Pillar Committee Membership
Early Learning and Childhood Development Committee Membership
Committee Co-Chairs:
Lisa Baker-Worthman
Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Learning and Child Development Division
Skye Taylor
Director of the Association of Early Childhood Educators, Newfoundland and Labrador
Committee Members:
Jesse Bishop
Clerical Support, Early Learning and Child Development Division
Lori Chaulk
Dean of the College of the North Atlantic
Gordon Cleveland
Economist and Associate Professor
Valerie Collins
Family and Child Care Connections
Sheila Garrity
International Early Learning Academia
Karina Lamontagne
Direction Générale Centre petite enfance et famille Les P’tits Cerfs-Volants
Christine McLean
Minister’s Advisory Committee Member
Tove Mogstad Slinde
Senior Adviser in the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
Leanne Morrissey
K-3 School Principal
Tracy Rose
Child Care Licensee/Early Childhood Educator
Brenda Sheppard
Executive Director Family Resource Centre Representative
Jennifer Smith
Early Childhood Educator
Christie Warren
Program and Policy Development Specialist, Early Learning and Child Development Division
Education Engagement and Transformation Committee Membership
Committee Co-Chairs:
Dr. Greg O’Leary
Deputy Minister, Education Engagement and Transformation Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Yvonne Barry
Program Development Specialist, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Committee Members:
Ashley Abbott
Marketing Analyst Coordinator, Nasdaq Verafin
Paul Adjei
Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Memorial University
Tonya Barron
Program and Policy Development Specialist Early Learning and Child Development Division, Department of Education
Sheldon Barry
Provincial Lead, Multiculturalism, K-12 Programs, Department of Education
Maria Delahunty O’Brien
Assistant Principal, NL Schools
Christine Elliott
Program Implementation Specialist, NL Schools
Patricia Emberley
Program Development Specialist, Department of Education
Leo Etchegary
Director of Language Services Association for New Canadians
Elaina Fennell
Program Implementation Specialist, NL Schools
Stephanie Gillis
Assistant Principal, NL Schools
Patricia Greene
Directrice des services éducatifs, Conseil scolaire francophone provincial
Michael Hayley
Principal, NL Schools
Fiona Higdon
Manager of Assessment and Evaluation, Department of Education
Marion Isaacs
Building Manager Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Michael Long
Dean of Applied Research and Innovation College of the North Atlantic
Karen Mulrooney
Teacher Registrar Office of Teacher Certification Department of Education
Dave Penney
Principal, NL Schools
Lori Penney
Program Development Specialist, Department of Education Student Services Programs and Services Division
Stephen Perchard
Director of Schools, NL Schools
Susan Perry
Director of Schools, NL Schools
Sherra-Lee Robinson
Program Implementation Specialist, Indigenous Education, NL Schools
Charmayne Rumbolt
Principal, NL Schools
Laun Shoemaker
Teacher, NL Schools
Jeanne Sinclair
Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University
Lorina Spurrell
Director of Schools, NL Schools
Trevor Taylor
Administrator, NL Schools; Co-chair The Gender and Sexual Diversity Special Interest Council (GSDSIC)
Stephanie Tuff
Executive Director, NLTA
Roger Targett
Program Development Specialist Indigenous Education, NL Schools
Keith Power
Apprenticeship Program Officer, Apprenticeship and Trades Certification
Todd Woodland
Manager of Curriculum, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Health and Well-Being in Education Environments Committee Membership
Committee Co-Chairs:
Dr. Scott Linehan
Assistant Deputy Minister, K-12 Education, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Lynn Taylor
Special Advisor, Health Transformation, Executive Council, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Committee Members:
Gina Ash
Senior Director, Provincial Public Health, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Dr. Kellie Baker
K-12 Education and Early Childhood Development, Program and Services Division, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jennifer Crowe
Executive Director, Choices for Youth
Alison Elliott
Safe and Inclusive Programs Itinerant, NL Schools
Trevor Finlay
Principal, Corner Brook Regional High School
Dr. Janice Fitzgerald
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jason Geary
Manager, Accessibility Services (Blundon Centre), Student Life, Memorial University, St. John’s Campus
Aisling Gogan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Well-being, Department of Children, Seniors and Social Development, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Denise King
Manager, Student Services, Department of Education, Government and Newfoundland and Labrador
Mary Linehan
Instructor, College of the North Atlantic
Rhonda McKinnon
Retired Comprehensive School Health Program Specialist
Andrea Pearce
Seniors Policy, Planning and Research Analyst, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Carolyn Stacey
Principal, Macdonald Drive Junior High
Jennifer Tucker
Student Support Services, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Gregory Woolgar
Retired Safe and Inclusive Schools Program Itinerant
Post-Secondary Education and Learning Across the Life Span Committee Membership
Committee Co-Chairs:
Tanya Noseworthy
Committee Co-Chair, Assistant Deputy Minister, Post-Secondary Education, Department of Education, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Shirley Woodward
Committee Co-Chair, College of the North Atlantic, Associate Vice President Campus Operations (Interim)
Dr. Donna Hardy-Cox
Committee Co-Chair, Memorial University, Full Professor, School of Social Work, Cross Appointment Faculty of Education, Associate Vice-President (Academic), Dean of Students (Currently on research leave)
Committee Members:
Edie Dunphy
Learning Disabilities Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, Education and Advocacy Director
Steve Snow
Discovery Centre, Founder
Craig Tucker
Keyin College, Owner/President
Mark Bradbury
College of the North Atlantic, Chair, Board of Governors
Ashley Nguyen
College of the North Atlantic, Director, Work Integrated Learning Connections
Richard Spencer
College of the North Atlantic, Instructional Lead – Technology Career Pathway Program
Dr. Christine Arnold
Memorial University, Faculty of Education, Interim Associate Vice-President (Academic) and Dean of Students and Associate Professor, Adult Education/Post-Secondary Studies
Ron Taylor
Connections for Seniors, Director of Strategy
Alison Randell
Memorial University, Chief Information Officer
Regan Power
Department of Education, Director of Literacy and Institutional Services Division, Superintendent of Private Training
Scott Blundon
Department of Education, K-12 Division, Program Development Specialist
NL Statistics Agency
Data Specialist – TBC
Leanne Lane
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Education, Literacy and Institutional Services Division, Senior Program and Policy Development Specialist