Joanna was elected as an HDSB Trustee after 20 years of work experience in public health. Having received an Hons. B.Sc. from University of Waterloo and an M.Sc. in Epidemiology from Queen’s University, Joanna’s career as a public health Epidemiologist and Health Planner spanned positions at the provincial, regional and local levels. She was also an executive member of her professional association and served two terms as its president.
Joanna has lived in Oakville’s Ward 4 for over 20 years and is a mom of an elementary school student and a step-mom of two young adults, both graduates of HDSB. She is passionate about her community and its neighbourhood schools. Joanna also served as a Campaign Cabinet member of the United Way of Hamilton and Halton, is an active volunteer with Halton Food for Thought breakfast program and remains an active volunteer in her neighbourhood school.
Superintendent
Colette Ruddock
Committee Membership – 2020
- Vice-Chair, Special Education Advisory Committee
- Member, Board Standing Committees
- Trustee Representative, Accessibility Committee
- Student Trustee Mentor
- Alternate Director, Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA)
- Central West Alternate Representative, OPSBA Education Work Team
Committee Participation in previous years
- Vice-Chair, Special Education Advisory Committee (2019)
- Chair, Program and Accommodation Committee (2015-2017)
- Vice-Chair, Policy, By-law and Governance Committee (2017)
- Vice Chair, Transportation (2017)
- Discipline Committee (2018)
- Member, Board Standing Committees
- Member, Fix the Finances Sub-Committee (2018)
- Trustee Representative, Equity and Inclusive Education Steering Committee (2016, 2018)
- Trustee Representative, Mental Health Steering Committee (2016-2018)
- Trustee Representative, Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) (2015, 2016, 2018)
- Trustee Representative, Program and Viability Committee (2015-2017)
- Trustee Representative, French Advisory Committee (2018)
- Trustee Representative, Special Education Review Committee (2017, 2018)
- HDSB Director and Associate Director hiring committees
- Several HDSB Superintendent of Education hiring committees