Dr. Jordan Tinney is recently retired as Superintendent of one of Canada’s largest school districts in Surrey, British Columbia. Serving previously on three other Boards, he knows places large and small, rural and urban. With a Ph. D. in curriculum, a Master’s in Leadership, and a Certified Evidence-Based Executive Coach, Jordan now serves leadership and education as a strategic consultant. With a deep interest in the complexity of leadership and ways to support effective governance, Jordan is currently working across Canada in numerous jurisdictions to support governance and leadership at the system level.

Jordan recently led a two-year project to write leadership competencies for system leaders in BC, was an external advisor on Manitoba’s rewriting of leadership standards for school leaders and recently co-authored a series of case studies on global leadership competencies. He also has written a series of documents supporting powerful and inclusive governance for Boards of Education across BC. Jordan enjoys a range of work from governance, policy and strategic planning to executive coaching at the individual or team level all in service quality education for all children. He now lives in Kelowna with his wife and son where he enjoys getting out on his dirt bike roaming the hills and mountain lakes while also trying to improve his golf swing.