Senior Leadership

Dr. JoAnna Roberto | Chief Executive Officer
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 Packages/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
  • Program Partnerships
  • Service Recognitions
    • Learn Lead Inspire Award
    • Legal Matters
    • Community Partnership
  • Hall of Distinction
  • Student Trustees
Dina Atanas, Superintendent of Education.
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
Kevin Graham
Superintendent of Education
  • Executive Assistant: Wendy Kipp – 519-756-6301, Ext. 281175
Committees
  • School Year Calendar Lead
  • Supervised Alternative Learning (9-12)
  • Student Discipline Committee
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
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 Committee
  • Environmental Sustainability Lead
Schools, Departments and Teams
  • Curriculum and Student Achievement (K-12)
  • Math Lead (K-12)
  • Information Technology (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 Liaison (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
    • Partnerships Liaison
      • Toronto Holocaust Partnership
      • Josiah Henson Museum
      • UnLearn
    Liana Thompson
    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)
    Jenifer Tozer
    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
    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
    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 Wyszynski

    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