A commissioning ceremony is held each time a new Trustee is elected and a new member of the Senior Leadership Team is hired. As elected officials and supervisory officers, Trustees and senior staff are called to serve the Board as stewards of Catholic education. The commissioning ceremony is a faith-filled way to recognize this responsibility to support our Catholic learning communities through collaborative leadership, compassion and accountability. Individuals being commissioned promise to provide Catholic leadership each day, in all that they do and say. They pledge to work with others for the good of our students and staff, and lead them in the light of Jesus Christ.
Recent Commissioning Ceremonies
2023-2024
Superintendent of Education Anna Iafrate and Human Right & Equity Advisor Alex Battick
Interim Director of Education John De Faveri
Superintendent of Human Resources Brandon Pageau and Senior Student Trustee Amira Zamanifar
Monica Galstyan (Junior Student Trustee)
2022-2023
2022-26 Inaugural Board Meeting Commissioning
We were happy to welcome four new Trustees: Michaela Barbieri; Joseph DiMeo; Angela Grella and Angela Saggese. And welcome back six returning Trustees: Frank Alexander; Carol Cotton; Elizabeth Crowe; Maria Iafrate; Theresa McNicol; and Jennifer Wigston.
Jennifer Sarna (Associate Director) and Lou Paonessa (Superintendent of Education)
Jonah James (Junior Student Trustee) and Mark Brosens (Senior Manager: Brand, Marketing & Communications)
2021-2022
Eugene Pivato (Associate Director) and Michelle Farrell (Human Rights and Equity Advisor)
Joel Chiutsi (Secondary Superintendent of Education) and Rocchina Antunes (Elementary Superintendent of Education)
Frank S.D. Alexander (Trustee: Markham Area 2)
Scott Morrow (Chief Information Officer)
Anthea Peta-Dragos (Student Trustee)
Tim Laliberte (Elementary Superintendent of Education)
Siobhan Wright (Elementary Superintendent of Education)
Khaled Elgharbawy (Superintendent of Facilities and Plant)
Domenic Scuglia (Director of Education)