Board of Directors

  • Carol Dey

    Carol Dey

    President

    Executive Manager Human Resources & Equity Services, Waterloo Region District School Board, Ontario

  • Diana Welter

    Diana Welter

    Board Member

    Superintendent of Human Resources, Prairie Valley School Division, Saskatchewan

  • John-Paul Alexandrowicz

    John-Paul Alexandrowicz

    Board Member 

    Co-Chair, National School Boards Practice, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

  • Justin Rempel

    Justin Rempel

    Secretary-Treasurer

    Executive Director Labour Relations (Collective Bargaining), BCPSEA, British Columbia

  • Michael Gray

    Michael Gray

    Board Member

    Executive Director, Employee Services Vancouver School Board, British Columbia

  • Sari Taha

    Sari Taha

    Board Member

    Chief Executive Officer, School Boards’ Co-Operative Inc., Ontario

  • Stephanie Strong

    Stephanie Strong

    Board Member

    Superintendent of Human Resources, Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, Ontario

  • Steven St. Amand

    Steven St. Amand

    Board Member

    Senior Negotiations Strategist, Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA), Government of Alberta, Alberta

Our Mission

Our purpose is to provide an annual conference for human resource professionals and management representatives working in or for Canadian school boards in the capacity of employer to network and stay updated on leading developments in human resource resources, labour relations, and collective bargaining.  

CNEHRP was formed out of the former North American Education Negotiators Association (NAEN). NAEN, established in the 1980s, provided an annual conference in the USA focused on collective bargaining and labour relations for HR professionals and negotiators from Canada and the United States. At its height there were over 150 attendees. However, post COVID, Canadian attendees made up most of the attendees.

CNEHRP currently has board members from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. All board members are experienced professionals from school boards, employer associations, labour law firms, or government specializing in human resources, labour relations, and collective bargaining in K-12 education.