HURON-SUPERIOR CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
Board Announces Leadership Team Changes

The board is pleased to announce a number of changes in assignments among its leadership group for the 2023 school year.

Vice-Principal of Equity, Diversity and Indigenous Education - Starting in the upcoming school year, a new system-level position attached to Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School has been created to accomplish our board's vision of moving towards eliminating systemic barriers, supporting our commitment and efforts towards Truth and Reconciliation, and embedding anti-racism, equity and diversity into our schools and workplaces. 

We are pleased to announce that Lina DiPasquale, current vice-principal of St. Mary's French Immersion, will be appointed to this new position in September 2022.  Lina is a band member of Batchewana First Nation and has lived experience as an Indigenous woman and we look forward to her leadership in this new and critical role.

St. Mary's College:  Colleen Hannah has announced her intention to retire in one year, June 2023, after 35 years of tremendous dedication to our school board.  In anticipation of her retirement, we will be appointing Larry Pezzutto to the position of principal of St. Mary's College commencing September 2022.  Colleen will be working closely with Larry as he transitions into this new position.  

St. Paul Elementary:  Colleen Hannah will be appointed to St. Paul Elementary School for the 2022-2023 school year as Principal.  She will bring her wealth of experience in the elementary and secondary panel, her outstanding work ethic and knowledge to the St. Paul community.

Holy Cross:  Linda Legacy has been appointed as the new principal of Holy Cross Catholic Elementary School.  Linda is currently the principal at St. Paul and has done an outstanding job leading this community and also Holy Family for several years.  We look forward to witnessing her gifts and knowledge come alive once again, to lead the Holy Cross community. 

Holy Trinity Virtual Academy:  Paul Best will be the new principal of Holy Trinity Virtual Academy commencing September 2022.  Paul is currently principal of Holy Family School and also brings with him experiences from St. Basil School in White River.  We look forward to Paul bringing his experiences which will serve as a great asset to connect students in our virtual academy across our north, city and east regions of our board.   The Holy Trinity Virtual Academy will now be situated at Holy Family School.

St. Mary's French Immersion:  Andrea Greco has been appointed as vice-principal of St. Mary's French Immersion beginning in September 2022.  Andrea is currently the vice-principal of Holy Trinity Virtual Academy and also has experience working at Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School as vice-principal.  We are excited for Andrea to take on this new role.

Holy Family:  Kristen Coulter has been appointed as the new principal of Holy Family School commencing September 2022.  Kristen is currently the principal of Holy Trinity Virtual Academy and brings with her an abundance of experience as principal of a number of schools.  We are very grateful for Kristen's work in the establishment of our first virtual school.  Kristen and Paul will be working closely as they transition into their new roles.