Ignite Alberta Institute for Learning
Board of Directors
Ignite Alberta Institute for Learning
Board of Directors
DIVERSE, COMMUNITY-FOCUSED LEADERSHIP
The Ignite Alberta Institute for Learning Board of Directors bring diverse perspectives and experiences to our collective work. In addition to tremendous breadth and depth of individual professional experiences, we all contribute significantly to our local communities through volunteer activities as well. From the inception of Ignite, there is one belief that we all shared; that all children and students can learn. We are committed to this belief as we continuously build a highly relational, supportive, innovative teaching and learning community that will ensure success for all of our students.
FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT STUDENTS
Our Board also serves as the philanthropic society responsible for fundraising efforts, providing increased levels of support for the school it governs, Ignite Centre for eLearning. Fundraising efforts support two distinct aspects of programming; direct supports for students such as counsellors, tuition support, psycho-educational assessments and follow-up supports, innovative digital resources, assistive learning devices, etc. Fundraising will also help to offset costs to establish physical sites that will allow students and staff to meet in person more frequently. While Ignite Centre for eLearning is accessible to all students, they have a particular interest in improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students and those who are from under-served populations such as those found on our fundraising page.
The Ignite Alberta Institute for Learning received its status as a charitable organization as designated by the Canada Revenue Agency on September 1, 2021.
Interested in donating to support Ignite? Please check out our fundraising page for more information.
Our Board
DR. KATHY TOOGOOD
BOARD CHAIR
Kathy Toogood has been an educator, principal and senior manager for Alberta Education, working with independent schools to support them to pursue continuous improvement. Currently, she is a learning and leadership consultant at her company, Kanopy Consulting.
MOJI AJELE
VICE CHAIR
WAYNE BRAUN
TREASURER
Wayne Braun, CMA, CPA, has 25 years of experience in education finance, spending 20 years of his career working for several different school divisions as their CFO and Director of Finance, including seven years at the CBE. He also spent 5 years working for Alberta Education with most of that time as Director of School Finance. Wayne has a passion for supporting student learning and education finance and looks forward to working with the IGNITE Board in their strategic vision for education in the eLearning environment.
CAROLYN GROGAN
DIRECTOR
MELISSA MALESHESKI
DIRECTOR
Melissa is an entrepreneur with a growing business in aesthetics and is a staunch supporter of community development. She currently serves in the role of Director of Operations with Progressive Paediatrics. Melissa is also a parent of a twice-exceptional child and has a special interest in assessment of student abilities.
NANCY GOEBEL
DIRECTOR
Nancy is a retired university librarian and educator. Her 34-year career, primarily as the Head Librarian at the Augustana Campus (Camrose, AB) of the University of Alberta, focussed on the development of information literacy skills for university students. These skills give students the ability to acquire, assess, and use information appropriately in life and research. Her area of research focussed on what libraries can do to foster the development and demonstration empathy. In retirement, she continues to offer Augustana Human Library sessions which provide individuals who have experienced prejudice or discrimination or have lived a unique life experience, the opportunity to share their story.
Acknowledgements/Contributions
“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”
