Board of Trustees

Board and Standing Committees of the Board:

• Chair, Board of Trustees: Tracy Brown
• Vice Chair, Board of Trustees: Deb Oldfield
• Chair, Committee of the Whole-Standing Committee: Deb Oldfield
• Vice Chair, Committee of the Whole-Standing Committee: Kelly Miller
• Chair, Education Finance Committee: Carolyn Morton
• Vice Chair, Education Finance Committee: Donna Edwards
• Chair, Governance and Policy Committee: Kelly Miller
• Vice Chair, Governance and Policy Committee: Donna Edwards
• Chair, Director of Education Performance Appraisal Committee: Carolyn Morton (through to June 2026)
• Chair, Director of Education Performance Appraisal Committee: Carolyn Morton (from July 2026)
• Chair, Board Self-Assessment Committee: Stephen Linton (through to June 2026)
• Vice Chair, Board Self-Assessment Committee: Donna Edwards (through to June 2026)
• Chair, Board Self-Assessment Committee: Stephen Linton (from July 2026)
• Vice Chair, Board Self-Assessment Committee: Kelly Miller (from July 2026)

Statutory Committees:

Audit Committee (two-year term through November 2026)

• Michelle Arseneault

• Mark Jacula

• Carolyn Morton

Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

• Stephen Linton
• Donna Edwards
• Kelly Miller

Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL)

• Michelle Arseneault

• Carolyn Morton

Alternates:

• Donna Edwards
• Christine Thatcher

Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)

• Stephen Linton

Alternate:

• Shailene Panylo

Advisory and Ad Hoc Committees

Anti-Black Racism Advisory Committee:

• Tracy Brown

• Stephen Linton

Human Rights Advisory Committee:

• Emma Cunningham
• Shailene Panylo 

Violence in Schools Ad Hoc Committee:

• Deb Oldfield, Chair

• Shailene Panylo, Vice Chair

Other

Ontario Public School Boards’ Association (OPSBA):

• Board of Directors Member and Voting Director: Donna Edwards
• Board of Directors Member and Alternate-Voting Director: Kelly Miller

Ignite Durham Learning Foundation (IDLF) (two-year term through November 2026):

• Michelle Arseneault

Student Trustee Mentor:

• Shailene Panylo

Chair’s Designate on the Durham Student Transportation Services Governance Committee 

Trustee expense summaries outlining each Trustee’s total spending amount are posted on a quarterly basis on the Trustee Expenses Page. This disclosure includes those of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board.