"Every school-aged child or youth is part of a healthy school community."
ACHSC Executive Committee Members
Dave Colburn
ACHSC Co-Chair: Education
Trustee Edmonton Public School Board
Phone: 780.474.0243
Cell:
780.964.9252 davecolb@yahoo.com
Pamela Boyson, B.Sc., RD
ACHSC Co-Chair: Health
Health Promotion Facilitator
East Central Health
Phone: 780.679.2701
Cell:
780.608.5323 Pamela.boyson@ech.ab.ca
Cheryl Shinkaruk
Edmonton Catholic Schools
Tracy Lockwood
Program Manager
Schools Come Alive
Rhonda Patton, MSc, BKin
ACHSC Secretary,
School Health Consultant
Calgary Health Region
Nicole Schile, B.Sc. Hecol
Community Services Coordinator
Canadian Cancer Society
Doug Gleddie
Executive Director,
Ever Active Schools
Vel Thompson
Clinical Development Nurse
School Health Program,
Capital Health
Kerri Kaiser Gladwin
University of Alberta
School of Public Health
Cheryl MacLeod RN, BScN,
CCHN (C)
School Health Program Specialist
Calgary Health Region
Mary Anne Venner
Alberta Home and School Council Association
Marg Schwartz
University of Alberta
School of Public Health
Rachel Rose
Project Coordinator
Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund
Bev Esslinger
SHAPE, Edmonton Public Schools Trustee
Gail Diachuk
Alberta Health and Wellness
Bill Gordon
ACHSC Treasurer, Teacher and Bionic Turkey
Carmen Lawrence
School Health Nurse, Capital Health
Donna Thompson
Manager, Health Promotion and Education, David Thompson Health Region
Don Zabloski
Edmonton Public Schools
Purpose, Roles and Responsibilities of ACHSC Executice Commitee
The Executive Committee’s purpose is to provide leadership and support to promote the development, implementation and sustainability of a comprehensive approach to school health in Alberta schools. The Executive Committee is accountable for the overall direction of the Coalition. Each member of the Executive shall have an equal voice in the direction of ACHSC. Nominations for positions on the Executive will be requested at the Annual General Meeting. Key roles and responsibilities are as follows:
Work together to build and sustain an effective provincial coalition for the promotion of a comprehensive school health approach within Alberta.
Advocate for the implementation of a comprehensive school health approach in Alberta schools.
Share responsibility for decisions and recommendations made by the Executive.
Develop and operationalize the ACHSC strategic plan.
Share and support research and information that increases awareness and knowledge of innovative practice affecting comprehensive school health.
Facilitate the networking of appropriate government, non-government, volunteer agencies and interested individuals including students and families.
Participate in the development of a national network to support comprehensive school health.
Monitor progress and performance of comprehensive school health.
Liaise and communicate with senior levels of administration: government, non-government and volunteer agencies.
