Excellent Educators Day – an exclusive look at the men and women
helping our kids adapt to a world that’s constantly changing.
Our local educators are dealing with new challenges like
remote learning and new safety guidelines.
Listen all day February 11th to hear their stories and learn how
they’re making our children’s education and well-being their top priority
Excellent Educators Day - Madame Nancy Scala - French Immersion
Madame Nancy Scala is a teacher at JS Buchanan French Immersion School in Strathroy. The McGill grad has been in teaching for more than a few minutes, and found employment rather quickly after her education.
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Miranda Bothwell - EMS Coordinator
Miranda Bothwell was always involved with summer camps and sports in high school, and translated that excellence into teaching, becoming the Public Education Coordinator with Middlesex London Paramedic Service. She's now been in that position for seven years and started in the paramedic profession because she loved bei...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Mark Thuss - Police
Strathroy-Caradoc Police Constable Mark Thuss for many years was the Community Liaison Officer, and learned a lot about educating and the impact he is able to have when teaching.
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Sandra Brown - Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist with the Day Program at VON Middlesex-Elgin in Strathroy, Sandra Brown, loves to teach people life skills that will improve their quality of life. She enjoys each day, and attributes that to helping people with their outlook.
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Jim Van Horne - College Program Coordinator
Jim Van Horne is now the coordinator of the Broadcasting Journalism and TV News programs at Fanshawe College in London. At a point though, he was just an aspiring broadcaster with a dream. In fact, he took a job that was in an area that wasn't his ultimate career goal. Being a reporter was part of that dream, but the v...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Jason Kaspersma - Soccer Leader
Jason Kaspersma, Technical Director at Strathroy United Soccer Club, is much more than just a coach, or a trainer, he is an educator. Kaspersma started working with youth teams as well as the Grass Roots Program in his beginnings, but going further back, he sees big differences in soccer from when he was a kid.
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Nancy Duarte - Music Teacher OLI
Nancy Duarte is an elementary school music teacher at Our Lady Immaculate Public School in Strathroy, who says her most proud moment in her career is the Musical Futures Program, which she piloted from the UK about nine years ago. The program teaches children how to play musical instruments. However, you have to go bac...
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - John Marinelli - Holy Cross Principal
27 years in teaching for Principal John Marinelli from Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Strathroy. He didn't hesitate when myFM asked him what his biggest influence was, quickly responding that two of his family members made a big impact on him growing up.
Feb 11, 2021
Excellent Educators Day - Jenn McDonald - Simply Kids Day Care
Jenn McDonald has been Supervisor of Simply Kids Child Care Centre in Strathroy for ten and a half years. She says she always knew she wanted to work with children, she just wasn't sure what avenue to take. She explained that being an educator for young children is a very fulfilling job, and tougher than the masses rea...
Feb 11, 2021