Senior Administration & Department Organizational Charts
Note: (a) A detailed description of Senior Administration roles and responsibilities is available in Administrative Procedures Memorandum APS 036.
(b) The Board Organizational Chart can be found under this link.
(c) The Administrative Organizational Chart can be found under this link.
Office of the Director of Education
Roger Lawler - Director of Education and Secretary to the Board:
Responsible for the System Improvement Plan and the on-going implementation of Ministry of Education and Board of Trustees policies. Co-coordinator of the Catholic Education Excellence in Leadership Program and supervisor of the Resource Development Officer and Chief Information Officer. Director – Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region.
John Shewchuk - Chief Managing Officer:
Strategic communications, media relations, emergency planning & emergency response management, intergovernmental / interagency liaison, sustainable development, ODA and AODA accessibility standards, board web site.
Barb Pilsner - Executive Administrative Assistant to the Director of Education & Board of Trustees
Sandra Quehl - Chief Information Officer:
Management of all information technology services.
Jason Connolly – Senior Manager of Human Resource Services:
Labour relations, collective agreement administration.
- Organizational Chart – Board of Trustees
- Organizational Chart – Office of the Director of Education
- Organizational Chart – Information Technology Services
Corporate Services
Shesh Maharaj– Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Board:
Supervision of Financial Services, Capital Planning, Facility Services, Purchasing, Continuing Education (business functions), Internal Audit, Admissions and Assessment, and Risk. Director – Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region.
Laura Isaac – Senior Manager of Financial Services:
Accounting, payroll, external audit, long term debt, financial statements, budget, income tax compliance, sales tax compliance, deferred salary leave plan, financial analysis and reporting, cash management, school funds/fundraising.
Dave Bennett – Senior Manager of Capital Planning:
Capital Plan, construction project planning & design, accommodation planning (boundary reviews, enrolment projections), property management (land acquisition/sales, agreements, legal issues).
Arnie Wohlgemut – Senior Manager of Facility Services
School renewal projects, maintenance, custodial services, energy conservation, accessibility, construction and renovations, school greening and community use of schools.
Learning Services
Bruce Rodrigues – Associate Director of Education -- Learning Services:
Curriculum development and implementation (JK-12), supervision of the St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres, family life, professional standard of ethics, Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), NTIP, MISA, Newcomer Reception Centre, media services.
Paul Tratnyek – Superintendent of Learning -- Student Success & Faith Development:
Supervision of secondary schools and the St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres, secondary school staffing, all chaplaincy programs, Aboriginal Education, equity & inclusion, poverty awareness, Nutrition for Learning, safe schools (secondary), liaison with the Region of Waterloo Catholic Deanery.
Maria Ivankovic – Superintendent of Learning -- School Effectiveness:
Supervision of the St. Benedict CSS and St. Mary’s H.S. families of elementary schools, school effectiveness, school reviews, SO representative on Health & Safety Committee.
Gerry Clifford – Superintendent of Learning -- Parent Engagement:
Supervision of the Resurrection CSS and Monsignor Doyle CSS families of elementary schools, Parent Involvement Committee (PIC), school councils, safe schools (elementary), privacy / access, elementary administrator meetings.
Rick Boisvert – Superintendent of Learning and Human Resource Services:
Supervision of the St. David CSS family of schools, early learning program, contract administration, collective bargaining, benefits, employment equity, EAP, staffing issues, staff reports, employee relations, employee health and safety.
Bruce Rodrigues will assume the duties of the Director of Education when the Director is out of the Region
