Executive

We are a collaborative and welcoming group of parents and guardians of students that works with many volunteers (both casual and committed) from the school community to provide a supportive & rich school-year experience for the kids. Fundraising and community building events led by SF PAC include Pumpkin Patch (Oct), Parent Social (Feb), Hot Lunch Program and Spring Fling Fair (May/ or June). We welcome volunteers to join us at any point in the year. We want to share our experience and actively seek input to learn about what’s important for kids and parents. 

Little known fact: SF PAC does not have the email address of all parents(!) Emails are private parent information that cannot be shared from Vancouver School Board (VSB) to SF PAC. Subscribe to the PAC email here. This is where most communication with parents is done.

You can reach the PAC Executives via this email address: pac@simonfraserelementary.com.  

BYLAWS

Our PAC adopted bylaws in June 2022. See our bylaws and Code of Conduct.

Bylaws will be revised, updated and voted on in 2025/26.

2025/2026 Executive and Roles

Chair (Terri Boschman):  the chair is responsible for liaising with the teachers and administration; running monthly PAC meetings; facilitating discussion and decision making in meetings and reaching out to the school community; reports monthly at PAC meetings. Oversees parent WhatsApp community with committee.

Treasurer (Adam Carver):  the treasurer is responsible for the day-to-day financial health of the PAC; managing fundraising income and gaming grant funds and ensuring the appropriate allocation of spending according to gaming grant rules; ensures fiscal responsibility for annual planning and spending; provides reimbursement for approved PAC expenditures; reports monthly at PAC meetings.

Secretary (Jenn Currie):  the secretary prepares the meeting agendas and minutes as well as PAC communications on the website, Facebook page and via email; runs Zoom Virtual meetings or coordinates childcare and meeting logistics for the monthly meetings when in person; posts key documentation to the parent notice board at the school.

DPAC Rep (Tomomi Suzuki) : A representative from our school who attends District Parent Advisory Committee meetings and acts as a liaison between our school and the larger VSB parent community.

Special Needs Executive at Large/IDEA (Vacant) : This position was approved at the June 2016 PAC meeting. Here is the description of the positioned also approved at the June meeting.

“The SNEAL/IDEA for Simon Fraser Elementary will act as an additional resource to assist families and liaison with the PAC in matters relating to Children with Special needs that require additional support for school and events.  

Members at Large:

Members committed to creating fundraising & community building initiatives to meet the needs of the school, including a focus on integrating more multidisciplinary arts into the school.

Gail Yee (focus on Direct Drive’s communications/publicity and Spring Fling)

Teang Berg (focus on hot lunch, Pumpkin Patch and Garden Project)

Lauren McEwen (focus on process design and institutional memory transfer)

Matt Hoag (focus on movie nights and parent welcome in September)

Pamela Beyer (focus on hot lunch, website and Parent Social)

Kathryn Bass-Elkoussy (focus on staff appreciation throughout the year and supporting policy development based on previous experience)