Board Trustees

The Upper Grand District School Board has ten elected trustee members who represent the municipalities within the counties of Dufferin and Wellington. Trustees are accountable to their communities and to the province for continuous improvement in the level of student achievement in their schools. Two student trustees are selected each year by student senators and are appointed for one-year terms by the Board.

All mail correspondence to all trustees can be sent to the Guelph Board Office at 500 Victoria Road North, Guelph, Ontario, N1E 6K2.

Learn more about being a Board Trustee or about Student Senate and being a Student Trustee

Board Trustees (2018 – 2022)

Linda Busuttil, Chairperson
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 426
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Wards 2, 3 and 4)
School Liaison for: Central PS, College Heights SS, Gateway Drive PS, John McCrae PS, Mitchell Woods PS, Paisley Road PS, Taylor Evans PS, Victory PS, Willow Road PS

Barbara Lustgarten Evoy, Vice-Chair
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 418
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: Township of Centre Wellington
School Liaison for: Centre Wellington DHS, Elora PS, James McQueen PS, J.D. Hogarth PS, John Black PS, Ponsonby PS, Salem PS, Victoria Terrace PS

Jolly Bedi
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 421
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Ward 6) and Township of Puslinch
School Liaison for: Aberfoyle PS, École Arbour Vista PS, Centennial CVI, Kortright Hills PS, Rickson Ridge PS, Sir Isaac Brock PS, Westminster Woods PS

Gail Campbell
Phone: 519-941-6191 ext. 299
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: Town of Orangeville
School Liaison for: Credit Meadows ES, Dufferin Centre for Continuing Education, Island Lake PS, Montgomery Village PS, Parkinson Centennial PS, Princess Elizabeth PS, Princess Margaret PS, Orangeville DSS, Spencer Avenue ES, Westside SS

Jen Edwards
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 420
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: Township of Guelph/Eramosa, Township of East Garafraxa and Town of Erin
School Liaison for: Brisbane PS, East Garafraxa PS, Eramosa PS, Erin DHS, Erin PS, École Harris Mill PS, Rockwood Centennial PS, Ross R. MacKay PS

Mike Foley
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 423
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Wards 2, 3 and 4)
School Liaison for: Brant Avenue PS, École Guelph Lake PS, Edward Johnson PS, June Avenue PS, Waverley Drive PS, Westwood PS, Wellington Centre for Continuing Education

Martha MacNeil
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 735
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Wards 1 and 5)
School Liaison for: Guelph CVI, Jean Little PS, John Galt PS, École King George PS, Ken Danby PS, Priory Park PS

Robin Ross
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 425
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: Township of Wellington North, Town of Minto and Township of Mapleton
School Liaison for: Alma PS, Arthur PS, Centre Peel PS, Drayton Heights PS, Kenilworth PS, Maryborough PS, Minto-Clifford PS, Norwell DSS, Palmerston PS, Victoria Cross PS, Wellington Heights SS

Lynn Topping
Phone: 519-822-4420 Ext. 428
Email: [email protected]
Electoral area: Townships of Amaranth, East Luther/Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mulmur, and Towns of Mono and Shelburne
School Liaison for: Centennial Hylands ES, Centre Dufferin DHS, Glenbrook ES, Grand Valley and District PS, Hyland Heights ES, Laurelwoods ES, Mono-Amaranth PS, Primrose ES

Board Committees – December 2021 to November 2022

Chair of the Board: Busuttil

Vice-Chair: Lustgarten-Evoy

STANDING COMMITTEES

• Budget: Lustgarten-Evoy, all trustees
• Business Operations: MacNeil (chair), Campbell (vice-chair), all trustees
• Chairs: Busuttil, Lustgarten-Evoy, MacNeil, Campbell, Ross, Topping
• Program: Lustgarten-Evoy (chair), MacNeil (vice-chair), all trustees

STATUTORY COMMITTEES:

• Audit: Topping, Lustgarten-Evoy, Ross (2018-2022); non-trustee appointments: Debbie Speight
• Accessibility Steering: Lustgarten-Evoy, Topping, Bedi (2020-2022)
• Joint Health and Safety: Foley (2020-2022)
• Parent Involvement: MacNeil. Alternates: Edwards, Lustgarten-Evoy
• Special Education Advisory: Ross, Edwards (2018-2022)
• Student Discipline: Campbell, Ross, Topping, Lustgarten-Evoy, Foley (2018-2022)
• Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL): Topping (Dufferin), Bedi (Guelph), Ross (Wellington). Alternates: Campbell (Dufferin), Busuttil (Guelph), Lustgarten-Evoy (Wellington) (2018-2022)

ADVISORY COMMITTEES

• Director’s Selection Committee: MacNeil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Campbell, Topping, Bailey, Ross
• Environmental Education and Management: Edwards, Bailey
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Education Council: Campbell (2018-2022)
• French as a Second Language Advisory: MacNeil (Guelph), Edwards (Wellington), Topping (Dufferin) (2020-2022)
• Learning Choices: Topping (Dufferin), MacNeil (Guelph), Ross (Wellington), Student Trustee
• Safe, Equitable & Inclusive Schools: MacNeil, Bedi, Student Trustee
• Student Senate: Student Trustees, Busuttil
• Trustee Climate Change Committee: Bailey, Edwards, MacNeil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Student Trustee

SYSTEM COMMITTEES

• Eligibility Principal/Vice-principal List Selection: Lustgarten-Evoy (secondary principals), Topping (secondary vice-principals), Topping (elementary principals), MacNeil (elementary vice-principals). Alternates: Campbell, Lustgarten-Evoy (2020-2022)
• Everyday Hero Awards Selection: MacNeil, Edwards, Lustgarten-Evoy, Topping, Foley
• Negotiations Steering: MacNeil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Busuttil, Ross, Topping (2018-2022)
• Policy Management: Busuttil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Campbell, Bedi, Ross (2020-2022)
• Property: Lustgarten-Evoy, Topping, Busuttil (2018-2022)
• Trustee Code of Conduct: Busuttil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Campbell

APPOINTMENTS TO EXTERNAL COMMITTEES AND BOARDS:

• Art Gallery of Guelph Board: MacNeil, Lustgarten-Evoy, Busuttil (2020-2022)
• Ontario Public School Boards’ Association: MacNeil (Director and Voting Delegate). Alternate: Ross
• Upper Grand Learning Foundation: Bedi, Edwards (2018-2022)

Additional Information

• Declarations of Conflict of Interest
• Trustee Web Portal (Log-in Required)