Dufferin Peel Catholic District Board Names Trustee Luz Del Rosario Vice Chairman

 

By Tony A.San Juan, OCT-Retired
Toronto-Canada
February 24, 2021
 


 Filipino Canadian School Trustee Luz Del Rosario was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board, Ontario, Canada. Trustee L. Del Rosario is the trustee of Wards 6 and 11 in the City of Mississauga. She was chosen during the yearly organizational meeting of DPCDSB on December 1, 2020, and will serve for a one-year term. DPCDSB is governed by 11 elected trustees and is one of the largest school boards in the province of Ontario with approximately 77,000 students. The School Board oversees all 152 Catholic schools located in the cities of Mississauga & Brampton and the Caledon and Orangeville townships in the Greater Toronto Area.



 Ms. L. Del Rosario is the first Filipino elected as Vice-Chair of the DPCDSB. As a school trustee, she serves as a system leader of publicly-funded education in their community of schools in the electoral district.  L. Del Rosario has served in various leadership capacities during her ten (10) years on the Board of Trustees having been elected first in the 2006-2010 term, then in 2014-2018, and was reelected in 2018. Trustees in the Catholic school system "work collaboratively with their community to shape the vision that is reflective of the input of parents, students, and community members."



She has a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from the Philippines and also completed the Human Resource Management program at the University of Toronto and was given the Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) designation in 1996. She works full-time as a Payroll and Benefits manager with a company that owns and manages retirement and long-term residences.

On September 29, 2020, Trustee L. Del Rosario spearheaded the approval of the Proclamation to celebrate the Quincentennial Jubilee of Christianity in the Philippines in all schools at the DPCDSB in 2021.  A community leader and long-time resident of Mississauga, she is a recipient of various civic, cultural, and community awards.

As a 3- term school board trustee, Ms. Del Rosario is fully determined and engaged in bringing "her expertise and extensive experience in human resource management" as well as her community volunteer work to the school board and to continue helping in " the formation of the future generation of Canadians who will serve the community in a Christian way of life."( Tony A. San Juan, OCT-Retired).