Our Trustees

The Board of Education, in accordance with the School Act, is a policy-making body whose primary function is to engage their communities in building and maintaining a school system that reflects local priorities, values and expectations all towards improving student achievement. The board guides the work of the school district by setting a strategic plan, governance policy and the annual budget.

There are seven trustees on the Campbell River Board of Education, who were elected for a four-year term on October 15, 2022.

Trustees can be contacted either directly through email or written correspondence can be sent through the secretary-treasurer’s office.

Craig Gillis
Chairperson
Committees: Board Governance, Campbell River City Council/School District liaison, CR District Teachers' Association/School District liaison, CUPE 723/School District liaison (alternate), North Island College/ School District 72 (alternate), Strathcona Regional District/School District 72 liaison

Joyce McMann
Vice-Chairperson
Committees: Board Governance, BC School Trustees Association-Provincial Council (alternate), Campbell River City Council/School District liaison (alternate), CR District Teachers' Association/School District liaison, District Parent Advisory, Strathcona Regional District/School District liaison, Vancouver Island School Trustees Association

Shannon Briggs
Trustee
Committees: Audit & Risk Management, CUPE 723/School District liaison, Superintendent's Student Leadership committee

Kat Eddy
Trustee
Committees: Board Governance, Board Self Review, BC Public School Employers’ Association, BC School Trustees Association-Provincial Council, Communications, Equity (alternate), Vancouver Island School Trustees Association

Janice Gladish
Trustee
Committees: BC Public School Employers’ Association, Campbell River City Council/School District liaison, Communications, Equity, District Parent Advisory (alternate), North Island College/School District liaison, BC School Trustees Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion working group, Superintendent's Student Leadership committee (alternate)

David Harper
Trustee
Committees: Audit & Risk Management, Calendar Consultation, CORE Professional Development (alternate), CR District Teachers' Association/School District (alternate), Equity, French programs liaison

Daryl Hagen
Trustee
Committees: Calendar Consultation (alternate), CORE Professional Development, CUPE 723/School District, North Island College/School District, Strathcona Regional District/School District liaison (alternate)