--- title: "Jen Mezei: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/jen-mezei" last_updated: "2026-10-30T23:51:32.009Z" meta: description: "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 19,876 votes, 4th of 16 (official count). Jen Mezei was re-elected as a Burnaby school trustee on..." "og:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 19,876 votes, 4th of 16 (official count). Jen Mezei was re-elected as a Burnaby school trustee on..." "og:title": "Jen Mezei: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026" "twitter:description": "Elected School Trustee in the Burnaby 2026 election with 19,876 votes, 4th of 16 (official count). Jen Mezei was re-elected as a Burnaby school trustee on..." "twitter:title": "Jen Mezei: elected School Trustee, Burnaby 2026" --- School Trustee · Burnaby 2026 # Jen Mezei - Elected, School Trustee19,876 votes, 4th of 16. Official count, City of Burnaby. [All results](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/results#school-trustee) Re-elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026, for a third term. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association, chaired the board after her first election in 2018, and has been its vice-chair since November 2024. Jen Mezei was re-elected as a Burnaby school trustee on October 17, 2026, with 19,876 votes in the City of Burnaby's count, the fourth-highest total of the 16 trustee candidates. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA), whose seven trustee candidates all won. Burnaby Schools records show she was chosen as board chair when first elected in 2018 and was chair again in 2021, and board minutes show her as vice-chair since November 2024. The BC School Trustees Association lists her as a provincial director for 2023 to 2025. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association2026 ![Jen Mezei, from City of Burnaby.](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/images/candidates/jen-mezei-640.webp) *Jen MezeiSchool Trusteev.* [Image: City of Burnaby](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/elections/candidates/office-of-school-trustees-candidate-profiles) Promise tracker ## 18 promises. What Jen has done since. Tracked since October 18, 2026. Every change of status links to the vote, motion or report behind it. -
No action yet**Put classroom services and supports first in budget decisions**School funding · Own promise In the Freshet News questionnaire, on the law that districts must balance their budgets, she wrote that she will continue to put services and supports in the classroom first and keep students at the centre of decisions. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Jen Mezei, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep the Michael J. Fox Theatre open through a third-party operator**Facilities · Own promise In the Freshet News questionnaire she said that, with community partners and support from the City, the theatre will stay open to the public once a third-party operator is chosen. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Freshet News · Jen Mezei, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press the Ministry to build schools for the enrolment Burnaby expects**Facilities · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry of Education and Child Care to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects in the future, as well as the number enrolled today. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Make the case for Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East schools**Facilities · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to make the case for the new schools it says Burnaby needs, Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, and for new buildings to replace Cameron and Maywood. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Push for inclusive child care in every new school**Child care · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to push for child care that includes every child to be built into every new school. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press the Ministry for money for the learning supports students need**School funding · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Ministry for the money to provide the learning supports Burnaby students need. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Invest in early help with reading and math**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to invest in early intervention in literacy and numeracy. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Ask for stable funding that grows with Burnaby**School funding · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advocate for predictable, stable funding that the school district can plan around and that grows as the city grows. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**More community input in school district planning**Board governance · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand community input in the school district's planning. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Keep the district's SOGI policy strong**Safe schools · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to keep the district's sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) policy strong, so that every student, staff member and family is respected and safe. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Recommit to reconciliation**Inclusion · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to recommit to meaningful reconciliation. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Advance equity and accessibility in the district**Inclusion · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to advance the district's work on equity and accessibility. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Press Ottawa to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools**Student well-being · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the federal government to keep funding Settlement Workers in Schools, so that newcomer students and families can get support. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Set clear rules for AI in schools with teachers, staff and unions**Safe schools · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to work with teachers, support staff, their unions and experts to set clear rules for artificial intelligence (AI) in schools that protect student data and mental health. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Bring community input into the district's AI policy**Board governance · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to bring community input into the governance and policy decisions on AI. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**More after-school programs at schools, open to all families**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand after-school programs at schools, with access for all families. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Swimming and lifeguard programs for every student**Programs · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to expand the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
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No action yet**Grow the school meals program**Student well-being · Party platform The BCA's 2026 platform promises to grow the school meals program, so that no Burnaby student tries to learn while hungry. No vote or decision on this promise yet. Where the promise was made: Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform (opens in a new tab).
01 / Introduction ## About Jen Mezei Jen Mezei was re-elected to the Burnaby Board of Education on October 17, 2026. The City of Burnaby's count gives her 19,876 votes, the fourth-highest total of the 16 candidates for the seven trustee seats, and the City's chief election officer declared her elected on October 21, 2026. She ran with the Burnaby Citizens Association. Its seven trustee candidates took all seven seats, and Freshet News listed her in September 2026 as one of three BCA trustees seeking re-election. She was first elected in 2018. The Burnaby Schools post on the board sworn in that November lists her as chair of a board with five new members, and the board's minutes show her chosen as chair again for 2021 to 2022. Burnaby Now reported that she won a second term in October 2022. The board chose her as vice-chair on November 26, 2024 and again on December 16, 2025, and in December 2025 also chose her as its provincial councillor to the BC School Trustees Association and its representative to the BC Public School Employers' Association. The BC School Trustees Association lists her as a director from Burnaby on its provincial board for 2023 to 2025. The 2018 Burnaby Schools post says she had served as chair of the Burnaby District Parent Advisory Council and as president of the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils. By her own account, in the statement she gave the City, she has chaired the English Language Learners Consortium for six years, and in the Freshet News questionnaire she said she chairs the board's policy committee. In the Freshet News questionnaire she named three top issues: support for students through equity and inclusion, provincial operating funding that falls short of what students need, and provincial capital funding for the growth in enrolment. She wrote that she will continue to put classroom services and supports first in the budget. Her promise tracker holds her own promises from that questionnaire and the BCA platform's school commitments. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Classroom supports first in the budget In the Freshet News questionnaire she wrote that she will continue to put services and supports in the classroom first and keep students at the centre of decisions, and that the Province's way of sharing out Classroom Enhancement Funding strains Burnaby's budget. [Freshet News · Jen Mezei, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/jen-mezei/) 02 ### Capital funding for enrolment growth She named securing provincial capital funding for the growth in enrolment Burnaby expects as one of her top three issues. [Freshet News · Jen Mezei, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/jen-mezei/) 03 ### The BCA platform: new schools, stable funding and school meals The BCA's 2026 platform promises to press the Province to build schools for the enrolment Burnaby expects, to ask for stable funding for the learning supports students need, and to grow the school meals program. [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [BCA platform](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) Elector organization ## What the BCA promised for schools The Burnaby Citizens Association's 2026 platform has a section on public schools. It lists what the BCA says its trustees delivered and what they plan next. The BCA ran seven trustee candidates, and the City's count shows all seven elected. Its plans for schools include pressing the Province to build schools for the number of students Burnaby expects, making the case for new schools at Brentwood West, Bainbridge Village and Brentwood East, asking for stable funding for learning supports, keeping the district's SOGI policy strong, setting rules for AI in schools, and growing the school meals program. The promise tracker lists each school commitment on the platform. [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform) [Freshet News · 16 candidates vying for seven seats on Burnaby board of education, by Theresa McManus, September 13, 2026](https://www.freshetnews.ca/16-candidates-vying-for-seven-seats-on-burnaby-board-of-education/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Researched on 2026-10-29 through the seven search steps listed below: the City's candidate profile, results and declaration, the BCA's page about her and its platform, her Freshet News questionnaire and VoteMate page, the Burnaby Schools trustee page and its 2018 post on the new board, the board minutes of November 2021, November 2024 and December 2025, Burnaby Now's report of the 2022 swearing-in, and the BC School Trustees Association's list of directors. Her work with the English Language Learners Consortium and as chair of the board's policy committee is her own account and has not been checked. Her City profile lists the BCA's Instagram and Facebook accounts and no account of her own. Her votes on the board were not read one by one. No news report of a statement from her after the 2026 vote was found. 03 / Background ## Experience & community 2018 to now ### School Trustee, Burnaby Board of Education Sworn in with the new board in November 2018, by the Burnaby Schools post on that board, and re-elected in 2022 and on October 17, 2026. [Burnaby Schools · Board of Education, newly elected trustees sworn in, November 2018](https://burnabyschools.ca/newly-elected-board-of-education/) November 2018, and 2021 to 2022 ### Chair, Burnaby Board of Education Listed as chair of the board sworn in in November 2018, and chosen as chair for 2021 to 2022 by the minutes of November 23, 2021. Other years of her first term were not checked. [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 23, 2021](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-23-2021.pdf) November 2024 to now ### Vice-Chair, Burnaby Board of Education Chosen as vice-chair on November 26, 2024 and December 16, 2025, by the board's minutes. [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, December 16, 2025](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-December-16-2025.pdf) 2023 to 2025 ### Director, BC School Trustees Association The association lists her as a director from Burnaby on its board for 2023 to 2025. [BC School Trustees Association · BCSTA's Board of Directors for 2023-25, May 2, 2023](https://bcsta.org/bcstas-board-of-directors-for-2023-25/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Jen Mezei directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Jen Mezei's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
How did Jen Mezei do in the 2026 Burnaby municipal election? Jen Mezei was elected School Trustee with 19,876 votes, 4th of 16 in the official count. The City of Burnaby published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
Is this an official page for Jen Mezei? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Jen Mezei's own campaign.
What party did Jen Mezei run with? Jen Mezei ran for School Trustee with BCA - Burnaby Citizens Association.
Does Jen Mezei currently hold public office? Yes. Jen Mezei currently serves as School Trustee and Vice-Chair, Burnaby Board of Education.
How many sources does this Jen Mezei profile cite? This profile lists 15 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Jen Mezei's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Jen Mezei in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When was the election Jen Mezei ran in? The 2026 Burnaby municipal election, including the School Trustee race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Burnaby · official election results, October 17, 2026 ](https://elections.burnaby.ca/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [City of Burnaby · Declaration of official election results, October 21, 2026 ](https://burnaby.widen.net/s/jzvsfrfktg/2026-elections-declaration-of-results)Checked October 29, 2026 - [City of Burnaby · candidate profiles, School Trustee ](https://www.burnaby.ca/our-city/mayor-and-council/elections/candidates/office-of-school-trustees-candidate-profiles)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Citizens Association · Jen Mezei, School Board candidate ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/candidates/jenmezei)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Citizens Association · 2026 platform ](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/platform)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Freshet News · Jen Mezei, Burnaby school trustee candidate, September 30, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/jen-mezei/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Freshet News · 16 candidates vying for seven seats on Burnaby board of education, by Theresa McManus, September 13, 2026 ](https://www.freshetnews.ca/16-candidates-vying-for-seven-seats-on-burnaby-board-of-education/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [VoteMate · Jen Mezei, BCA for Burnaby School Trustee, 2026 BC Local Elections ](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13193?riding=796)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Schools · Burnaby Board of Education trustees ](https://burnabyschools.ca/board/trustees/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Schools · Board of Education, newly elected trustees sworn in, November 2018 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/newly-elected-board-of-education/)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 23, 2021 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-23-2021.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Now · 'A profound responsibility': Burnaby's new school board sworn in, by Cornelia Naylor, November 24, 2022 (read from the Internet Archive copy) ](https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/a-profound-responsibility-burnabys-new-school-board-sworn-in-6153971)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, November 26, 2024 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-November-26-2024.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [Burnaby Board of Education · minutes of the public board meeting, December 16, 2025 ](https://burnabyschools.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Minutes-Public-Board-Meeting-December-16-2025.pdf)Checked October 29, 2026 - [BC School Trustees Association · BCSTA's Board of Directors for 2023-25, May 2, 2023 ](https://bcsta.org/bcstas-board-of-directors-for-2023-25/)Checked October 29, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [BCA: Jen Mezei](https://www.burnaby-citizens.ca/candidates/jenmezei) [Burnaby Schools: the Board of Education](https://burnabyschools.ca/board/trustees/) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates) [School Trustee**Bill Brassington**](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/bill-brassington) [School Trustee**Colin Zuo**](https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/colin-zuo) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Jen Mezei a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.