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    Re-elect John Sutherland as Abbotsford School Trustee
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    Professional/Work Life ...

    • School Trustee, Abbotsford School District (1983-2005, 2008-present)
    • Consultant in Strategic Management and Marketing Research/Educator (2006-present)
    • Adjunct Professor of Business, Trinity Western University (1999 to present)
    • Vice President Academic, King's University College (2004-06)
    • Director of Government and Media Relations, Christian Labour Association of Canada (1999-2004)
    • Professor and Dean, Faculty of Business & Economics, Trinity Western University (1978-84, 1987-99)
    • Sessional Instructor, U.B.C., Faculty of Commerce (1985-89)
    • Director, Extension Education at Regent College (1984-87)

    As a School Trustee

    I have been a school trustee in Abbotsford for 24 years. During that time the school board developed:
    • middle schools
    • the Traditional family of schools
    • the Integrated Arts family of schools
    • Career Technical Centre
    • hockey, baseball, soccer and golf academies
    • the Advanced Placement programs
    • our extensive summer school program
    • international recruitment of students
    • the Virtual School
    • our Business Company
    • the Bakerview Centre for Learning and its predecessor, the ACE program
    • the Aboriginal Education Centre/Hub
    • the community schools
    • Punjabi Immersion
    • New Beginnings
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    Other Interests

    • Research and publishing. Published author of books on moral and ethical perspectives on bankruptcy, and on labour relations and justice in the workplace.
    • All sports, but particularly hockey (Canucks rule!).
    • Travel, reading, live theatre, photography.


    Family Life

    My wife Sharon and I were married in 1969. She is a talented elementary and middle school teacher and the world's best listener. Together we are the proud parents of our two adult children, one a university lecturer, the other in the non-profit social justice sector. I'm also ...
    • a pastor of neXus Church
    • a member of the Abbotsford Social Development Advisory Committee
    • a commissioner with the Abbotsford Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission.


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    I REALLY enjoy live theatre :^)
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