Gobeil new BSD board vice-chair
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This article was published 08/09/2021 (1580 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandon School Division trustee Jason Gobeil officially became the board’s new vice-chairperson on Tuesday.
According to a BSD news release, this appointment took place during the board’s inaugural meeting of the 2021-22 school year, in which Linda Ross retained her position as chairperson as well. Gobeil replaces fellow trustee Sherilyn Bambridge, who has served in this role for at least the last three years.
Before being elected to the BSD board of trustees in late 2020, Gobeil was known in the broader community for his work with the Brandon Urban Aboriginal Peoples’ Council and Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services as a co-ordinator.
During the 2020 BSD byelection, Gobeil promised to bring his knowledge of Indigenous learning strategies to the table as a trustee, hoping to widen the division’s emphasis on mental-health resources for students and staff in the process.
Talking to the Sun on Tuesday, Gobeil said he was “honoured” to be given this appointment and will use his position to help lead the BSD board through what’s going to be a challenging academic year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“How do we stay strong? How do we keep messaging on the forefront of planning and ensuring that we’re ready for impact?” he said. “Because those aren’t necessarily things that everybody thinks of, but those are things that I try to bring to our table and to our planning on a daily basis.”
The next regular BSD board of trustees meeting is scheduled to take place Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m.
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