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CPF-SK Board of Directors

 President: Valerie Miller (Yorkton)
 Valerie Miller was born, raised, and educated in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts from  the University of Saskatchewan, Val entered the After Degree Program in the College of Education, also at the  University of Saskatchewan and qualified for a Professional "A" Teaching Certificate. She has taught grades 6 to  12 as well as in the adult education field. It was when teaching in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, that Val came to  see the value of a bilingual education.

 Although Val considers herself a stay-at-home mom, she has remained active in education as a voluteer literacy  tutor and a substitute instructor at Parkland Regional College in Yorkton. She has also recently been elected as a  trustee to the new East Central Public School Division Board.

 Val has also served as President of the CPF - Yorkton chapter from 2000-2004 and is married with three  children. This is Val's first term as Director on the CPF-SK Board of Directors.

 To contact Valerie Miller, email vamiller@sasktel.net .



 
 Vice-President: Suzanne Rollo (Regina)
 Suzanne started in the field of education in 1972, teaching core French in Saskatoon and then in the French  immersion program in Prince Albert in 1974. Her family moved to Regina in 1980, where she completed her  education degree. She taught at École Msgr. de Laval for four years and then went on to teach grade one at St.  Mary’s School for a few years. From 1987 to 2000 Suzanne worked at the dual track St. Angela School where she  coordinated the French immersion programme. She was a part of a small group who lobbied for smaller class sizes  at the beginner level and achieved the current mandate to limit class sizes to 23 at the kindergarten to grade  three levels in the Regina Catholic School system.

 In 2001, she became Vice-President at St. Pius X School and since 2002 has been Principal at St. Mary’s School  where she graciously allowed CPF-SK to hold its Rendez-vous in February 2004. For many years, Suzanne has  been a staunch supporter of CPF-SK’s Concours d’art oratoire. She firmly believes Concours improves the writing,  oral, and public speaking skills of students, and that it should be a part of the curriculum. She has also promoted  many other CPF-SK activities and involvements over the years.

 Currently living in Regina, Suzanne has three children, all of whom went through the French immersion program  and have benefited greatly from the skills of their second-language.

 To contact Suzanne Rollo, email rollos99@cec.rcs.sk.ca.


 
 Treasurer/Secretary: Natasha Vetter (Prince Albert)
 Natasha was born and raised in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and now lives in Saskatoon. She is currently in her fourth and final year at the University of Saskatchewan pursuing a a double degree in chemistry and biochemistry with plans to enter forensics. Her French education began in preschool and continued up until her final year of high shcool, where she graduated with a bilingual certificate. Following high school she was recruited onto the board of directors of CPF-SK as the Youth Advisory director for three years, where she provided youthful insight into the dynamics of French-second-language education. She plans to remain on board until bylaws mandate otherwise.

To contact Natasha Vetter, email ndv857@mail.usask.ca.

 

 
Director: Eric Bolay (Prince Albert)
Eric Bolay is an Educational Associate for Special Education in Prince Albert, where he lives with his wife Lori,
daughter Kiara, a grade 11 French Immersion student at Carlton Comprehensive High School, sons Jordan,
graduated from French Immersion in 2008, and Loic, a grade four French Immersion student at Vickers. Eric was born in Lausanne, Switzerland and immigrated to Canada in 1988, just in time for the Olympic games in Calgary!!
Eric's first involvement in Education was as a French monitor for both Prince Albert School Divisions. He was hooked! After being daddy at home for a few years, he has now been an EA for thirteen years.

Eric has been actively promoting conversational French for the past seventeen years in Prince Albert as a member of Canadian Parents for French, a judge for Concours d'Art oratoire, an instructor/co-ordinator for the Government program"Dialogue Canada" at SIAST, a French Immersion EA, and a French tutor to many students. He also co-founded the first French Immersion Parents Advisory Council (FIPAC) in Prince Albert. Recently he co-organised the 20th Anniversary of French Immersion in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division, which occured at the same time as the 40th anniversary for French Immersion in Canada, 30th anniversary for Canadian Parents for French and 10th anniversary for FIPAC.

Eric remains passionately commited to biligualism and has been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to serve as a director on the CPF-SK board.



 
Director: Claudette Anderson (La Ronge )
Claudette was born and raised Fransaskoise and is very proud of her cultutre. She has been married for 20 years and is a mother of 4. All of her children have done their schooling in French Immersion in La Ronge. She is a dental therapist by profession but is presently working as tutor in the French Immersion program at Pre-Cam school in La Ronge. She hopes to be an asset to the Board of Directors and is looking forward to the learning experience that it will provide her.



 
 Director: Monique Myers (Wawota)
Monique Myers was born in Aylmer, Quebec. She excelled in all of her elementary and high school classes and graduated from high school at the age of 15. She entered C.E.G.E.P (equivalent to SIAST) on her 16th birthday and completed her first year of University classes that year. She then transfered to Ottawa University where she received her Bachelor of Education with a major in English and a minor in Psychology. It was in 1981 that Monique was sent out to Saskatchewan to teach at Wawota school.

Monique was thrown from living in a large urban center into a small prairie town. She was extremely close to calling it quits and moving back home to Quebec when she met a young farmer by the name of Ken Myers. She decided to stay a little longer to see where things would go. They got married in 1983 and late 1984 they had their second child, Lisa.

Monique has continued to teach at Wawaota Parkland School and throughout the years has established a strong link to the school, as well as the community. She has volunteered for many charitable organisations and has spent relentless hours after school helping with extra-curricular activities. Her dedication, hard work, and enthusiasm for teaching, especially French, has motivated the students at Wawota Parkland to work to their full potential. Her family and friends are extremely proud of what she has done for the school and community and anticipate for what she intends to do for the years to come.