Welcome
Mission, Vision, Values
Governance & Leadership
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Governance
St. George's School is accredited by the BC Inspector of Independent Schools and is a member of the Independent Schools Association of BC, the Canadian Association of Independent Schools, and the National Association of Independent Schools (USA). The School’s management and operations teams are led by the Head of School, Mr. David Young and are overseen by the Board of Directors of the St. George’s School Society under the stewardship of Ms. Shanni Eckford, the current Chair. The School’s endowment funds and assets are held by the St. George’s School Foundation. The current Chair of the Foundation Board is Mr. Mark Lewis '89. Both entities are incorporated under the Societies Act in British Columbia and are tax-exempt, registered charitable organizations under the Income Tax Act in Canada.
Our charitable registration number is 11917-5511 RR0001.
The Boards are entrusted with the fiduciary responsibility of oversight of the affairs of the School and the stewardship of its assets. Directors and Trustees have a duty to make decisions and implement policies in the best interests of the School and are bound by a Board Code of Ethical Conduct.
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2023–24 Foundation Board of Trustees
Mark Lewis '89Foundation Board Chair
Nominating & GovernanceNew Buildings Task Force
Jamie Brown '86
Audit & Risk ManagementInvestment
Ben CherniavskyProperty & Facilities (Society)
Ryan French '84
Nominating & Governance Chair
Investment
Victor Tsao
Audit & Risk Management ChairAdvancement (Society)
Chris Tsoromocos
Investment Chair
Shanni Eckford (Ex-Officio)
Society Board ChairNominating & Governance
Nigel Kirkwood (Ex-Officio)
Audit & Risk Management
Mike Mackay (Ex-Officio)Society Board Vice-ChairNominating & GovernanceHao Min (Ex-Officio)
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2023–24 School Board of Directors
Shanni Eckford
Society Board ChairNew Buildings Task Force
Seonaid Charlesworth
Strategic Planning & Partnerships Chair
Karen Grant
Strategic Planning & Partnerships
Michael Jagger
Property & Facilities Vice Chair
Nigel Kirkwood '83
Finance & Audit Chair
Karen Kwan
Nominating & Governance Chair
Strategic Planning & Partnerships
Michael Mackay '04
Society Board Vice-ChairAdvancement Chair
Finance & Audit Vice-Chair
Hao MinAdvancementProperty & FacilitiesJohn Newell
Property & Facilities Vice-Chair
Martha Piper
Strategic Planning & Partnerships Vice-Chair
Nominating & Governance Vice-Chair
Gary Pooni
Advancement Vice-ChairNominating & GovernancePeter WilkenNominating & GovernanceStrategic Planning & Partnerships
George ZhaoAdvancementStrategic Planning & Partnerships
Owen Cameron '99 (Ex-Officio)
OBA Alumni Chair
Advancement
Nominating & GovernanceMark Lewis '89 (Ex-Officio)Foundation Board Chair
New Buildings Task ForceJess Hanick (Ex-Officio)SGPA President
Advancement
Leadership Team
As members of Senior Management representing all areas within the School and reporting directly to the Head of School, the St. George's School Leadership Team:
- shares with the Society Board the responsibility of advancing the School’s Mission, Vision, and Values;
- is responsible for implementing the Strategic Plan through the development, execution, and monitoring of the Annual Action Plan;
- is responsible for monitoring and strengthening School culture;
- provides individual members with a School-wide perspective through an appreciation of other member’s portfolios, along with the interplay between various aspects of School operations beyond their own areas of responsibility;
- functions as a sounding board and support group for its members;
- helps to inform decisions made by individual members on important matters within their portfolios, particularly when those matters may have School-wide implications;
- provides advice, counsel, and support to the Head of School;
- helps to inform key decision made by the Head of School.
List of 11 members.
Junior School
Senior School
St. George’s School acknowledges that we are situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam First Nation.
Contributions to St. George's School Foundation are eligible for tax receipts as prescribed by Canadian law. St. George's School Foundation's Charitable Registration Number is: 11917-5511 RR0001.
Contributions to St. George's School Foundation are eligible for tax receipts as prescribed by Canadian law. St. George's School Foundation's Charitable Registration Number is: 11917-5511 RR0001.
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