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, Chief Education Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of 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 - Senior Manager of Public Affairs & Executive 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.
- Organizational Chart – Board of Trustees
- Organizational Chart – Office of the Director of Education
- Organizational Chart – Information Technology Services
Business Services
Shesh Maharaj– Superintendent of Business and Treasurer:
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.
Human Resource Services
Rick Boisvert – Superintendent of Learning and Human Resources:
Contract administration, collective bargaining, benefits, employment equity, EAP, staffing issues, staff reports, employee relations, health and safety, staff development for non-teaching staff, supervision of six elementary schools in the St. David CSS family of schools.
Gytis Grabauskas – Senior Manager of Human Resource Services:
Labour relations, collective agreement administration.
Learning Services
Bruce Rodrigues – Superintendent of Learning -- Instruction and Assessment:
Curriculum development and implementation (JK-12), supervision of the St. Louis Adult Learning & Continuing Education Centres, family life, professional standard of ethics, NTIP, MISA, Newcomer Reception Centre, media services.
Gerry Clifford – Superintendent of Learning – School Support Services:
Special education, Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC), liaison with Family & Children’s Services, liaison with Public Health, supervision of six elementary schools in the Resurrection CSS family of elementary schools.
Heather Cullen – Superintendent of Learning: School Effectiveness
School effectiveness lead, school improvement planning, MISA, supervision of the Monsignor Doyle CSS family of elementary schools.
Paul Tratnyek – Superintendent of Learning – Faith Development:
Supervision of secondary schools, secondary school staffing, all chaplaincy programs, Nutrition for Learning, safe schools (secondary), liaison with the Region of Waterloo Catholic Deanery.
Manny Figueiredo – Superintendent of Learning – Parent Engagement:
Supervision of the St. Benedict CSS and St. Mary’s H.S. families of elementary schools, safe schools (elementary), Parent Involvement Committee (PIC), school councils.
- Bruce Rodrigues will assume the duties of the Director of Education when the Director is out of the Region
