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School trustee with 25 years experience seeks re-election

Mother to three, grandmother to six runs again for public school board
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Susan Thayer is seeking re-election as Algoma District School Board trustee in Ward 4.

A former accountant with BDO Dunwoody, Thayer was recently recognized by the Ontario Public School Board Association for 25 continuous years of service as an ADSB trustee.

The mother to three, grandmother to six, filed her re-election nomination papers this past week.

The deadline for other candidates to file paperwork to run in the Oct. 24 local elections is 2 p.m. next Friday, Aug. 19.

Here's the full list of 2022 local election candidates nominated so far:

Mayor:

  • Ozzie Grandinetti
  • Donna Hilsinger
  • Tobin Kern 
  • Matthew Shoemaker

City councillors:

  • Ward 1 – Brent Derochie
  • Ward 1 – Sandra Hollingsworth
  • Ward 1 – William McPhee
  • Ward 2 – Luke Dufour
  • Ward 2 – Lisa Vezeau-Allen
  • Ward 3 – Angela Caputo
  • Ward 3 – Kurtis McDermid
  • Ward 3 – Luis Moreno
  • Ward 4 – Marchy Bruni
  • Ward 4 – David Celetti
  • Ward 4 – Stephan Kinach
  • Ward 4 – Marek McLeod
  • Ward 5 – Corey Gardi
  • Ward 5 – Martin Poirier
  • Ward 5 – Matthew Scott

Algoma District School Board trustees:

  • Ward 1 – Jennifer Sarlo
  • Ward 2 – Susan Myers
  • Ward 3 – Greg Bowman
  • Ward 4 – Sara McCleary
  • Ward 4 – Susan Thayer
  • Ward 5 – Nick Apostle

Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board trustees:

  • John Caputo
  • Tony D'Agostino
  • Wayne Guy Greco
  • Annelise Iacoe
  • Gary Trembinski
  • Sandra Turco

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board:

  • Stephanie Hopkin
  • Judy Hupponen

Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario trustee:

  • Louise Primeau 

Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario trustee:

  • Suzanne Salituri


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