About

Board of Directors

PHE Canada is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of elected and appointed champions and leaders committed to the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth.

President

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Jo Sheppard
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

President Elect

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Kellie Baker (she/her)
Department of Education 
St. John’s, NL 

Representative for British Columbia

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Steve McGinley
University of British Columbia 
Port Moody, BC 

 Representative for Northwest Territories

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Colin Pybus
District Office of the Beaufort-Delta Divisional Education Council
Inuvik, NT

Representative for Alberta & NWT

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Astrid Kendrick, Ed.D.
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

Representative for Saskatchewan

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Jennifer Buettner
Saskatoon Public Schools
Saskatoon, SK

Representative Manitoba & Nunavut

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Cyril Indome
Louis Riel School Division
Winnipeg, MB

Representative for Ontario

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Rebecca Richardson
Halton District School Board 
Burlington, ON

Representative for Québec

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Krista Smeltzer
Champlain College Saint Lambert
St-Lambert, QC

Representative for New Brunswick

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Joe Crossland
Anglophone School District West 
Fredericton, NB

Representative for Nova Scotia

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Jen McKenzie
Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Dartmouth, NS

Representative for Prince Edward Island

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Allister Smith
Department of Education and Early Years  
Mermaid, PEI

Representative for Newfoundland and Labrador

Jacinta McGrath

Jacinta McGrath
Baltimore High School
Mobile, NL

Appointed Board Member

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Sabrina Razack
University of Toronto
Pickering, ON

Appointed Board Member

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Brian (Mick) McMillan
Frontier School Division 
Cranberry Portage, MB

Treasurer

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Antony Card
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS