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 non-elected student trustees are appointed for one-year terms.

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

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Board Trustees (2014 – 2018)

Linda Busuttil, Chairperson
Phone: 519-837-9592
Email: linda.busuttil@ugdsb.on.ca
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Wards 2, 3 and 4)
School Liaison for: Central PS, College Heights SS, Gateway Drive PS, John McCrae PS, June Avenue PS, Taylor Evans PS, Victory PS, Willow Road PS

Marty Fairbairn, Vice-Chair
Phone: 519-824-1703
Email: marty.fairbairn@ugdsb.on.ca
Electoral area: City of Guelph 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, Wellington Centre for Continuing Education

Kathryn Cooper
Phone: 519-855-9491, Cell 905-586-0254
Email: kathryn.cooper@ugdsb.on.ca
Electoral area: Township of Guelph/Eramosa, Township of East Garafraxa and Town of Erin
School Liaison for:  Brisbane PS, Centre Wellington DHS, East Garafraxa PS, Eramosa PS, Erin DHS, Erin PS, École Harris Mill PS, Rockwood Centennial PS, Ross R. MacKay PS

Barbara Lustgarten-Evoy
Phone: 519-780-7288
Email: barbara.lustgartenevoy@ugdsb.on.ca
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

Martha MacNeil
Phone: 519-830-2139
Email: martha.macneil@ugdsb.on.ca
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

Susan Moziar
Phone: 519-837-3742
Email: susan.moziar@ugdsb.on.ca
Electoral area: City of Guelph (Wards 2, 3 and 4)
School Liaison for: Brant Avenue PS, École Guelph Lake PS, Edward Johnson PS, John F. Ross CVI, Mitchell Woods PS, Paisley Road PS, Waverley Drive PS, Westwood PS

Bruce Schieck
Phone: 519-638-2590, Cell 519-831-1137
Email: bruschdrayton@gmail.com
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: 519-925-2819, Cell 519-939-0332
Email: lynn.topping@ugdsb.on.ca
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

Barb White
Phone: 519-939-6048
Email: barb.white@ugdsb.on.ca
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

Board Committees – December 2017 to November 2018

Chair of the Board: Busuttil

Vice-Chair: Fairbairn

• Audit: Fairbairn, MacNeil, Topping (2014-2018); non-trustee appointments: Pradeep Mehta and Debbie Speight
• Budget: All trustees
• Business Operations: MacNeil (chair), White (vice-chair), all trustees
• Joint: All trustees (2014-2018)
• Joint Health and Safety: MacNeil
• Program: Moziar (chair), Lustgarten-Evoy (vice-chair), all trustees
• Special Education Advisory: MacNeil, Lustgarten-Evoy (until 2018)
• Supervised Alternative Learning: Topping (Orangeville), Moziar (Guelph), Schieck (North). Alternates: White (Orangeville), Fairbairn (Guelph), Lustgarten-Evoy (North)

ONGOING SYSTEM COMMITTEES:

• Accessibility Steering: Bailey, Cooper
• Budget Liaison: Fairbairn, MacNeil, White, Moziar
• Chairs: Busuttil, Fairbairn, Moziar, Lustgarten-Evoy, MacNeil, White
• Eligibility Principal / Vice-principal List Selection: Lustgarten-Evoy (secondary principals), MacNeil (secondary vice-principals), Topping (elementary principals), White (elementary vice-principals). Alternates: Cooper, Fairbairn
• Negotiations Steering: Bailey, Busuttil, Moziar, Fairbairn, Schieck (2014-2018)
• Parent Involvement: MacNeil. Alternates: White (Dufferin), Bailey (Wellington)
• Policy Management: MacNeil, Busuttil, Cooper, Fairbairn, White

AD HOC COMMITTEES:

• Communications: Bailey, Lustgarten-Evoy
• Environmental Education and Management: Bailey, Cooper
• French as a Second Language Advisory Review: Cooper, Fairbairn, Topping (June 2016 to June 2018)
• First Nation, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) Advisory Committee: Bailey. Alternate: Lustgarten-Evoy
• Learning Choices: Fairbairn, Lustgarten-Evoy, Topping
• Municipal Liaison – Guelph: Bailey, Busuttil, Fairbairn, MacNeil, Moziar
• Municipal Liaison – Dufferin County: Topping, White
• Municipal Liaison – Wellington County: Cooper, Lustgarten-Evoy, Schieck
• Property: Busuttil, MacNeil, Moziar (2014-2018)
• Safe, Equitable & Inclusive Schools: Bailey, MacNeil
• Secondary French Review: Cooper, Fairbairn, MacNeil, Moziar, White (2016 to June 2017)
• Strategic Planning: Busuttil, Fairbairn, MacNeil, Moziar
• Student Discipline: Cooper, Fairbairn, Moziar, Schieck, Topping

APPOINTMENTS TO OUTSIDE COMMITTEES AND BOARDS:

• Arthur Chamber of Commerce: Schieck
• Career Education Council: MacNeil. Alternate: Bailey
• Centre Wellington Chamber of Commerce: Lustgarten-Evoy
• Guelph Chamber of Commerce Education Committee: Fairbairn
• Greater Dufferin Chamber of Commerce: Topping
• Art Gallery of Guelph Board: Bailey, MacNeil, Moziar
• Ontario Public School Boards’ Association: Fairbairn (Director and Voting Delegate). Alternate: Lustgarten-Evoy
• School Safety Patrol Review Committee: Busuttil; Student Trustees
• United Way: MacNeil
• Upper Grand Learning Foundation: Cooper, Topping

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