Phone:  604-362-1826 

janet.fraser@vsb.bc.ca

X:  @janetrfraser

Janet Fraser lives in Marpole where her three children graduated from the VSB. She was first elected as a trustee in 2014 and was re-elected in 2017 (by-election), 2018 and 2022. Janet served as Board chair for four one-year terms and is a member of BC School Trustee Association’s Indigenous Education Committee. She holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Bristol, has been a UBC organic chemistry researcher, a project manager at local biotech companies, an at home parent, and is a community volunteer.

Janet was elected as the Vice-Chair of the Board for the 2024-2025 year, and was previously elected by fellow trustees as Chair of the Board in 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2021-22. 

Vice-Chair of the Audit Committee

Standing Committees:

• Policy and Governance Committee (Chair)
• Education Plan Committee
• Finance and Personnel Committee (Alternate)
• Advocacy Subcommittee (Alternate)

Internal Administrative Committee:

• Indigenous Education Committee (IEC)

School Liaison for:

• Britannia, Britannia Elementary, Grandview, Seymour, Strathcona, Xpey’
• Vancouver Technical, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm, Maquinna, Mount Pleasant, Queen Alexandra, Secord, šxʷəxʷaʔəs Thunderbird, Queen Victoria Annex 
• VLN and DL Elementary

Liaison for:

• BCPSEA (Alternate)
• Britannia Community Services Board
• BCSTA ELL Consortium
• Civic Committees:
  • Joint Childcare Council (Alternate)
  • Urban Indigenous Peoples’ Advisory Committee
• City of Vancouver and VSB Elected Officials Group