The High Performing Educator Podcast

I did my undergraduate degree with a major in physical education and a minor in sociology at York University. I grew up ten minutes away, so it was nice to save money and live at home. I was a starti…

Cassandra Tenbergen is the principal of Marymount Academy.  The only all-girls school in Northern Ontario.  In her 12-year career as a principal, she has worked in schools from JK to adult education …

Barrie Walsh (@bwalsh125) has been teaching math for more than forty-four years in the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. Barrie has won awards, including Teacher of the Year, three times at Sir …

Andrew Boon is the Principal at Notre Dame College School in Welland, Ontario.   He is the recipient of the 2021 Inspiration Award from the Niagara Catholic District School Board and currently is in …

Carl Cini (@cjrpc55) is the Principal at Iona Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga. He began his career at Loyola CSS in 1995. Since then, Carl has been a Law, History and Economics teacher at St…

Staci Whittle is currently the Principal at the Niagara Children’s Centre School Authority, located in St Catharines, Ontario. She has been in education for the past twenty-three years. Staci has wor…

Michelina Battaglini (@BATTAGLINI_dpc), is the Principal at Cardinal Ambrozic C.S.S. in Brampton. She is a recipient of Principal of the Year Award 2015 presented by the Catholic Principal’s Council …

Jacquie Pece ([email protected]) has been in education for 33 years. She began as an Health and Physical Education and English teacher. She also worked in Guidance and as a behavioural specialist in Spec…

Sarah Caldwell-Bennett (@SarahCalBen), is the Leader of Experiential Learning for the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board (KPDSB) in Treaty #3, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe and Métis …

Mayor Dave Ryan and his wife Anne have lived in Pickering since 1985, where they raised their two daughters and welcomed three granddaughters. Mayor Ryan was first elected to Pickering City Council i…

Craig Zimmer (@dropthedott) has been a history teacher for 24 years, 23 of those at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering. He is a TED-Ed Innovated educator, TEDx Organizer and has mentored…

Jason Pratt (@principal_pratt), is the Principal at St. Martin Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga. He is in his 22nd year in education, and working in his fifth school in the Dufferin-Peel Cath…

Tina Noel is the Experiential Learning Coordinator at the Renfrew County Catholic DSB. She is responsible for providing the students on her board with learning opportunities and hands-on experiences …

About Maren Abuzukar:

Hi, I'm Maren, I'm a high school senior at J.R. Robson Highschool, in rural Vermilion, Alberta. I'm super passionate about helping others, and within the last few years I've bee…

Eleanor is a secondary Principal within the Durham District School Board. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Administration and undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Kinesi…

Nick Varricchio is the current Principal of M.M. Robinson High School of the Halton District School Board located in Burlington Ontario. Nick's career in education has spanned 24 years - 12 of which …