Janice Barnett is a strong believer in volunteerism and community service. A graduate of Trinity College, UofT in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, she has spent many years in the broadcast advertising industry with the CBC as an advertising sales professional. Janice is the proud parent of two sons: her eldest attends Northern and her youngest is at Bessborough P.S. As Past Co-Chair of the Bedford Park Parent Council, Janice co-ordinated the annual fundraising Community Night. She currently serves as Co-treasurer of the Northern School Council and was elected Ward 11 PIAC rep. She organizes the Bedford/Wanless Ratepayers’ Spring Fair. In her spare time, she enjoys learning new languages, landscape design and staying active.

Nadine currently works as an Eligibility Official with a Provincial Regulatory Agency. She holds accreditation in Instructing Adults from George Brown College and in Marketing from York University. Nadine is also the founder of a training company, which specializes in delivering practice-driven, experiential skills coaching that is tailored to meet the specific professional development needs of administrative professionals.

Dave attended Northern in the early 1990s and was quarterback of the football team. He was also athlete of the year in 1993 and went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania where he continued playing football and competing in track and field. Today, Dave is Senior Director of Product Development at Manulife Financial. He also has a deep Marketing background and is eager to assist the Foundation with his skill set.

Matt attended Northern in the 1990s, loved his Northern experience, and was Students Council President his final year. Art director, writer and brand thinker at Komposit Creative, Matt is always in pursuit of design excellence and great storytelling. His clients range across sectors: theatre and television, travel and lifestyle, medical tech, law and education. He is energized by people who are doing important work – from environmental advocates, to tech entrepreneurs, to educators. Matt is excited to bring his creative skill set to the Foundation. Exciting things are afoot!

Elisa Prashad is a marketing professional with 20+ years experience in real estate, healthcare and the financial industry. She is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art & Design University. She has held senior marketing roles as Vice-President of Amica Senior Lifestyles as well as Vice-President at Origin Active Lifestyles – both national senior housing companies. Elisa now owns her own marketing consulting firm – Boomer Branding, working with clients to reach the 55+ demographic. She is a graduate of Northern Secondary School where her eldest son currently attends. Her younger son attends the Toronto French School. She has lived in Mid-Town Toronto her entire life and when not working enjoys ballet, kayaking and painting.

Gail is a proud graduate of Northern. Both of her parents also attended Northern, shortly after it opened in the early ’30s, and both her daughter and son graduated from Northern. Gail taught Home Economics, Family Studies, Social Science, and Humanities for 36 years in the TDSB. Her final 16 years teaching were at Northern as the department head. For over 36 years, Gail has served on many school, board, ministry and professional provincial organizations with experience as member, convenor and administrator.

Jackie Scroggie is a former Principal of Northern Secondary School and proud mother of John Scroggie, a graduate of Northern. With over 40 years of service in public education, Jackie has recently worked as a Principal Coach for the Ontario Principals’ Council and as a Field Researcher for Curriculum Services Canada. A former President of the Toronto Eglinton Rotary Club and a member of the Canadian Federation of University Women, Jackie has served on the board of Delisle Youth Services and several other community organizations.

Holli Verkade is a retired TDSB teacher who has spent most of her career teaching Mathematics to Northern Students. She also served as secretary for NSSF for three years. She is pleased to rejoin the Foundation and looks forward to working with the Board.