Trustees
Trustees are members of a corporate board responsible for the improvement of student achievement in the school district. Trustees have a duty to act prudently, honestly and in good faith in the best interests of the Board of Education and the school district. Trustees must abide by the School Act and faithfully perform the duties of the office with care, skill and prudence.
The Vancouver Board of Education is comprised of nine elected trustees and a student trustee. Trustees are elected every four years at the same time as the mayor and city council for City of Vancouver.
For more information about the role of trustees refer to Policy 3 Role of the Trustee.
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Suzie Mah
(Chair)
Steve Cardwell
(Vice-chair)
Rory Brown
Melanie Cheng
Gwen Giesbrecht
Alisha Masongsong
Derrick O'Keefe
Krista Sigurdson
Julie Strilesky
Freddie Zhang
(Student Trustee)
Trustee roles and liaison assignments
Trustees serve on Board committees and act as liaisons to schools and several community and education organizations. The Board approved its committee, representative and school liaison assignments on Nov. 9, 2026. School liaison assignments are in effect through November 2027.
Suzie Mah
Board chair
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Policy and Governance Committee, chair Finance and Personnel Committee, vice-chair Education Plan Committee, alternate Audit Committee, alternate Ex-officio member of all standing committees, including the Audit Committee, as Board chair
- Magee Secondary
- Dr. R.E. McKechnie Elementary
- Maple Grove Elementary
- Sir Charles Tupper Secondary
- General Brock Elementary
- Charles Dickens Elementary
- Charles Dickens Annex
- David Livingstone Elementary
- Sir Richard McBride Elementary
- Sir Richard McBride Annex
- Florence Nightingale Elementary
District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), representative
BCSTA Provincial Council, representative
BCPSEA, alternate
District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), representative
BCSTA Provincial Council, representative
BCPSEA, alternate
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Steve Cardwell
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Finance and Personnel Committee, chair
Policy and Governance Committee, vice-chair
Facilities Planning Committee, alternate
Advocacy Subcommittee, member
- King George Secondary
- šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown Elementary
- Lord Roberts Elementary
- Elsie Roy Elementary
- cəw̓as Ch’elxwá7elch Skwuláw̓txw Seaside Elementary
- University Hill Secondary
- University Hill Elementary
- Norma Rose Point Elementary
- Vancouver Alternate Secondary School (VASS)
- VLN and DL Elementary
Vancouver District Students’ Council and student trustee, trustee liaison
- BCPSEA, representative
- BCSTA Provincial Council, alternate
Rory Brown
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Advocacy Subcommittee, chair
Facilities Planning Committee, vice-chair
Finance and Personnel Committee, member
Audit Committee, alternate
- stəywəte:n̓ Point Grey Secondary
- Kerrisdale Elementary
- Kerrisdale Annex
- Quilchena Elementary
- Southlands Elementary
- Templeton Secondary
- Sir John Franklin Elementary
- Hastings Community Elementary
- Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary
- Lord Nelson Elementary
- Tillicum Annex
Melanie Cheng
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Facilities Planning Committee, chair
Audit Committee, vice-chair
Finance and Personnel Committee, members
Advocacy Subcommittee, alternate
- David Thompson Secondary
- Sir James Douglas Elementary
- Sir James Douglas Annex
- Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary
- Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Elementary
- David Oppenheimer Elementary
- Tecumseh Elementary
- Tecumseh Annex
- Prince of Wales Secondary
- Carnarvon Community Elementary
- Shaughnessy Elementary
- Trafalgar Elementary
- Adult Education
FESL Advisory Committee, alternate
Gwen Giesbrecht
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Audit Committee, chair
Policy and Governance Committee, member
Education Plan Committee, member
Finance and Personnel Committee, alternate
- Britannia Community Secondary
- Britannia Community Elementary
- Grandview ¿uuqinak’uuh Elementary
- Admiral Seymour Elementary
- Lord Strathcona Elementary
- χpey̓ Elementary
- Sir Winston Churchill Secondary
- Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary
- L’École Bilingue Elementary
- David Lloyd George Elementary
- J.W. Sexsmith Elementary
Diversity Advisory Committee, representative
District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC), alternate
Alisha Masongsong
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Facilities Planning Committee, member
Policy and Governance Committee, alternate
Education Plan Committee, alternate
- John Oliver Secondary
- John Henderson Elementary
- Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary
- Walter Moberly Elementary
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Elementary
- Vancouver Technical Secondary
- wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary
- Chief Maquinna Elementary
- Mount Pleasant Elementary
- Queen Alexandra Elementary
- Laura Secord Elementary
- šxʷəxʷaʔəs Thunderbird Elementary
- Queen Victoria Annex
Inclusive Education Advisory Committee, alternate
BCSTA ELL Consortium, alternate
Derrick O’Keefe
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Education Plan Committee, chair
Facilities Planning Committee, member
Policy and Governance Committee, alternate
Advocacy Subcommittee, member
- Kitsilano Secondary
- Bayview Community Elementary
- False Creek Elementary
- General Gordon Elementary
- Henry Hudson Elementary
- Lord Tennyson Elementary
- Windermere Community Secondary
- Graham Bruce Community Elementary
- Collingwood Neighbourhood School
- Sir Wilfred Grenfell Elementary
- Renfrew Elementary
- Nootka Elementary
FESL Advisory Committee, representative
Krista Sigurdson
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Education Plan Committee, vice-chair
Policy and Governance Committee, member
Audit Committee, member
Advocacy Subcommittee, alternate
- Gladstone Secondary
- Lord Beaconsfield Elementary
- G.T. Cunningham Elementary
- John Norquay Elementary
- Lord Selkirk Elementary
- Lord Selkirk Annex
- Tyee Elementary
- Lord Byng Secondary
- Lord Kitchener Elementary
- Queen Elizabeth Elementary
- Queen Mary Elementary
- École Jules Quesnel Elementary
Diversity Advisory Committee, alternate
BCSTA ELL Consortium, representative
Julie Strilesky
Email: ________________________________________
Board committees
Advocacy Subcommittee, vice-chair
Education Plan Committee, member
Audit Committee, member
Facilities Planning Committee, alternate
Finance and Personnel Committee, alternate
- Eric Hamber Secondary
- Emily Carr Elementary
- Edith Cavell Elementary
- Simon Fraser Elementary
- Sir William Osler Elementary
- Sir William Van Horne Elementary
- General Wolfe Elementary
- Killarney Secondary
- Champlain Heights Community Elementary
- Champlain Heights Annex
- Captain James Cook Elementary
- Dr. H.N. MacCorkindale Elementary
- Waverley Elementary
- Dr. George M. Weir Elementary
Inclusive Education Advisory Committee, representative