The next meeting of the Parent Involvement Committee is:
Monday, November 17, 2025
6:00 pm Jim McCuaig Education Centre
Lakehead District School Board invites applications from interested public school supporters to serve on its Parent Involvement Committee.
See below for more details.
| Robin Cawlishaw | Parent Member |
| Ellen Chambers | Trustee Representative |
| Dawn-Marie Francis | Parent Member |
| Terry Godick | Alternate Parent Member |
| Tara Ingram | Special Education Advisory Committee Representative |
| Christine Jones | Recording Secretary |
| Brittany Kennedy | Alternate Parent Member |
| Kristi Lees | Principal Representative |
| Lorraine Mashongoane | Parent Member |
| Carla Mulholland | Alternate Parent Member |
| Sherri-Lynne Pharand | Director of Education |
| Connor Pratt | Alternate Teacher Representative |
| Laura Prodanyk | Community Representative |
| Michelle Riemer | School Council Representative |
| George Saarinen | Alternate Trustee Representative |
| Fred Van Elburg | Teacher Representative |
The Parent Involvement Committee meetings are held from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm in the Board Room at the Jim McCuaig Education Centre on the following dates for the 2024-2025 school year.
For more information, please contact Christine Jones via e-mail at christine_jones@lakeheadschools.ca.
Lakehead District School Board continues to seek applications from interested public school supporters to serve in the following positions on its Parent Involvement Committee:
The positions are effective from November 15, 2025 to November 14, 2026. The Parent Involvement Committee meets a minimum of four times per year.
Links to the By-Laws and application forms are provided below.
Applications should be addressed to:
Sherri-Lynne Pharand, Director of Education
Lakehead District School Board
2135 Sills Street
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5T2
For additional information, please contact Christine Jones, Executive Assistant, at 625-5131 or via email at christine_jones@lakeheadschools.ca.
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