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| Donna Quan |
Donna Quan, a quiet and diligent member of the Toronto and District School Board, has been appointed acting chair of the board. She will also be in the running for chair as a search committee is formed to find the permanent chair. Unlike her extroverted predecessor, Chris Spence, Ms Quan has worked behind the scenes during her 30-year education career. Mr. Spence resigned in the wake of a scandal in which he admitted using unattributed material found in the New York Times in an article for the Toronto Star. Those who know Ms. Quan say she is fully able to rebuild the board following the disruption caused by the Spence scandal. Quoted in the Star, Lloyd McKell, a retired member of the board, said Quan will do a fine job of “steering the ship through these troubled times.” Ms. Quan will speak at a news conference Friday morning at board headquarters.
