At the annual organizational meeting of Rainbow District School Board held on Monday, Dec. 17, Judy Hunda was elected chair of the Board and trustee Tyler Campbell was elected vice-chair, said a news release.
Judy Hunda has been vice-chair of Rainbow District School Board for the past four years. Elected to the Board in 1997, she has represented residents of Area 6 in the City of Greater Sudbury since the creation of Rainbow District School Board. Hunda has been a member of the Board's Parent Involvement Committee and is a former School Council chair. She is also the current chair of the Board's Special Education Advisory Committee.
Hunda has been extensively involved in the educational community for more than 20 years locally and provincially. She is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA). She has also been invited to be a member of a number of Ministry panels and round table discussions. She is a graduate of MacLeod Public School and Lockerby Composite School.
“I welcome the opportunity to serve in a leadership role for Rainbow District School Board,” she said. “The finest trustees in this province, dedicated to public education and students, are sitting at the Board table. We have much to be proud of and I look forward to another exciting year in Rainbow Schools.”
Born and raised in Sudbury, Trustee Tyler Campbell is a Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School graduate. He has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce in Sports Administration degree from Laurentian University. Campbell, who represents residents of Area 2 in the City of Greater Sudbury, was elected to the Board in 2003 and acclaimed in 2006. Over the years, he has been a member of several committees including the Negotiating Committee, the Technology Committee and the Accessibility Committee.
In the fall of 2005, he was appointed to the Accessibility Standards Advisory Council of Ontario, which advises the Minister of Community and Social Services on accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities. Campbell has served as Manager of Corporate Services for ICAN Independence Centre and Network, a community agency that supports people with physical disabilities to live independently. He is currently the Executive Director of Our Children, Our Future. Campbell has been Rainbow District School Board's voting delegate to the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) for the past two years. He was re-appointed to this role for 2008.
