Trustee Appointments to Board Committees 2022-2023

Audit Committee (Four-Year Term)

(November 2022 to November 2026)

Pamela McCarthy
Crystal Yu
Ed Law
Alternate: Melanie Wright

** This is a Four-Year Term. The Committee must have three trustee members and should have at least one alternate member.

Director’s Performance Review Committee (DPRC)

Ed Law
Ron Lynn (Board Chair)
Pamela McCarthy
Elizabeth Sinclair
Crystal Yu

**A minimum of four trustee members required. The Board Chair must be a member.

Equity and Inclusivity Advisory Committee (EIAC)

Estelle Cohen
Lauri Hoeg
Alternates: Carolyn Butterworth, Ed Law and E. Sinclair
Ex-officio: Ron Lynn and Pamela McCarthy

**Two trustees required (one will be Vice-Chair of EIAC) and one alternate. The Chair and Vice-Chair may be ex-officio members.

Finance and Property Standing Committee (FPSC)

Carolyn Butterworth
Michael Chen
Cindy Liang (Committee Chair)
Ron Lynn
Nadeem Mahmood
Melanie Wright
Crystal Yu

**Seven trustee members required. The Board Chair must be a member.

Governance and Board Organization Committee (GBOC)

Carolyn Butterworth
Cindy Liang
Ron Lynn (Board Chair)
Nadeem Mahmood
Pamela McCarthy (Board Vice-Chair)

**Three trustee members required. The Board Chair, Vice-Chair and Past Chair (Past Chair position dormant for 2022-2023) must be a member.

Joint Board Consortium (JBC)

Lauri Hoeg
Ron Lynn (Board Chair)
Nadeem Mahmood

**The Board Chair is automatically a member. Two other trustees are required

Learning, Equity and Well-Being Standing Committee (LEWSC)

Jenny Chen
Michael Chen (Committee Chair)
Estelle Cohen
Ed Law
Ron Lynn
Elizabeth Sinclair
Melanie Wright

**Seven trustee members required. The Board Chair must be a member.

Ontario Public School Boards’ Association

**Election for these positions will occur at the November 21, 2022 Inaugural Board Meeting.

Position of First Board of Directors’ Member and Voting Delegate: Nadeem Mahmood

Position of Second Board of Directors’ Member and Alternate Voting Delegate: Elizabeth Sinclair

Position of Two Alternate Board of Directors’ Members: Carolyn Butterworth and Michael Chen

Parent, Family and Community Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC)

Jenny Chen
Alternate: Carolyn Butterworth

**One Trustee Member is required. Other trustees may be alternate members.

Policy and By-Law Standing Committee (PBSC)

Michael Chen
Estelle Cohen
Lauri Hoeg (Committee Chair)
Cindy Liang
Ron Lynn
Nadeem Mahmood
Pamela McCarthy

**Seven trustee members required. The Board Chair must be a member.

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

Carolyn Butterworth
Jenny Chen
Melanie Wright
Alternate: Ed Law

**Three trustee members and one alternate trustee required.

Student Discipline Committee (SDC)

Carolyn Butterworth
Estelle Cohen
Nadeem Mahmood
Elizabeth Sinclair
Alternates: Pamela McCarthy, Michael Chen and Crystal Yu

**Four trustee members and at least two alternates required.

Trustee Appointment to Optional Committee 2022-2023

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Advisory Committee

Anti-Black Racism Steering Committee

Nadeem Mahmood
Elizabeth Sinclair

Assessment and Evaluation Steering Committee

Melanie Wright

Celebrating Student Success

Melanie Wright (North)
Nadeem Mahmood (Central)
Jenny Chen (East)
Estelle Cohen (West)

Eco Team

Liaison Committee - Georgina Island First Nation

Lauri Hoeg
Carolyn Butterworth

*Heritage Centre Advisory Committee, Richmond Hill (Four-Year Term)

Cindy Liang

*Heritage Richmond Hill (Four-Year Term)

Crystal Yu

Indigenous Student Council

Lauri Hoeg (Indigenous Trustee)

*Markham Theatre Board (Four-Year Term)

Michael Chen

*Markham Mayor’s Youth Council (Four-Year Term)

Ed Law

Staff Awards Committee

Estelle Cohen

Student Success Steering Committee

Ed Law
Nadeem Mahmood

Supervised Alternative Learning Committee

Ed Law

York Region Presidents’ Council

Pamela McCarthy (Vice-Chair of the Board)

* The committees identified with an asterisk is a four-year appointment from 2022 to 2026

Updated November 23, 2022