School Board Trustee Candidates
Some queer youth experience supportive, welcoming school environments where they are physically and emotionally safe and their 2SLGBTQIA+ identity is respected or even embraced. Others may experience unwelcoming, unsafe, and unsupportive conditions in schools. Research has found that queer+ youth are more likely to experience stress and fear in school than their non-queer+ peers.
A school trustee’s role is to maintain a focus on student achievement, well-being and equity and to participate in making decisions that benefit the board’s entire jurisdiction while representing the interests of their constituents.
City of Stratford School Board Elections
Michael Bannerman | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Deepika Mishra | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Andrew Mugford | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Bruce Whitaker | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Tina Doherty (Acclaimed) | Pledge Status: No Response
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No Response
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Town of St. Marys School Board Elections
Sean Brode | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Sheila Armstrong-Marshall | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Mary Helen Van Loon | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Municipality of North Perth School Board Elections
Nancy Rothwell – ACCLAIMED | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Amy Cronin – ACCLAIMED | Pledge Status: No response.
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No response
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No response
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No response
Municipality of West Perth School Board Elections
Shelia Armstrong-Marshall| Pledge Status: No response
Sean Brode | Pledge Status: No response
Mary Helen Van Loon – ACCLAIMED | Pledge Status: No response
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No response
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No response
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No response
Township of Perth East School Board Elections
David Briant – Acclaimed | Pledge Status: No response
Amy Cronin – Acclaimed | Pledge Status: No response
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No response
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Township of Perth South School Board Elections
Shelia Armstrong-Marshall| Pledge Status: No response
Sean Brode | Pledge Status: No response
Mary Helen Van Loon (Acclaimed) | Pledge Status: No response
David O’Hara | Pledge Status: No response
Joseph Vandermeer | Pledge Status: PLEDGED!
Sylvie C. Barbeau-Chmielewski | Pledge Status: No Reponses
Meghan Reale | Pledge Status: No Reponses