District Parent Advisory Council
Our purpose is to :
- Support Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) at the school level and to encourage them to share their parents' views at the district and provincial levels;
- Represent the views of city parents to the Vancouver Board of Education through participation on school board standing and advisory committees;
- Advocate for Vancouver parent concerns at the provincial level through representation to the British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC), Vancouver Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), and the Ministry of Education(MOE).
Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) does not represent one voice but we do try to represent the diverse views of Vancouver PACs and parents. Our goal is to attain the best education for all students in our school district (SD#39). Every student is unique and every school is unique, so we expect our input to various committees and levels of government will represent the diverse views of Vancouver PACs. We strive to ensure that the Vancouver Board of Education is communicating clearly with city PACs.
We invite all PACs to become informed and participate in the workshops and meetings our DPAC hosts.
There are twelve elected positions on the DPAC executive plus two appointed community positions. Take the time to share your PAC's views and concerns with your District Parent Advisory Council Executive members.
Below, you will find a list of the 2009-2010 DPAC executive members, their contact phone numbers, and a list of Vancouver schools and their DPAC executive liaisons.
2009-2010 DPAC-PAC liaison list
2009-2010 DPAC executive contact info:
DPAC coordinator: Rosemary Wakefield
604-261-1250
rkwakefield@shaw.ca
Steve Baker 604-215-8624 or
VanDPAC[at]shaw.ca
Julianne Doctor 604-992-9324 or
julianne.doctor[at]gmail.com
Stefanie Gajdecki 604-739-7939 or
sgajdecki[at]gmail.com
Gwen Giesbrecht 604-876-8571 or
gwengi[at]shaw.ca
Sarina Kier 604-264-8487
James Pedersen 778-833-3745 or
jamespedersen[at]gmail.com
Sandy Sharma 604-728-6478
Sukhwinder Pal Singh 604-327-1645 or
singhsgh[at]yahoo.ca
John Tsang 604-323-1328
Jennifer West 604-708-9511 or
jwest[at]canada.com
Kanman Wong 604-760-1718 or
kanmanwong[at]gmail.com
PACs Executive liaison
(Note: Jacqueline has moved from the district and is no longer a DPAC executive member. Until we reassign her schools, please contact the DPAC coordinator for assistance.)
Bayview Jacqueline
Beaconsfield Gwen
Begbie Julianne
BRITANNIA Steve
Britannia Elementary Steve
Brock Steve
Bruce Jacqueline
Carleton Jacqueline
Carnarvon Sarina
Carr Jennifer
Cavell Jennifer
Champlain Heights Sukhwinder
Champlain Heights Annex Sukhwinder
CHURCHILL Kanman
Collingwood Jacqueline
Cook Sukhwinder
Cunningham Gwen
David Lloyd George Kanman
Dickens Steve
Dickens Annex Steve
Douglas John
Douglas Annex John
Elsie Roy Stefanie
False Creek Jacqueline
Fleming John
Franklin Kanman
Fraser Jennifer
Garibaldi Kanman
GLADSTONE Gwen
Gordon Jacqueline
Grandview Steve
Grenfell Jacqueline
HAMBER Jennifer
Hastings Kanman
Henderson James
Henderson Annex James
Hudson Stefanie
Jamieson Sandy
JOHN OLIVER James
Jules Quesnel Stefanie
Kerrisdale Sandy
Kerrisdale Annex Sandy
KILLARNEY Sukhwinder
KING GEORGE Stefanie
Kingsford Smith John
Kitchener James
KITSILANO Stefanie
Laurier Kanman
Laurier Annex Kanman
L’Ecole Bilingue Kanman
Livingstone Steve
Lord Kanman
LORD BYNG James
MacCorkindale Sukhwinder
Macdonald Kanman
Mackenzie James
MAGEE Sarina
Maple Grove Sarina
Maquinna Julianne
Maquinna Annex Julianne
McBride Steve
Mc Bride Annex Steve
McKechnie Sarina
Moberly James
Mt. Pleasant Julianne
Nelson Steve
Nightingale Steve
Nootka Jacqueline
Norquay Gwen
Oppenheimer John
Osler Sandy
POINT GREY Sandy
PRINCE OF WALES Sarina
Queen Alexandra Julianne
Queen Elizabeth James
Queen Elizabeth Annex James
Queen Mary James
Queen Victoria Annex Steve
Quilchena Sandy
Renfrew Jacqueline
Roberts Stefanie
Roberts Annex Stefanie
Secord Julianne
Selkirk Gwen
Selkirk Annex Gwen
Sexsmith Kanman
Seymour Steve
Shaughnessy Stefanie
Southlands Sarina
Strathcona Steve
Tecumseh John
Tecumseh Annex John
TEMPLETON Kanman
Tennyson Jacqueline
THOMPSON John
Thunderbird Julianne
Tillicum Annex Kanman
Trafalgar Stefanie
Trudeau James
TUPPER Steve
Tyee Gwen
UNIVERSITY HILL Jennifer
University Hill Elementary Jennifer
VANCOUVER TECHNICAL Julianne
Van Horne Jennifer
Waverley Sukhwinder
Weir Sukhwinder
WINDERMERE Jacqueline
Wolfe Jennifer
Downtown East Adult Ed. Centre Steve
Gathering Place Adult Ed Centre John
Hastings Adult Ed Centre Steve
Main Street Education Centre Kanman
Roberts Adult Ed Centre John
Southhill Ed Centre James