October 17, 2026: Please see our news article regarding the newly elected Board of Education (2026-2030).
The Swearing-In Ceremony and Inaugural Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6pm.
In School District No. 23, the Board is composed of seven elected citizens. Trustee elections are held every four years in conjunction with municipal elections.
Board of Education 2022-2026
- Valene Johnson (Chair)
- Chantelle Desrosiers (Vice-Chair)
- Wayne Broughton
- Julia Fraser
- Amy Geistlinger
- Lisa Guderyan
- Lee-Ann Tiede
The list of Schools with their Liaison Trustee can be found here.
To communicate with the Board of Education, please send correspondence via the online form here
Please call the Secretary-Treasurer's Office with any questions: 250 470-3216
To contact individual Trustees, visit the School Trustees page.
Board Meetings
At public Board meetings, the Board makes decisions regarding governance and policies that guide our School District. These meetings are open to the public and the news media.
Regular public Board meetings are held once per month, on a Wednesday, except for September and June (two meetings) and July and August (no meetings). Unless otherwise advertised, Board meetings are held in the Board Room at 1040 Hollywood Road S., Kelowna, starting at 6 PM. Please check the District calendar for a listing of upcoming meetings.
The 2026/2027 "Year at a Glance" calendar for Board and Committee meetings is available here.
Board Committees
Currently, the Board has four standing committees:
- General Affairs
- Education and Student Services
- Finance and Planning
- Policy
The Board has representation on the following District Committees:
- Indigenous Education Council
- Bargaining
- Early Years Partnership
- Employee Wellness Sub-Committee
- Health Promoting Schools
- Human Rights
- Safe Schools
- Suspension Review
The Board has representation on the following Committees/Organizations/Agencies:
- Central Okanagan Early Years Partnership
- (CATCH (Community Action Toward Children's Health) has merged with Success by 6)
- West Kelowna Traffic Safety Committee