Appointee Biographies

TRISHA YOURTH

Trisha Yourth is the Vice Principal of Crystal Bay Centre for Special Education, a school for students ages 4-21 with developmental disabilities. Trisha has 20 years of teaching experience, most of those years teaching students who are deaf/Deaf or hard of hearing. Trisha is a dedicated volunteer with the Kanata Minor Hockey Association, having been a coach and convenor over the past 5 years. Trisha holds an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, a teaching degree from OISE, a Master of Education and many additional qualification courses for professional development.

MIKE GATOPOULOS

Mike Gatopoulos, of Brant, is Vice-Chair of the Lansdowne Children's Centre. He is also a member of the Brantford Brant Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the County of Brant Public Library Board of Directors.

KRIS KNUTSON

Kris Knutson, Ph.D. has nearly 20 years of teaching experience in Canada, Mexico, and Asia. His Ph.D. research focused on financial literacy in classrooms. In addition to his teaching experience, he worked for a non-profit promoting financial literacy for children, youth, and adults. He currently teaches post-secondary education courses.