TDSB & Me: Tasha Smith – Toronto District School Board

April 14, 2026

TDSB & Me is a staff storytelling series that celebrates the people who help our schools and workplaces thrive. Each profile recognizes the everyday leadership, creativity, and care that shapes our system and supports student success.

Tasha Smith first noticed the absence of Indigenous voices in school leadership as a student. Growing up European and Anishinaabe, and as a member of Wiikwemikoong Unceded Territory, she rarely saw leaders who shared her background or lived experience. While completing her Master of Education, she worked alongside Dr. Susan Dion, a Lenape and Potawatomi scholar. “Dr. Dion opened my eyes to the possibilities in education for an Indigenous person,” Tasha says. That experience, combined with seeing other Indigenous women grow into leadership roles, guided her to Kapapamahchakwew – Wandering Spirit School, where she began as a teacher and now serves as Vice-Principal.

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