Senior Leadership

Dr. JoAnna Roberto
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Chief Education Officer (CEdO) | Secretary to the Board
  • Chief Executive Officer Bio
  • Manager of Executive Services: Christina Dero – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281155
  • Manager of Privacy and Records: Kelly Ireland-Aitken - 519-756-6301, Ext. 281178
Committees
  • Audit Committee
  • Governance Committee
  • Grand Erie Parent Involvement Committee
  • Grand Erie Student Senate
  • Indigenous Education Advisory Committee Liaison
  • School College to Work Initiative
  • Six Nations Advisory Committee Liaison
  • Student Discipline Committee
Teams
  • Board of Trustees
  • Communications and Community Relations
  • Corporate Services
  • Executive Services
  • Senior Leadership Team
  • System Research and Evaluation
Responsibilities
  • Strategic Plan
  • Annual Learning Operating Plans
  • Board Meetings
  • Governance
  • Executive Council
  • Budget
  • Bylaw/Policies/Procedures
  • Capital Projects
  • Cyber Security
  • Artificial Intelligence Strategy
  • Innovation
  • System Leadership Success Planning
  • Education Service Agreements
  • Reciprocal Education Approach
  • Freedom of Information, Privacy, Records Retention and Information/Archives
  • Conestoga Partnership
  • Learning Program Partnerships
  • Legal Matters
  • Service Recognitions
    • Learn Lead Inspire Awards
    • Community Partnerships/Donors
    • Hall of Distinction
  • Student Trustees
Dina Atanas
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Jaclyn Robinson – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281228
Committees
  • Grand Erie Learning Foundation
  • Mental Health and Well-Being Committee
  • Grand Erie Parent Involvement Committee
Departments and Teams
  • Mental Health and Well-Being
    (K-12)
Schools

Brant/Brantford Elementary Schools:

  • Banbury Heights School
  • Branlyn Community School
  • Brier Park Public School
  • Burford District Elementary School
  • Cedarland Public School
  • Centennial-Grand Woodlands School
  • Cobblestone Elementary School
  • Glen Morris Public School
  • Grandview Public School
  • Greenbrier Public School
  • North Ward School
  • Paris Central Public School
  • Prince Charles Public School
  • Russell Reid Elementary School
  • St. George-German Public School
Responsibilities
  • Attendance Strategy (K-12)
  • Child and Youth Programming
  • Traumatic Events Response Team (TERT)
  • Mehrit Centre: Micro-credential 
  • Mental Health and Well-Being Summer Programming (K-12)
  • New School Build – Paris Elementary Liaison
  • Partnering Together for Healthy Schools Protocol
  • Public Health - Programs (K-12)
  • School Mental Health Ontario (K-12)
  • Joint Protocol for Student Achievement (JPSA)
  • Camp Sail (1-4)
Kevin Graham
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Wendy Kipp – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281175
Committees
  • School Year Calendar Lead
  • Student Discipline Committee
  • Supervised Alternative Learning (9-12)
Departments and Teams
  • Information Technology (K-12)
Schools

Secondary Schools

  • Brantford Collegiate Institute and
  • Vocational School
  • Cayuga Secondary School
  • Delhi District Secondary School
  • Dunnville Secondary School
  • Hagersville Secondary School
  • McKinnon Park Secondary School
  • North Park Collegiate and Vocational School
  • Paris District High School
  • Pauline Johnson Collegiate and
  • Vocational School
  • Simcoe Composite School
  • Valley Heights Secondary School
  • Waterford District High School
Responsibilities
  • Mathematics Strategy Liaison (7-9)
  • Tu Puente Consortium
  • Secondary Scholarships
  • Athletic Association of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk (AABHN)
  • Compass for Success Lead (K-12)
  • Family and Student Support Office
  • Associate Schools and  Secondary Transition
  • Home Instruction (K-12)
  • Home Schooling (K-12)
  • Police Protocol
  • P.R.O.S.E.
  • Summer Learning (9-12)
  • System Committee Coordinator
  • School Partnership Liaison:
    • McMaster University
    • West Brant Transportation
    • Gretzky Centre
Lisa Munro

Associate Director of Curriculum and Student Achievement

  • Executive Assistant: Kerri Harrison – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281158
Committees
  • Equity Advisory Committee
  • Grand Erie Learning Foundation
  • Environmental Sustainability Lead
Departments and Teams
  • Curriculum and Student Achievement (K-12)
  • Math Lead (K-12)

Oversight:

  • Secondary and Alternative Education Programming
  • Safe and Accepting Schools
  • Leadership
Responsibilities
  • Literacy (K-12)
  • Early Years
  • Child-Care, Before and After, Early ON
  • Mathematics Strategy (K-12)
  • Assessment and Evaluation (K-12)
  • Student Success (7-12)
  • French Immersion (K-12)
  • Multilingual Learners/Welcome Centre (K-12)
  • International Education (K-12)
  • eLearning (9-12)
  • School College Work Initiative
  • Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM)
  • Experiential Learning - Co-op (K-12)
  • Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP),
  • Focus on Youth (9-12)
  • Tech is Grand
  • Outdoor Education (K-12)
  • Eco Schools Lead (K-12)
  • Library Technicians
  • Additional Qualifications Offerings (AQ)
  • Artificial Intelligence Strategy/Micro credential
  • Leadership:
    • LEAD Part 1, 2 and 3 – Symposium
    • New Teachers Program (NTIP K-12)
    • Student Placements
  • Learning Partnership Liaison
    • Toronto Holocaust Partnership
    • Josiah Henson Museum
    • UnLearn
Liana Thompson
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Jennifer Valstar – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281173
Committees
  • Accessibility Committee/Plan
  • Special Education Advisory Committee 
Departments and Teams
  • Specialized Services (K-12)
Schools

Brantford Elementary Schools

  • Agnes G. Hodge Public School
  • Bellview Public School
  • Blanche E. Williams Public School
  • Central Public School
  • École Confédération
  • École Dufferin
  • Edith Monture Elementary School
  • Graham Bell-Victoria Public School
  • James Hillier Public School
  • King George School
  • Lansdowne-Costain Public School
  • Major Ballachey Public School
  • Mount Pleasant School
  • Princess Elizabeth Public School
  • Walter Gretzky Elementary School
  • Elementary Remote Learning Program (1-8) 
Responsibilities
  • Project SEARCH
  • Skill Building/Hub Programs (K-12)
  • Transitions Strategy for Students with Special Education Needs
  • Special Equipment Allocation
  • Special Incidence Portion
  • Care and Treatment Education Programs (Formerly ECPP)
  • College Placements:
    • Educational Assistants
  • Educational Assistant Micro Credential
  • Specialized Services Summer Learning (K-8)
Jennifer Tozer
Superintendent of Human Resources
Corporate Services
  • Executive Assistant: Alex Groves – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281159
Committees
  • Employee Assistance Program Committee
  • Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee
Departments and Teams
  • Human Resources Department
  • Health and Safety
Responsibilities
  • Labour Relations
    • Collective Bargaining
  • Arbitrations
  • Careers/Employment Contract/ Collective
  • Agreement Management
    • Grievances
  • Child Protection Protocol
  • Health and Wellness for Staff
    • Attendance Support Program
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Employee Wellness Solutions (Hub)
  • Staff Development and Training/ Recruitment/ Employee
  • Onboarding
  • Principals and Vice Principals (P/VP)/Interview
  • Process 

Unions and Associations
  • Canadian Union of Public Employees - Clerical/Technical, Facilities, Educational Assistants
  • Grand Erie Management Support Team
  • Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, Occasional Teachers, Designated Early Childhood Educators, Occasional Designated Early Childhood Educators
  • Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, Occasional Teachers Professional Support Services Personnel
  • Ontario Principals’ Council
  • Provincial Labour Negotiations Representative
Regan Vankerrebroeck
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Rebecca Mason – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281152
Committees
  • Student Trustee/Senate 
Schools

Brant/Norfolk Elementary Schools

  • Bloomsburg Public School
  • Boston Public School
  • Courtland Public School
  • Delhi Public School
  • Houghton Public School
  • Lakewood Elementary School
  • Langton Public School
  • Lynndale Heights Public School
  • Oakland-Scotland Public School
  • Port Rowan Public School
  • Teeterville Public School
  • Walsh Public School
  • Waterford Public School
  • West Lynn Public School

Programs:

  • Grand Erie Learning Alternatives (GELA)
    • Continuing Education (9-12)
    • Career Link
  • Tollgate Technological Skills Centre
  • Safe and Accepting Schools

Responsibilities
  • Coordination of Elementary Athletics – Council of Athletics for Grand Erie (CAGE)
  • Special Olympics
  • Summer Institute
  • Swim to Survive
  • Young Canada Day 
Julie White
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Stacie Fehrman – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281138
Committees
  • Indigenous Education Advisory Committee (IEAC) 
  • Six Nations Advisory Committee (SNAC) 
Departments and Teams
  • Indigenous Education (K-12)
Schools

Brantford/Haldimand Elementary Schools

  • Caledonia Centennial Public School
  • Echo Place School
  • Grand River Public School
  • Hagersville Elementary School
  • James L. Mitchener Public School
  • Jarvis Public School
  • Mapleview Elementary School
  • Oneida Central Public School
  • Onondaga-Brant Public School
  • Rainham Central School
  • River Heights School
  • Seneca Central Public School
  • Thompson Creek Elementary School
  • Walpole North Elementary School
  • Woodman-Cainsville School
  • NATIONS/Newstart Campus (9-12)
Responsibilities
  • Education Service Agreements (ESAs)
  • Reciprocal Education Approach (REAs)
  • Jordan’s Principle
  • Indigenous Education Professional Learning (K-12)
  • Indigenous Program Partnership Liaison
    • Mohawk Chapel
    • Haudenosaunee Sports Development Group
    • Woodland Cultural Centre
  • United Indigenous Student Council

Rafal Wyszynskil

Superintendent of Business and Treasurer
Corporate Services
  • Executive Assistant: Lisa Howells – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281134
Committees
  • Audit Committee
  • Student Transportation Services of Brant
  • Haldimand Norfolk Committee (STSBHN) 
Departments and Teams
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Facility Services and Maintenance
  • Planning and Accommodation
  • Purchasing
  • Transportation
Responsibilities
  • Financial Report and Budget
  • Capital Projects
  • Agencies and Municipalities
  • Boundary Reviews
  • Community Use of Schools (CUS)
  • Energy Management
  • Inclement Weather
  • Real Estate, Leases, Agreements and Contracts
  • Long Term Accommodation Plan
  • Risk Management and Insurance

Ryan Strang

Senior Manager of Communications and Community Relations

Dr. Chloe Bedard

Manager of Research and Evaluation