVELLED WIDELY, JOINED A ROTARY CLUB, VOLUNTEERED IN THE COMMUNITY AND KEPT ON RUNNING. SHE LIVES IN DEEP RIVER AND HAS SERVED AS EDITOR OF THE NORTH RENFREW TIMES AND AS A TOWN COUNCILLOR. HER THREE CHILDREN WERE EDUCATED IN THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND NOW FOUR OF HER SIX HOW TO GET IN TOUCH GRANDCHILDREN ARE ALSO IN LOCAL RCDSB SCHOOLS. 211 Thomas Street deep river, ontario k0j 1p0 613-584-4745 [email protected] twitter @adam_marjorie September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E LEO BOLAND City of Pembroke Champlain Discovery P.S.; Highview P.S.; Fellowes H.S. ABOUT MIKE LEO MOVED TO PEMBROKE IN THE MID-80'S TO WORK FOR THE PEMBROKE GENERAL HOSPITAL AMBULANCE SERVICE. HE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THIS COMMUNITY WOULD BE HIS "FOREVER HOME" AND BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE JACKRABBIT SKI PROGRAM AND TOASTMASTERS. LEO FOUND HIS TRUE CALLING ONCE HIS ELDEST CHILD STARTED AT A COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOL, AND HE BECAME A PERMANENT VOLUNTEER. LEO ENJOYS LOOKING FOR RARE BIRDS, TAKING DIGITAL PHOTOS AND PLAYING "OLD DUDE" HOCKEY. HIS SPOUSE AND DAUGHTER PUT UP WITH THE ASSORTED EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT HIS HOBBIES AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH TRY TO RESTRAIN HIS SOCK AND TIE CHOICES. 438 D'Arcy Street Pembroke, ON K8A 6B3613-735-7117 [email protected] September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E NIC EDGE Arnprior; McNab-Braeside A.J. Charbonneau P.S.; Walter Zadow P.S.; McNab P.S.; Arnprior District High School ABOUT NIC NIC IS A GRADUATE OF THE RCDSB AND WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BRAESIDE, ONTARIO. NIC IS CURRENTLY STUDYING SOCIOLOGY AND CONCURRENT EDUCATION AT LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY IN THUNDER BAY. NIC FIRST GOT INVOLVED IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AT ARNPRIOR DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL (ADHS) WHEN HE JOINED STUDENT COUNCIL. IN HIS GRADE 12 YEAR NIC JOINED THE BOARD AS STUDENT TRUSTEE HOLDING THE TERM FOR TWO YEARS. NIC ALSO HELD VARIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN THE ONTARIO STUDENT TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION SITTING AS SECRETARY AND EASTERN REGIONAL REP ON THE PUBLIC BOARD COUNCIL. IN THE FUTURE, NIC PLANS ON BECOMING A TEACHER HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITHIN ONTARIO'S EDUCATION SYSTEM. 40 Woodbridge Court Braeside, Ontario Box 156 613-601-9705 [email protected] Twitter @nic_edge1 September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E MIKE GUENETTE Laurentian Valley & North Algona Wilberforce Champlain Discovery P.S.; Rockwood P.S.; Cobden P.S.; Fwllows H.S.; Opeongo H.S. ABOUT MIKE MIKE RETIRED IN JUNE 2017 AFTER 33 YEARS WITH THE RCDSB EMPLOYED AS A SCHOOL SUPPORT COUNSELLOR. HE AND HIS WIFE MONA HAVE TWO ADULT CHILDREN, MELISSA AND MARC. MOST OF MIKE'S CAREER WAS SPENT AT FELLOWES HIGH SCHOOL. HE ALSO SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN THE ELEMENTARY SYSTEM AT THE FORMER HILLCREST AND WESTMEATH, AND AT THE COBDEN DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL. HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WHEN HIS CHILDREN WERE OF SCHOOL AGE, HE COACHED HOCKEY IN SHADY NOOK BUT IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF COACHING SOCCER AT FELLOWES HIGH SCHOOL 569 Elizabeth Street AND FOR THE PEMBROKE SOCCER CLUB'S HOUSE LEAGUE Pembroke, ON AND COMPETITIVE TEAMS. k8a 1w7 613-732-4767 MIKE AND HIS FAMILY ENJOY GETTING TOGETHER AT THE COTTAGE TO ENJOY MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. HE [email protected] ESPECIALLY ENJOYS HUNTING, FISHING, BOATING AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME RELAXING AT THE BEACH WITH A GREAT CAMPFIRE. MIKE BELIEVES THAT BEING A TRUSTEE IS A GREAT WAY TO SERVE THE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF RENFREW COUNTY. September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E DAVID KAISER Bonnechere Valley; Killaloe; Hagarty and Richards; Madawaska Valley; Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan; South Algonquin ABOUT DAVID A GRADUATE OF FELLOWES HIGH SCHOOL, DAVID ATTENDED MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY SACKVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK. HE IS CURRENTLY WITH SYSCO FOOD SERVICES CENTRAL ONTARIO INC. AS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, HE HAS BEEN A TRUSTEE OFF AND ON SINCE 2000, INCLUDING AS BOARD CHAIR. HE IS MARRIED WITH 3 DAUGHTERS - ALL OF WHOM ARE RCDSB GRADUATES. HE HAS 4 GRANDCHILDREN AND HIS HOBBIES AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH INTERESTS INCLUDE GOLF AND HOCKEY WITH HIS GRANDSON AND CHEERING ON THE OTTAWA SENATORS, TORONTO BLUE JAYS AND NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS! 125 Hartwig Street P.O. Box 725 Eganville, ONtario K0J 1T0 613-628-5428 (mobile) 613-635-2137 . [email protected] Twitter @DKaiserRCDSB September 2019 Y O U R S C H O O L B O A R D T R U S T E E DAVE SHIELDS Whitewater Region; Admaston Bromley Cobden P.S.; Beachburg P.S.; Admaston P.S.; Fellowes H.S.; Opeongo P.S. ABOUT DAVE DAVE FIRST STARTED AS A TRUSTEE IN 1985 WHEN HE RETIRED FROM ATOMIC ENERGY IN 1998 WITH 32 YEARS SERVICE AND WAS OWNER/OPERATOR OF SHIELDS PHOTOGRAPHY FOR MANY YEARS. SINCE 2003, HE HAS BEEN ELECTED TO VARIOUS POSITIONS WITH THE ONTARIO PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION INCLUDING DIRECTOR, CHAIR OF THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORK TEAM AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EASTERN REGION.HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CHALK RIVER LABS TOASTMASTERS CLUB AND HAS DEVOTED MOST OF HIS LIFE SERVING HIS COMMUNITY INCLUDING INVOLVEMENT IN THE LIONS CLUB WHERE HE SERVED AS BEACHBURG CLUB PRESIDENT, REGIONAL CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY DISTRICT GOVERNOR, EASTER SEAL TELETHON COORDINATOR AND HONORARY CANCER SURVIVOR FOR THE WHITEWATER RELAY FOR LIFE. DAVE SPENT A TERM ON BEACHBURG MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND HELD POSITIONS WITH A VARIETY OF HEALTH INITIATIVES HOW TO GET IN TOUCH INCLUDING CHAIR OF THE WHITEWATER/BROMLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER BOARD AND MORE RECENTLY PATIENT Box 171, 1645 Beachburg Road REPRESENTATIVE ON THE NORTH RENFREW HEALTH LINKS STEERING COMMITTEE. HIS HOBBIES ARE GOLF, GARDENING, Beachburg, ON GUITAR AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS 4 K0J 1C0 GRANDCHILDREN. 613-582-3483 (mobile) 613-401-0135 (facsimile) 613-582-3660 [email protected] .