2025 Spring General Assembly
'Enhancing our Understanding: the Path forward for Public School Education'
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - Dinner Guest Speaker
To be announced
More information to follow
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Professional Development
Clarence Wolfleg Sr. - Elder
Blessing
Clarence’s Siksika name is “Miiksikaam,” translated as “Red Crane,” which is also his fourth great-grandfather’s name, who watched the east boundaries for many years back in the 1600s. When he went to boarding school the name given to him was “Clarence Victor Wolfleg “Agar”".
Clarence served close to 10 terms as councillor with the Siksika Nation with portfolios in land claims negotiations, intergovernmental affairs, policing, and child welfare.
Clarence became a member of the Horn Society 17 years ago and was partner to a leaders bundle. He is also in the Brave Dog Society and was honored to be the pipe holder for Vimy Ridge Warrior Pipe in 2013.
He was also a seven-year veteran of peacekeeping in the mid 1960s. Upon his return from peacekeeping he became a federal police officer and served 14 years as a special constable in the RCMP and in the province of Alberta. He was also chief of police for the Siksika Nation and worked for Corrections Canada for many years in the court programs.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Professional Development
Alec Couros, Ph.D. - Director | Centre of Teaching & Learning
Alec Couros is the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Regina. He received his Bachelor and Master of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan and then completed his PhD in Education at the University of Regina. He also holds the position of Professor of Educational Technology and Media in the Faculty of Education.
Couros is an internationally recognized leader, innovator, and speaker who has given hundreds of keynotes and workshops around the globe on diverse topics such as open education, networked learning, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy. He is also a passionate advocate of openness in education and demonstrates this commitment through his open-access publications, considerable digital presence and contributions, and highly successful MOOCs and open boundary courses. Couros has received numerous awards for innovation in teaching and learning.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Professional Development
Maurice Fritze, Consultant Lobbyist
Maurice is a consultant lobbyist who teaches seminars on lobbying, negotiation and resolving conflict.
His clients include organizations in the arts, health, sports, culture, law and business. Examples include the Alberta School Boards Association, the Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta, Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board, Aboriginal Officers Financial Association, APEGA, Human Resources Institute of Alberta, and many municipal governments. He built the fundraising Foundation for St. Joseph Seminary and Newman Theological College.
In his first career, Maurice produced live entertainment for Canada, Alberta and the United Nations and has toured North America, Germany, the Middle East, Japan and India.
Maurice has conducted 120 mediations at the Provincial Court of Alberta. As a part-time instructor, Maurice teaches five courses a at MacEwan University. He has been granted SECRET security standing with CSIS. He is a recipient of the 1992 Governor General’s Commemorative Medal.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Professional Development - More information to follow...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - Special Recognition Awards Dinner
Guest Speaker - More information to follow...
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Professional Development
Allan Kehler, B.Ed, B.PhEd. - International Speaker | Mental Health Advocate
Allan Kehler is a mental health advocate, international keynote speaker, and best selling author of four books. His TEDx talk on men and mental health has gained international attention, and he has been featured on several television and radio programs. For nearly a decade, Allan instructed various mental health-related courses at the college level while also working as an addiction counselor and clinical case manager.
Having persevered through his own challenges with mental illness and addictions, Allan speaks from a place of experience. He uses humor and compassion to create a safe space where people feel seen, heard, and supported.
Allan has developed a genuine appreciation and passion for learning and working with Indigenous people and communities. This has played a key role in his own recovery, and these cultural teachings can be found in his presentations.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Professional Development
Karen Packard, Board Chair | Northern Lights Public Schools
Karen was born on the east coast, and was raised by a military family. She came to Cold Lake as a teenager, when her father was posted to 4 Wing. Now, she and her husband are raising their two teenage daughters in Cold Lake as well.
Karen became interested in trusteeship after volunteering on school councils at her daughters’ schools, and is passionate about doing what is best for kids. Serving in her second term as a trustee, Karen is also a self-employed massage therapist.
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Professional Development - More information to follow...
