The New Westminster Progressive Electors Coalition has added a fourth name to its slate of school trustee hopefuls.
The group announced on Monday that J.P. LeBerg would be running for school trustee alongside Danielle Connelly, Cyrus Sy and Lisa Falbo in the upcoming civic election.
“I’m good friends with a number of the candidates with the New West Progressives and they were looking for a few additional people to stand up and come forward, so I volunteered and here were are,” he told the Record. “I’m learning as I go.”
LeBerg has worked in sales and is a longtime Glenbrook North resident. He has three kids, two who attend Ecole Glenbrook Middle School and another at New Westminster Secondary School, and has volunteered as a coach for a number of their sports teams.
While he admits he’s green when it comes to elections – and the school board, for that matter – LeBerg said, if elected, his goal would be to make the school board a welcoming place for all parents and students.
“I think there’s been some concerns with communication, just trying to see how we can address that (and) keep some parents more in the loop,” he said, adding that he and his fellow Progressives candidates are just looking for an opportunity to give back to their community.
“We’re hoping to help out, that’s really the bottom line of what we’re really all about.”
