District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC)

In Abbotsford, we believe that parents are partners in education. Each school has a Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and families are encouraged to get involved. The Abbotsford District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) brings together representatives from PACs across the district to support, encourage, and improve the quality of education and well-being of all students. 

DPAC empowers PACs by fostering parent engagement, advocating for parent concerns, providing resources and education, and encouraging parent representation on district committees. As the collective voice of parents in Abbotsford, we work to ensure every school community is informed, included, and equipped to make a difference. 

For more information, please visit our website at abbotsforddpac.ca. 

• Abbotsford DPAC Constitution (Approved - October 2018)
• Check out the DPAC Facebook page, for the latest news and announcements

DPAC Executive Committee

For June 2025-May 2026

• DPAC President: Winsome Rauch
  Vice President: Amy MacKenzie
  Vice President: Kara Dickson
  Treasurer: Michelle Bastien
  Secretary: Melissa Crump
  Director: Stacey Parson
  Director: Pinkey Bhatti
  Special Education Representative: Heidi Smit Vinois
  Inclusion Representative: Lisa Hemeon
  Indigenous Representative: Eruke Omorogieva
   

EMAIL DPAC 

Meetings

DPAC meets the fourth Thursday of the month (except for December, March and June) at 7:00 PM.

• September 25, In person at School Board Office (2790 Tims Street)
• October 23, In person at School Board Office (2790 Tims Street)
• November 27, via Zoom
• January 22, via Zoom
• February 26, via Zoom
• April 23, via Zoom
• May 28 (AGM), In person at Abbotsfor Senior Secondary

Join the Zoom Meeting

The meetings consist of a guest speaker, committee reports and discussions of issues relating to parents. We gather and share information. All parents are welcome!

Minutes of previous DPAC meetings will be provided below as they become available.

Minutes