Sitting Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee for Zone 10 (Rideau-Vanier, Rideau-Rockcliffe and Somerset wards) and the board’s Vice-Chair, seeking another term against Cameron Bonesso; she won the 2022 race with 59.6 percent; her campaign site lists her 2026 votes on bus attendants and virtual schools.
Cindy Desclouds-Simpson is on the City of Ottawa’s open data list of nominated candidates for Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee in Zone 10, which covers City Wards 12, 13 and 14, with a nomination dated May 4, 2026. The other nominee in the zone is Cameron Bonesso. The board’s trustee page lists Cindy Simpson as Vice-Chair and Zone 10 trustee, its release of November 12, 2024 names Cindy Desclouds-Simpson as Vice-Chair for Zone 10, and the City’s results give her 1,296 of 2,173 votes, 59.6 percent, in the 2022 race. Her campaign website calls her the current trustee and Vice-Chair, lists her career in Catholic education and sets out priorities for a next term.
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The City of Ottawa’s open data file shows Cindy Desclouds-Simpson’s nomination for trustee of the Ottawa Catholic School Board in Zone 10 dated May 4, 2026, with no withdrawal. The other nomination in the zone is Cameron Bonesso, dated May 1, 2026. CTV News Ottawa’s guide of September 9, 2026 lists both, marks neither as acclaimed, and links her name to her campaign website. The City’s page for this board could not be read, so voche.me relies on the open data file.
The board’s trustee page lists Cindy Simpson as Vice-Chair, Zone 10, which covers Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe and Ward 14 Somerset. The board’s release of November 12, 2024 names Trustee Cindy Desclouds-Simpson as Vice-Chair, representing Zone 10 and the board’s virtual schools. Its release of November 15, 2022 says Trustee Cindy Simpson was acclaimed Vice-Chair, that it was her second term of office, and that she was a retired principal and former executive director of the Youville Centre. The City’s official results for the October 24, 2022 election give Cindy Desclouds-Simpson 1,296 of the 2,173 votes cast in the Zone 10 race, which is 59.6 percent, against 877 for Cameron Bonesso.
Her campaign website says she is the incumbent, trustee for the last 8 years and Vice-Chair for the last 4 years, with over 40 years of experience in Catholic education, a master’s degree in educational administration, 20 years in the classroom, 13 years as a school administrator and 6 years as executive director of the Youville Centre. It lists a 2015 “Community Builder of the Year for Growing Up Great” award and a 2009 commendation from the board’s Director of Education. These are the campaign’s statements about itself, and voche.me has not checked the awards or the length of service. A 2018 article in the Sandy Hill community newspaper IMAGE lists her as a candidate for Zone 10 in that year’s election.
The site says that in 2026 she voted against removing bus monitors on June 23, and voted against changes to the virtual schools on March 11, 2026. The board’s release of June 23, 2026 and CTV News Ottawa of June 24, 2026 report that the trustees voted unanimously on June 23 to rescind the cut to bus attendant positions, and CTV News Ottawa reports that the board called the cut an operational decision that was not brought to the trustees. Neither source names how individual trustees voted. The board’s Board Motions Registry runs to the meeting of June 9, 2026 and holds no entry for March 11 or June 23, 2026, so voche.me could not check the virtual schools vote. The registry names her as mover or seconder of motions from September 9, 2025 to June 9, 2026 and lists no vote counts. Her opponent’s campaign website criticises a January 2026 vote on executive pay, and voche.me found no record that shows how she voted on it.
voche.me found no complaint or allegation about her in the sources read.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
The campaign website lists, for the next term, representing constituents by listening to their issues and helping find solutions, and a strategic plan reflected in a balanced budget.
It also lists fiscally responsible decisions that benefit the whole Ottawa Catholic school community.
The campaign website lists developing Catholic social teachings and gospel values, carrying out the board’s Mental Health and Well-Being strategy, and carrying out its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion framework.
Cindy Desclouds-Simpson · campaign websiteThe campaign website lists responsible use of artificial intelligence, critical thinking and digital citizenship, individual education plans with accommodations, and programs such as virtual programs, specialized high school majors and trades programs.
Cindy Desclouds-Simpson · campaign websiteThe campaign website lists working with the Parent Involvement Committee, the Ottawa Catholic School Parents’ Association and the Special Education Advisory Committee on budget choices.
It also lists working with student trustees, the Student Senate, the Black Student Forum, the Indigenous Student Forum and school-based Gay-Straight Alliances.
Evidence reviewed on October 7, 2026: the home page of her campaign website vote4cindy.ca, the City’s open data file of nominations and its 2022 official results for the Zone 10 race, an Internet Archive copy of the City’s list of nominated candidates for this board (last updated June 29, 2026), the board’s trustee page, its releases of October 26, 2022, November 15, 2022, November 14, 2023, November 12, 2024 and June 23, 2026, its Board Motions Registry for 2025 to 2026, the IMAGE article of October 1, 2018, CTV News Ottawa of June 24 and September 9, 2026, and the public parts of her X and Instagram profiles.
Gaps. The City’s page for the Ottawa Catholic School Board could not be read: ottawa.ca returns an empty page to automated requests, and the Internet Archive holds no copy of the certified list. The only archived copy is the City’s list of nominated candidates last updated June 29, 2026. The career, awards, committee roles and the two 2026 votes are the campaign’s own statements; the registry gives no individual votes and holds no entry for the two dates. Her posts on X need a login and were not read. Her LinkedIn page, which the site links to, refused an automated request and was not read. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent.
The board’s release of November 15, 2022 calls Trustee Cindy Simpson Vice-Chair in her second term, and the release of November 12, 2024 names Cindy Desclouds-Simpson as Vice-Chair for Zone 10. The campaign website says she has been trustee for the last 8 years. The City’s results give her 1,296 of 2,173 votes in the 2022 race.
Ottawa Catholic School Board · Ottawa Catholic School Board Affirms Leadership with Acclaimed Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024-2025, November 12, 2024The board’s release of November 15, 2022 calls her a retired principal and former executive director of the Youville Centre. Her campaign website gives 20 years of teaching, 13 years as a school administrator and 6 years as executive director. voche.me has not checked the years.
Ottawa Catholic School Board · OCSB Chair and Vice-Chair Acclaimed for Another Year, November 15, 2022Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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