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Jonina Campbell is proud to call New Westminster home. From her website at www.joninacampbell.ca, she said she believes New Westminster "is a great place to raise her three children, Matthew, Sophie and Sadie, with her husband, Andrew.

Lisa Graham and her husband David have two children, David, an NWSS special needs graduate in 2010, and Julie, currently an NWSS honour roll student. Graham and her family are the fifth generation of her family to live in the family-built house.

James Janzen, an incumbent trustee, was born and raised in New Westminster, where he attended Lord Kelvin Elementary and New Westminster Secondary School.

Brenda McEachern-Keen and her husband moved to New Westminster 23 years ago. They purchased and renovated a wonderful old home. Their two sons both attended public school in the Royal City and recently graduated from NWSS.

Jim Goring, 59, is seeking a third term as a New Westminster school trustee after previously serving between 1996 and 1999 and from 2008 to present day.

James Pepa was born on Aug. 5, 1983 in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the youngest of two children. Pepa and his family moved to New Westminster when he was an infant and has lived in the West End his whole life.

With 31 years of service, Michael Ewen is the province's longest serving school trustee. Ewen and his family have lived in New Westminster for five generations.

James Bell is running for both New Westminster council and New Westminster board of education.

Casey Cook is a New Westminster resident of 26 years. His children went to school in New Westminster and his grandchild currently does now. Cook retired after 34 years as an administrator with the City of Vancouver.

MaryAnn Mortensen announced in September that she will be seeking a school trustee position in New Westminster. Mortensen was born in Strathroy, Ont., the youngest of three children. She met her husband Trevor shortly after moving to B.C.