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Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC)

Learn about the purpose of the OLEP provincial advisory committee and meet the members.

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The purpose of PAC

The Official Languages in Education Programs Provincial Advisory Committee (OLEP PAC) is a committee comprised of proportional representation of members from diverse geographical regions including:

  • Francophone regional authorities and second-language school authorities
  • rural and urban school authorities
  • public and separate school authorities
  • representatives from Alberta Education and Childcare

The committee discusses and strategizes direction and leadership related to official languages in education programs to ensure the vitality of francophone education and French second-language programming in Alberta through:

  • targeted funding
  • enriched program delivery
  • collaborative action

It is not a decision-making body.

2025/26 OLEP PAC members

  • Francophone minority-language representatives

    • Gisèle Bourque, Executive Director, Fédération des conseils scolaires francophone de l’Alberta (FCSFA)
    • Robert Lessard, Superintendent of Schools, Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord

  • French second-language representatives

    • David Keohane, Executive Director, College of Alberta School Superintendents (CASS)
    • Tawnya Schile, Director of Teaching and Learning, Calgary French & International School
    • Christine Gourley, French Immersion Consultant, Elk Island Public Schools
    • Diana Boisvert, Director French Language Resource Centre, Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division
    • Marie-Astrid Detharet, French Immersion and Curriculum Coordinator, Chinook’s Edge School Division
    • Colin Desnoyers, Associate Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction, Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education
    • Emma Piayda, Southern Alberta French Resource Centre Director, Medicine Hat College
    • Dr. Sarah Fedoration, Manager of English as an Additional Language and Language Programs, Edmonton Catholic School Division

  • Representatives from Alberta Education and Childcare

    • Zoë Cooper (Chair), Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Services and Governance
    • Regena Wiseman (Secretariat), Director, Intergovernmental Relations
    • Kimberly Emerson, Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations
    • Rachelle Bruneau, Director, French Language Services
    • Sherri Johnston, Manager, Official Languages in Education Programs

PAC Terms of Reference

OLEP – Provincial Advisory Committee: Terms of Reference

Contact

Connect with the Alberta Official Languages in Education Programs (OLEP) office:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-427-2940
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

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