Skills Ontario names seven to board
Skills Ontario announced seven appointees to its board of directors last month.
Completing the 20-member board are new appointees Andrew Pariser, Residential Construction Council of Ontario; Alex Hocevar, The Hocevar Group; Bryan Arnold, Eastern Construction Co. Ltd.; Clarice Ward, Melloul-Blamey Construction Inc.; Jody Lundrigan, Centre for PTSD and Related Mental Health Conditions; Mary Fuke, Skilled Trades Six Nations Polytechnic Inc.; and Michael Sherrard, Sherrard Kuzz LLP.
“Our board of directors includes exceptional people who value education and employment in skilled trades and technology sectors,” said Karen Creditor, chair of Skills Ontario, in a statement. “Our new directors make Skills Ontario even stronger and position us to help young people realize their full potential.”
The appointments were made as part of Skills Ontario’s direction to add experience from the private sector—and from construction in particular—as well as to provide perspective from a variety of experiences.
“Skills Ontario is focused on delivering exciting new initiatives for young people by teaming up with business leaders, parents, educators and alumni members,” said David Morley, a Skills Ontario board member. “We are all dedicated to creating the next generation of talent in construction, advanced manufacturing, robotics and more.”
Skills Ontario’s board is committed to positioning the organization for what it calls the next stage of success. It will build on recent activities during the pandemic including the Women in Skilled Trades and Tech Conference, First Nations, Métis and Indigenous Conference, #SkillsAtHome Challenge Series, and Virtual Skills Contest and Awards.