HDSB THE SHIFT - Key Persons


Althea Delic

Job Titles:
  • Grade One Teacher - Virtual North

Amy Westenberg

Geography Teacher - Abbey Park HS What do you love about your job? There are three main things that I love about my job - working with amazing inspiring young people, working with phenomenal supportive…

Andre Scott

Job Titles:
  • CYC Child and Youth Counsellor - Rattlesnake Point PS & Irma Coulson PS What Do You Love Most about Your Job? What I Love Most about My Job As a Child and Youth Counsellor Is

Caitlin Kemp

Job Titles:
  • Secondary English and Creative Writing Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School
Secondary English and Creative Writing Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School What have you tried that has worked this year? I teach English and Creative Writing in the Virtual Secondary School and what I have…

Caitlin Warren

Job Titles:
  • Health and Wellness Assistant - JWS / Health and Wellness ( HR )
Health and Wellness Assistant - JWS/ Health and Wellness (HR) What do you love about your job? The thing I love most about my job are the daily interactions I have with employees. In my…

Christopher Palumbo

Long Term Occasional Teacher & One-on-one support for LD/LifeSkills students who cannot learn online What do you love about your job? I love that I get to experience several roles in a school. This year…

Ethel Gardiner

Job Titles:
  • Intermediate Teacher
Intermediate Teacher - Ethel Gardiner What do you love most about your job? I love interacting with students, having meaningful conversations, solving real life problems in a safe classroom setting, being a safe person for…

Frana Barry

Job Titles:
  • Secondary Music Teacher at the Virtual Secondary School

Hawa Iyamabo

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Education - School Operations
Executive assistant to the superintendent of education - school operations Manage 36 schools. What is working This year looks different - work in the board office, staff working from home, fewer people in the space,…

Heather Bolt

Staffing and Recruiting Officer - JWS What do you love about your job? I love almost everything about my job - recruiting and onboarding new teachers. And, I am a numbers person, so I love…

Howard "Howie" Belsky

Job Titles:
  • Caretaker - Maple Grove Public School
Caretaker - Maple Grove Public School What do you love most about your job? What I love are the smiles and greetings I get from the students, and teachers, and office folks, and always being…

Ian Duncan

History Teacher, Garth Webb Secondary School What do you love about your job? What I love the most about my job is that I get to learn! I enjoy learning and what is amazing is…

Irma Coulson P.

Job Titles:
  • Vice Principal
Vice Principal - Irma Coulson P.S. What do you love about your job? What lights you up? The people I work with everyday….and especially the kids!!! I absolutely LOVE visiting classrooms, and talking to the…

Jodie Schnurr

Job Titles:
  • Vice Principal - Craig Kielburger Secondary School
Vice Principal - Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love most about your job? My job is different every single day. I can plan for what I think is going to happen, but the…

Jon Corbin

Secondary Educator - Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love about your job? I love the constant learning that comes with this job. I walk into a classroom with a heavy amount of humility,…

Joy Barnaby

Job Titles:
  • Guidance Counsellor - Craig Kielburger Secondary School
Guidance Counsellor - Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love about your job? What's not to love? I have been teaching a long time (I won't say how long) and I have to say,…

Kate Williams

Job Titles:
  • Long Term Occasional Teacher - Grade 7
Long Term Occasional Teacher - grade 7 What do you love about your job? I love having the opportunity to develop relationships with students and see them have those ‘ah ha!' moments. When I decided…

Khulood Agha Khan

Grade 8 Teacher - Irma Coulson What do you love most about your job? There are numerous aspects of my job that bring me great joy and fulfillment. First and foremost, I am passionate about…

Lindsay Wilson

Grade 4 Teacher - Captain R. Wilson PS What do you love about your job? "It is such a privilege to have an important role in someone's life." There are so many things that I…

Liza Crawford

Job Titles:
  • English Teacher - Craig Kielburger Secondary School
English Teacher - Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love most about your job? That is a challenging question because there are so many aspects of this job that I love. One of my…

Melanie Alves

Job Titles:
  • Educational Assistant - West Oak Public School
Educational Assistant - West Oak Public School What do you love most about your job? Seeing our students thrive and succeed while creating a positive and safe environment to do so. What is a challenge…

Michael Marchione

Job Titles:
  • Intermediate Teacher - Virtual School North

Michelle Baker

Job Titles:
  • Department Head of English, ESL, Library - Craig Kielburger Secondary School
Department head of English, ESL, Library - Craig Kielburger Secondary School What do you love most about your job? The students. Students bring an energy to my day that I would never be able to…

Michelle McCann

Job Titles:
  • IPL - Student Well - Being ( Elementary )
IPL - Student Well-being (Elementary) I love working with educators around supporting the mental health and well-being of students. It has always been an area of importance to me in my own classrooms. I am… I love working with educators around supporting the mental health and well-being of students. It has always been an area of importance to me in my own classrooms. I am thrilled that the Board has created this position to help build networks of support and resources for educators that can be used to promote positive mental health and well-being of ALL our Halton students. I have built so many new and wonderful relationships this year with educators who I may never have met if I was not in this role.

Nat Ricketts

Head Caretaker - Rattlesnake Point Public School What do you love most about your job? I have the privilege to work with an incredible team of people. What is a challenge you face? The unexpected…

Sally Minogue

Educational Assistance - West Oak Public School What do you love most about your job? Just about everything. The students I am blessed to work with teach me something new every day. There is no such thing as an ordinary day. As a parent of exceptional children myself, I am passionate about inclusion and the opportunity to educate others. To cap it off, I spend my days with an amazing group of educators who share my resolve & dedication to the students in our class.

Taj Gill

Intermediate Teacher - grade 7 LTO What do you love about your job? Oh my goodness! What's not to love? The biggest thing for me, I think, is my desire to inspire. I love that…

Tamara Phillips

English Teacher - Virtual Secondary School What do you love about your job? I love the seasons of teaching, there is an ebb and flow of the job. You start fresh in September, with a…

Taylor Pezzack

Job Titles:
  • Acting Special Education Department Head ( LEAP & Transitions )

Victoria Hansford

Self-Contained Classroom Teacher - West Oak What do you love most about your job? My job is quite unique. I love that I get to build relationships with students and their families, not just for…