The Business Services team:

  • Builds and maintains schools that support successful learning for all students
  • Ensures the effective management of the financial resources of the WRDSB
  • The strategic management of Information Technology Services (ITS)

Human Resource & Equity Services are responsible for the management of:

  • All WRDSB employee groups
  • Collective bargaining
  • Pay and benefits
  • The well-being of our staff

Associate Director, Business Services

Bill Lemon

Administrative Assistant: Karly Baker
Email: karly_baker@wrdsb.ca
Phone: 519-570-0003 x4253

Responsibilities

  • Accommodation and Boundary Reviews
  • Capital Planning and Priorities
  • Oversight of
  • Financial Services
  • Facility Services
  • Information Technology Services
  • Human Resources and Equity Services

Superintendent of Business Services & Treasurer

Nick Landry

Administrative Assistant: Anne Diegel
Email: anne_diegel@wrdsb.ca
Phone: 519-570-0003 x4322

Responsibilities

  • Audit Committee
  • Extended Day Program
  • Financial Services
    • Accounting (AP, AR, Banking, School Generated Funds, WEFI)
    • Budget and Financial Reporting
    • Business Services (Student Admissions, Secretarial Support, International Students)
    • Procurement and Distribution
    • Risk and Review Services (Internal Audit)
  • Long Term Fiscal Sustainability and Stability Task Force Chair
  • Ministry of Education Liaison – Capital & Operating Funding and Financial Reporting
  • Planning Services
    • Accommodation and Boundary Reviews
    • Capital Planning and Priorities
    • Education Development Charges
    • Property Matters
    • Student Enrolment Reporting and Projections
  • Policies, Procedures, Protocols and Guidelines – Business and Financial Services
  • Sponsorship and Partnerships
  • Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) – Consortium Management Committee and Board of Directors
  • Treasurer Functions
  • Waterloo Education Foundation Incorporated (WEFI) – Board of Directors

Controller, Financial Services

Miruna Armellini

Responsibilities

  • Accounting Services (AP, AR, School Generated Funds)
  • Banking
  • Budget Services (Operating & Capital)
  • Business Services (Student Admissions, Secretarial Support, International Students)
  • Capital Planning and Reporting
  • Financial Statements & Reporting
  • Procurement and Distribution Services
  • Risk and Review Services (Insurance & Risk Management, Internal Audit)
  • Special Accounting Programs: Grants, Scholarships, Trust Funds, Student Council, Waterloo Education Foundation Inc. (WEFI)

Superintendent, Facility Services

Chris Sagar

Responsibilities

  • 4123 Emergency Response Lead
  • Accommodation Strategy
  • Capital Projects
  • Community Use of Schools
  • Construction Project Management
  • Education Centre Emergency & Facility Issues
  • Energy Management and Conservation
  • Facility Maintenance and Custodial Operations
  • Facility Planning
  • Portable Allocations
  • Rentals/Leasing

Manager of Capital Projects

Ron Dallan

Responsibilities

  • Overall management of School Renewal and School Condition Improvement Capital Construction projects for all WRDSB sites
  • Overall management of the construction of new schools and additions through Capital Priorities Program

Executive Manager, Human Resource & Equity Services

Carol Dey

Responsibilities

  • Collective Bargaining Lead
  • Employee Relations
  • Labour Negotiations
  • Oversees day-to-day operations of Human Resource & Equity Services

Senior Manager, Human Resource & Equity Services

Justin Brown

Responsibilities

  • Administration
  • Oversees day-to-day operations of:
  • Health, Safety & Security
  • Employee Wellness & EFAP
  • Payroll
  • System Operations

Executive Manager, Information Technology and Digital Transformation (CIO)

Muhammad Nasir

Responsibilities

  • Device Management
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Digital Education Strategy
  • Email and Telephone Communication System
  • Information Technology Infrastructure
  • Library Services

Senior Manager of Planning

Lauren Agar

Responsibilities

  • Accommodation and Boundary Reviews
  • Education Development Charges (By-Laws and Collections)
  • French Immersion Registration
  • Land Use Planning
  • Long-term Accommodation/Capital Planning
  • Property Matters
  • Student Enrolment Projections
  • Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR) – Consortium Management Committee
  • Facility Partnerships