Chair's Message

By Angela Mancini
Chair, English Montreal School Board

On behalf of the English Montreal School Board Council of Commissioners, I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Mario Tirelli as our Director General. Mr. Tirelli has occupied this post on an interim basis since last July.

We are very pleased to have someone with Mr.Tirelli’s passion and experience assume this important position. I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on being chosen recently to receive anAAESQ (Association of Administrators of English Schools of Quebec) Distinguished Service Award.

Prior to last July, Mr. Tirelli was the EMSB’s Deputy Director General for two years and a Regional Director for six years, overseeing 30 elementary, secondary, outreach and social affairs schools. He has also served on a number of committees, including Long Range Planning Committee.  Before coming to the head office, he spent 12 years as the Principal of three schools in St. Léonard – Honoré Mercier, Pierre de Coubertin and Laurier Macdonald. From 1977 to 1986 he served as the Vice-Principal of four schools – Napoleon Courtemanche, Roussin Academy, John Paul I and Laurier Macdonald. He began his career in education 37 years ago, in 1972, as a mathematics teacher at Laurier Macdonald High School.
 
Over the years Mr. Tirelli has held a number of other positions including Vice-President and member of the Association of English Montreal Board Administrators, a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Montreal Athletic Association, the Comité Consultatif Central de Gestion, Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer, the Association des directrices et directeurs d’établissements d’enseignement du Jérôme-Le Royer and the Association Régionale du Sport Scolaire de Montréal.

Mr. Tirelli is a model administrator and richly deserves the recognition and accolades for his excellence, energy, conscientiousness and humanity. He has had a significant impact in the educational milieu as a teacher and school/head office administrator. No matter the capacity in which he serves, he is always passionate about his commitment to the students under his care.

We wish him the very best of luck in his future endeavors.