Doctoral Fellowship in Education
Each year, the Association awards two fellowships, valued at $15,000 each, to ATA members who have been accepted into, or have already embarked upon, full-time study in a doctoral program in education at a recognized public university. The fellowship program is intended to recognize academic excellence and to help defray the financial costs of university study.
Mat Campbell
Mat Campbell is from Fort McMurray and currently serves as the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment with Fort McMurray Catholic Schools. Previously, he was a school-based administrator, learning coach and high school science teacher.
Campbell is interested in studying change leadership and how it intersects with creating more equitable school systems. He holds an M.Ed. (2014), a B.Ed. (2009) and a B.Sc. (2007). Campbell says he is proud to teach and lead in northern Alberta and is a fierce promoter of the Wood Buffalo region. In his spare time, he works as a contract instructor at the University of Alberta and enjoys travelling and spending time with his family.
Linda Doyle
Linda Doyle is currently a principal with the Calgary Board of Education and has held various roles in outreach education, secondary humanities and Indigenous education over her teaching career. Most recently, Doyle served for two years as the co-chair with Calgary Public Women in Leadership and currently serves as a member at large. She also sits on the ATA’s Indigenous Education Committee.
Doyle is pursuing her doctorate of education with a focus on school-based leadership for reconciliation. She hopes to contribute to her field and her community through building an understanding of the necessary conditions for improving education for self-identified First Nations, Métis and Inuit learners.
Nadene M. Thomas Graduate Research Bursary
The Nadene M. Thomas Graduate Research Bursary in the amount of $5,000 is offered annually to a member of the Alberta Teachers’ Association who is enrolled in a graduate program in a specialty in education at a recognized Canadian university. Research must focus on health issues affecting teachers and/or on teachers' working conditions.
Jillian Marino
Jillian Marino is the principal at Vimy Ridge Academy, a sports alternative school in Edmonton Public Schools serving 1,160 students in Grades 7–12. Previously, she was the principal at John D. Bracco Junior High in northeast Edmonton.
Marino began her leadership journey as a department head of social studies, and then continued in the role of a high school assistant principal at various Edmonton schools. She has been with Edmonton Public Schools for 26 years and worked as a teacher at several schools.
As a school leader, Marino believes in building community, supporting students in academic achievement, developing leadership and citizenship in youth, mental health safety and wellness, and ensuring student and staff success in the teaching and learning journey together. She is currently completing her masters in counselling psychology at Yorkville University, New Brunswick.