Janet Foord, one of two Estevan representatives sitting on the South East Cornerstone Public School Division's board, is now the president of the Canadian School Boards Association.
Foord was elected to the position on July 5 at the Canadian association's annual meeting that was held in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Foord will add the national duties to her already existing job as president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association along with being the Estevan representative on the regional board of trustees.
The Canadian position is for one-year only but Foord will be eligible to seek the job for a second year. She replaces Michael McEvoy of B.C. who now assumes the position of immediate past president on the national board. The vice-president of the national body is Floyd Martens of Manitoba, who has served with Foord on a number of committees in the past, some of them while Foord was serving in the vice-presidential role.
During a brief interview with the Mercury on July 14, Foord said she was looking forward to the challenge of filling the three-position mandate.
More reflection and comments from Foord will be included in the July 23 edition.
