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Jesse Mark
General Counsel-Legal Services
- Administrative Assistant: Carolyn Lesway , 613-596-8211, ext. 8232
Jesse is the General Counsel at the OCDSB, and is responsible for both the Legal Services and Governance Services teams. The Legal Services team oversees the district’s legal, privacy, and risk management functions. The Governance Services team supports the trustees and governance committees, and is also responsible for policy development and corporate records management. Jesse has held various management positions at the OCDSB, and at various other times has led OCDSB teams in communications, research, strategy, and workplace investigations.
Jesse’s diverse professional background includes time as a management systems professional, an elementary school teacher, a youth rights litigator, and a legal educator. Jesse has represented clients at all levels of court in Ontario, and was the lead lawyer on several precedent-setting cases impacting youth rights.
Jesse is the primary staff contact for the OCDSB’s Policy Review Committee, Advocacy Strategy Committee, and the Director and Board Performance Appraisal Committee.