?Trustee Susan Olynik
Board Vice-Chair
Ward 4
Phone: 204.661.6440
solynik@retsd.mb.ca
Ward 4 Schools
- Chief Peguis Middle School
- Donwood School
- École Sun Valley School
- Emerson School
- John G. Stewart School
- John Pritchard School
- Maple Leaf School
- River East Collegiate
Re-elected as a school trustee for a second term in October 2022, Trustee Susan Olynik is honoured serve the community of 91PORN¹Ù·½. She recognizes that trustees must represent the community’s interests in the education system and be able to make informed decisions pertaining to policy and fiscal responsibility.
Susan’s career experience in corporate communications, social responsibility, governance, and government relations, has been an asset to the division. She has always been a strong advocate for stakeholder engagement and is committed to enhancing communications with employees, parents, caregivers, students, and the community at large.
Susan and her husband have two adult sons and have lived in East and North Kildonan all their lives. She is also a proud aunt of nephews who attend schools in the division. Before retiring, she was the vice president of corporate communications and social responsibility for a provincial Crown corporation.
Susan was recently on the board of the Responsible Gambling Council of Canada for 15 years. It is this foundation that drives her to do her due diligence and understand the issues at hand. Every decision that is made must be for the benefit of our children, so they receive a quality education—one that will prepare them for a happy and productive life after graduation.
