Board Biographies
Kristin Burditt, Chair
Kristin works for The Salvation Army Community and Family Services in Oshawa as the Thrift Store Manager. Initiating community partnership programs with CCRW, Youth The Future, Northern Light, DDSB u0026amp; Durham College’s CICE program, integrating individuals with exceptionalities, experience in the workplace. She has a background in Retail Management, Business Development in Healthcare, as well as Public Relations experience.
Over the last 20 years has been an active volunteer within the Oshawa community, in the past, sitting on local school SCC and co-managed for eight years, Play Café, an outreach program for caregivers and children. At present she sits as a Board member on The Salvation Army Oshawa Youth and Children’s Board, which she has been on for the past nine years.
Kristin and her husband have been married for 24 years and have 5 children; two of which have directly benefited from Grandview’s services and one having been a Campbell’s student. “I am overjoyed to be serving on the Campbell’s Board. I feel it is so important to be able to give back to the Grandview community for the years that Grandview and Campbell’s services benefited our children and our family!”
Jackie Dick, Vice Chair
Jackie is a registered Early Childhood Educator, working as a Program Manager for a multi-site non profit child care organization. When she started there 28 years ago it was one of the first fully integrated child care programs in Durham. Her first experience with Grandview came while supporting the families of some of the young children in her care. She worked with the parents as they first became apprised of their children’s special needs and together they were able to access and work closely with the services of Grandview’s Preschool Outreach Program.
Jackie has worked frontline as well as supervisory positions within child care during her career as well as teaching for Durham College in the Early Childhood Education Program, before moving into her current position as Program Manager.
Jackie is a member of The Best Start Network Durham Region, BSN-Research Knowledge and Mobilization Committee, Co-chair of the Professional Education and Training Committee (Durham Region Child Care Forum).
Jackie has held positions on the Durham College advisory committee -ECE program, Focus Group MTCU Early Childhood Education cluster Program Standards Review, Positive Discipline Coalition of Durham Region, DRCCF Conference Committee, and BSN Child Care Sub Committee
Jackie and husband Kirk have two grown children, enjoy golfing and weekend getaways to the cottage.
Wayne Rousell, Treasurer
Wayne works with the federal government as a tax auditor. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree in Accounting from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa. He is currently working toward his Chartered Professional Accountant designation from CPA Ontario.
Prior to his current position, Wayne held an accounting role auditing public and not for profit companies on behalf of KPMG, one of the four largest auditing, tax, and consulting service firms in the world.
Wayne is pleased to be part of the Grandview Children’s Centre community, as a parent since 2005 and as a member of the Campbell’s Children School Board of Trustees since 2015. He is the proud father of four, with three of his children having benefited directly from Grandview Services in the past and/or present.
Janet Harper, Principal and Board Secretary
Janet is presently the Principal of Campbell Children’s School. Prior to holding this position, Janet was the Liaison Teacher at Campbell Children’s School.
Janet holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education from Ryerson University. Janet started her career in education working as an Educational Assistant with the Durham District School Board. She held this position for nine years before pursuing a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Medaille College.
While working as a Primary Teacher with the Durham District School Board, Janet completed her Intermediate Qualifications, Masters of Education at Niagara University and Principal Qualifications. Throughout Janet’s career in education she has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to learning and encouraged her colleagues to continue their education. Janet lives with her family on Oshawa.
Valerie Nichols, Trustee
“I am a retired E.A. from Campbell Children’s School. I have been involved with the school since 1984, driving school bus and supplying as a classroom E.A. for 5 years. Campbells hired me as a full time E.A. in 1989. I retired in 2012 but continued to stay involved by volunteering and supplying as an E.A. in the classrooms.
In 2015 I asked to join the Board of Trustees so as to continue to help with this wonderful school.
I have been married for 42 years. I have a daughter and a son who each have a son and daughter, and I am very involved with them.”
Melissa Berney, Trustee
Melissa works for the Durham Regional Police Service as a front-line police officer. Prior to policing, Melissa obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree in Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
While at university, Melissa played on the Varsity Women’s Hockey Team and volunteered with Grandview Children’s Centre and Campbell’s Children School for 3 years, continuing to volunteer after graduating.
Melissa has an extensive history of volunteering with youth in her community and looks forward to serving her community in a different light as a member of the Board.