Resume – Tom Kertes

Teaching

• Reader’s Way Learning Centre Society – Prince Rupert (2022-current)
  • Executive Director and Lead Teacher (Reading Specialist)
• Prince Rupert School District – Prince Rupert (2018-current)
  • Prince Rupert Middle School (7-8)
    • Grade 7 Core
    • Grade 8 Drama
    • Ama G̱oot, Ama Wüng̱aws Council (leadership council for Grades 7 and 8) Co-Advisor
    • Grade 8 School Play and Drama Club Co-Advisor
    • PRMS Storm Debate Team (Grades 7/8) and CHSS Rainmakers Debate Team (Grades 9-12) Coach
• Haida Gwaii School District – Daajing Giids, Skidegate, and Masset (2015-2018)
  • Gidg̱alang Ḵuuyas Naay (8-12)
    • English, Socials, Science, Math, Communications, Drama
    • Student Council Advisor
    • Outdoor Club Co-Advisor
    • Student Newspaper Co-Advisor
  • Sk’aadgaa Naay Elementary (K/1)
  • Tahayghen Elementary (4/5)
• University of British Columbia – Vancouver (2010-2013)
  • Early Childhood Educator – Owl Child Care Centre
• College of Early Childhood Educators – Toronto (2009-2010)
  • Policy and Communications Advisor
• Seneca College – Toronto (2008)
  • Instructor – Early Childhood Education and Child Development
• Pike Market Child Care – Seattle (2003)
  • Executive Director
• Puget Sound Learning – Silverdale, WA (1994-2000)
  • Director of Learning Services – Reading and Writing Specialist
  • Early Childhood Educator – Children’s Garden Preschool

Organizing and Communications

• People for Public Infrastructure (2022-current)
  • Volunteer Organizer
• North Coast Labour Council (2019-current)
  • Trustee (2022-current)
  • President (2020-2022)
  • Secretary-Treasurer (2019-2020)
• Prince Rupert District Teachers’ Union (2020-2022)
  • Vice President
• Reopen Worship – Prince Rupert (2021)
  • Volunteer Organizer
• Community for Clean Water – Prince Rupert (2018-2021)
  • Volunteer Organizer
• Liberation Learning Project – Vancouver (2010-2015)
  • Community Organizer
• United Workers Association – Baltimore (2005-2010)
  • Community Organizer
• Imagine Tree Consulting – Seattle and Toronto (1999-2009)
  • Television Production, Marketing, Viral Video, and Public Relations Consultant

Education

Vancouver Island University

• Master in Educational Leadership (2019)
• Nanaimo, BC

Simon Fraser University

• Bachelor of Education: Indigenous Perspectives in Education (2014)
• Burnaby, BC

Langara College

• Diploma: Early Childhood Education (including Infant/Toddler) (2010)
• Vancouver, BC

University of Toronto / OISE

• Graduate Studies: Human Development and Applied Psychology (2008-2009)
• Toronto, ON

University of Washington

• Bachelor of Arts: Psychology (2003)
• Seattle, WA

Olympic College

• Associate in Arts and Sciences (2001)
• Bremerton, WA