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Trustees are elected for a three year term to serve the students of Livingstone Range School Division. There are seven (7) representing constituents from three (3) wards. The current board is in place from 2008 and will serve until 2010. Their primary role is governance of the school system. The next board election is in October, 2011.

Dick Peterson

Dick lives in Coleman, Alberta, in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass. He is an Area Supervisor/Counselor with Alberta Health Services - Addiction and Mental Health. Dick and his wife have three grown children and two grandchildren. They have lived in The Pass since 1990 and their children all graduated from Crowsnest Pass Schools.

Dick became a trustee because he wanted to learn more about the school system and to make a difference in local education. “With our student numbers shrinking, the challenge of providing meaningful education to everyone grows.” He has really enjoyed learning more about education and working with the people he has met while serving as a public school trustee.

Kelly Hall

Kelly lives four miles north and one mile east of Stavely. The Hall family farms and ranches with Bar None South. Kelly and her husband Glen have three children: Brady is a graduate from the U of L and is a Calgary Fireman; Cody just started his PSIII at Wilson Jr. High in Lethbridge on his way to become a teacher; and Angelina is starting in Agriculture at Lethbridge College. Kelly is proud to say they are all Livingstone Range graduates! In her governance role as a school board trustee, her favorite word is efficacy. She believes she can help make a difference. As a deeply rooted rural Albertan, Kelly believes it is the best place to live, work, and raise a family. She is absolutely committed to the belief that every child has a right to a solid education regardless of where that child lives.

Gini Decoux-Filipuzzi

Gini lives in Blairmore, AB. She is a private piano and flute teacher. Including herself, there are four people in her family - husband Joseph, son Alexander and daughter Katey Leigh. Both children are registered in LRSD, with Alex in Grade 9 and Katey in Grade 5. Gini wanted to be a trustee to be more involved in the education of children. She started on parent council when her son Alex was in Kindergarten and has been involved with them ever since. She enjoys working with the schools and tries to make a difference whenever she can. Gini believes all children deserve the absolute best education.

Ken Murray

Ken lives 15 km west of Pincher Creek, Alberta, near Beaver Mines. He is a retired High School teacher and was Vice-principal of Matthew Halton High school in Pincher Creek when he retired. Ken and his wife, a retired elementary school teacher/administrator, have two daughters, one who is a personal fitness trainer and the other is a teacher. When asked why he decided to become a trustee, Ken responded: "I am an educator. Educators are not allowed to be trustees while they are employed. I have been an advocate for young people my entire adult life and I am committed to do the best for the students of Livingstone Range." Ken's transition plan from teaching to retirement includes being a trustee for a maximum of six years.

Jim Burdett

Jim has lived in Fort Macleod all of his life. He and his wife are raising their eight children in the area. Currently two of Jim's children attend LRSD schools. Jim is always busy and in the past, he has farmed, operated several businesses, and has now returned to the construction business. He is very pleased with his time spent as a trustee and feels he still has a lot to offer to the Board of Trustees and the students of Livingstone Range. Jim is firmly committed to student achievement.

Martha Ratcliffe

Martha Ratcliffe moved to Fort Macleod from Calgary where she spent ten years working as the regional claims manager for a travel insurance company. She has lived in Fort Macleod for sixteen years with her husband Lyle and their two sons. Both boys attend F.P. Walshe High School in Fort Macleod. Martha was first elected in October, 2004 after spending time volunteering in classrooms and on school council. Martha wants her children to graduate with the best education possible. Exciting changes are happening in Livingstone Range and Martha is proud to be part of those changes.

Don Thompson

Don lives in Claresholm and prior to his retirement in June, 2007 taught at Willow Creek Composite High School for over thirty years. His teaching career spanned thirty-seven years, all with the old Willow Creek School Division and following amalgamation, the Livingstone Range School Division. Don taught at H.T. Coutts School (pre-West Meadow School), F.P. Walshe High School, and for the majority of his career, Willow Creek Composite High School. In 1971 Don married Wendy and she has nurtured him through his teaching career and now into his latest challenge as Trustee. Having spent his entire adult life working with teenage students in the Social Studies discipline, the reality and shock of retirement last June created a void in his life. The opportunity to run for School Trustee seemed a natural and obvious opportunity to fill that void. To continue working with, and for the benefit of the students of Livingstone Range is a challenge Don eagerly anticipates. He believes the next three years will be very busy, productive and in cooperation with his trustee - colleagues, they will leave a positive legacy upon the Livingstone Range School Division.