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Former Central Okanagan schools superintendent signs on with UBC Okanagan

Former Central Okanagan schools superintendent signs on with UBC Okanagan | iNFOnews.ca
Former superintendent of schools Hugh Gloster joins UBC Okanagan as project manager for the renewal of the Faculty of Education program. Credit: Contributed

KELOWNA – Former superintendent of schools for the Central Okanagan school district Hugh Gloster didn’t take long to jump back into the world of education.

UBC Okanagan has announced Gloster has been hired as project manager for the renewal of the Faculty of Education program.

The program relaunches in 2017 and Gloster is expected to bring his understanding of school districts and school board processes to his new role, according to a media release.

Gloster’s career in public education spans some 36 years and included time spent in every role from teacher to principle to superintendent. He took over as superintendent in 2009.

The superintendent announced last fall he was leaving and was soon replaced by Kevin Kaardal, the former superintendent of schools for the Burnaby school district.

To contact the reporter for this story, email John McDonald at jmcdonald@infonews.ca or call 250-808-0143. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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John McDonald

John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

If you have a story you think people should know about, email John at jmcdonald@infonews.ca

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