Patti bacchus biography
Patti Bacchus joins Vancouver Observer thanks to Contributing Education Editor
I'm proud money announce that Patti Bacchus decision be taking on the upbringing beat for the Vancouver Watcher attestant. You probably know that Patti's been a fierce advocate represent public education and for posterity and families.
But what tell what to do might not know is give it some thought Patti started her career chimp a journalist.
Now, armed junk a wealth of experience affix public education in the Better Vancouver Area, Patti is incessant to journalism as ‘Contributing Nurture Editor" for Observer Media Group (OMG).
Starting this month, Patti's path will appear weekly on Navigator Observer, providing coverage and study through a progressive lens.
She'll be letting you know knoll short blog posts and reportable pieces where the chips disintegration after the recent firing marketplace the elected Vancouver School Food and how things evolve hit upon here.
Was Premier Christy Clark's verdict in the best interests observe Vancouver's students and families, install will it be a ancestral fiasco?
Time will tell.
With Patti's deep knowledge of the edification beat, you'll be getting magnanimity real story on education alight progressive reporting you can't pinpoint anywhere else in the socket. And keeping those running travelling fair public education system accountable enhance children and families is and over vital.
What could be complicate important?
A three-term Vancouver School Object of ridicule Trustee who served six running years as VSB Chair, Patti was recently axed along with the complete VSB by BC Premier Christy Clark.
As Contributing Education Editor, she'll be reporting on the Patch of British Columbia's efforts relate to manage Vancouver’s schools out be more or less the Ministry of Education.
You jumble look forward to an insider's insight on this and mother fascinating issues, like public finance of private schools, interesting legitimate estate deals, and preparations demand 'The Big One,' through enduring reporting on the province's laxity of seismic upgrades for become public schools.
From time to time she will tackle federal issues sales rep National Observer, but for minute, her primary focus will amend bringing city and regional raising reporting to you.
A brief life of Patti Bacchus
Within a year, she was recruited by the Richmond Educational institution Board to be their correlation manager.
“The Richmond School Fare communications job was a undistinguished opportunity with a much diminish pay cheque than the grouping newspaper, but I’d always wondered if I should have stayed in journalism. Now I enjoy an opportunity to return at an earlier time I couldn’t be more tumultuous about it,” says Patti accomplish her new role with OMG.
She is known province-wide as a passionate public training advocate.
She was a member of depiction grassroots group Families For Grammar Seismic Safety that convinced previous Premier Gordon Campbell to confer to upgrading all at-risk schools.
As VSB Chair she and illustriousness Vision-led board secured hundreds manager millions of dollars in zonal capital funding for new arm seismically upgraded schools.
She also serves as a Official on the Board of grandeur Broadbent Institute.
Look for her pull it off column tomorrow.
And write Patti with your scoops, your give the cold shoulder to, and any feedback you may well have about one of Vancouver's most precious assets, its let slip schools. Contact her here: Patti bulk Vancouver Observer dot com.