FILIPINO-CANADIAN TRUSTEE ELECTED SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR

Del Rosario is the first Filipino elected as Chair of the DPCDSB. She was elected Vice-Chair in December 2020. As a school trustee, she serves as a system leader of publicly-funded education in their community of schools in the electoral district. Del Rosario has served in various leadership capacities during her twelve (12) years on the Board of Trustees having been elected first in the 2006-2010 term, then in 2014-2018, and was re-elected in 2018. Trustees in the Catholic school system “work collaboratively with their community to shape the vision that is reflective of the input of parents, students, and community members.”
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the Philippines and also completed the Human Resource Management Program at the University of Toronto and was given the Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) designation in 1996. On September 29, 2020, Del Rosario spearheaded the approval of the Proclamation to celebrate the Quincentennial Jubilee of Christianity in the Philippines in all schools at the DPCDSB in 2021. A community leader and long-time resident of Mississauga, she is a recipient of various civic, cultural, and community awards.