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Board Committees

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND REPRESENTATIVES ON COMMITTEES FOR 2025–26

These committee assignments were made at the October 31, 2025 Organizational Board meeting

Descriptions of Board committees are available in the Trustees' Handbook.

Standing Committees of the Whole

Board Chair Saadiq Sumar
Board Vice-Chair 
(The Board Vice-Chair will also serve as the Chair of the Caucus Committee.)
Linda Lindsay
Audit Chair Sherri O'Keefe

Standing Committees 

Budget Planning and Results Review 

All Trustees participate in the annual budget planning and results reviews of schools and central decision units as determined in the approval of the results review process.

Governance and Evaluation Sarah Doll, Melanie Hoffman, Sherri O'Keefe and Jan Sawyer
Policy Review Nickela Anderson, Sarah Doll, Julie Kusiek and Holly Nichol

Negotiations

Custodial Staff—CUPE 474

Julie Kusiek and Sherri O'Keefe

Maintenance Staff—CUPE 784

Sarah Doll and Saadiq Sumar
Specialized Learning Supports Staff—CUPE 3550

Melanie Hoffman and Sherri O'Keefe

Support Staff—CUPE 3550

Nickela Anderson and Jan Sawyer

Teaching Staff—ATA

Linda Lindsay

Holly Nichol - TEBA Representative

Public School Boards' Association (PSBAA)

Provincial Executive—Director Jan Sawyer 
Public School Boards' Council (PBSC) Representative Sherri O'Keefe
PBSC—Alternate Representative Sarah Doll

Alberta School Boards' Association (ASBA) 

Provincial Executive Linda Lindsay
ASBA Zone 2/3 Representative Melanie Hoffman
ASBA Zone 2/3 Representative—Alternate  Saadiq Sumar
ASBA Issues and Resolution Committee
1 Board Chair or Vice-Chair
2 ASBA Provincial Executive
3 ASBA Zone 2/3 Executive Representative

1 Saadiq Sumar

2 Linda Lindsay

3 Melanie Hoffman

Ad Hoc Committee and Board Representative Assignments 

Advocacy  All Trustees
Edmonton Public Schools Foundation Board of Governors Saadiq Sumar