School Board Elections 2018

As residents of the UNA we have an opportunity to vote for school trustees in the Vancouver School District.

This year we have a range of independent and aligned candidates to select from.

I will be supporting a mix of candidates with proven track records and from political organizations that demonstrate care and empathy. That's what we need in a school board.

I have highlighted in Green the candidates that I will be voting for in this school board election. I have also provided the full list of candidates in the order that they will appear on the ballot.

• DESCÔTEAUX, Stéphanie (VANCOUVER 1st)
• REDDY, Jennifer (OneCity)
• KINDRID, Tiffiny (ProVancouver)
• PRIETO, Julian (YES Vancouver)
• GOODINE, Nadine C (Coalition Vancouver) 
• FRASER, Janet (GREEN)
• BERCIC, Carrie (OneCity)
• RICHARDSON, Christopher JK (NPA)
• ALM, Kelly
• HANSON, Oliver (NPA)
• GILL, Pratpal Kaur (VANCOUVER 1st)
• GONZALEZ, Estrellita (GREEN)
• MRS DOUBTFIRE
• KENNEDY, Gordon T
• JAAF, Erica (OneCity)
• QIU, Chris (NPA)
• CHO, Carmen (NPA)
• BARONET, Bruno (VANCOUVER 1st)
• ANDERSON, BK Barbara (IDEA Vancouver)
• PARROTT, Barb (COPE)
• LEE, Marco (VANCOUVER 1st)
• WOO, Sophia (Coalition Vancouver) 
• LEUNG, Aaron (Vision Vancouver)
• ZHOU, Ying (Coalition Vancouver) 
• DENIKE Ken (Coalition Vancouver) 
• WONG, Allan (Vision Vancouver)
• DONG, Tony (VANCOUVER 1st)
• CHAN-PEDLEY, Lois (GREEN)
• BALLANTYNE, Fraser (NPA)
• DAY, Diana (COPE)
• ARNOLD, Erin (Vision Vancouver)
• OGER, Morgane
• FARROKHI, Fairnia

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