A local, accountable school board
Her website says she would advocate for a reformed board that restores a local, accountable voice in school decisions and would oppose provincial overreach.
Marisa Sterling campaign website · Home01 / Introduction
About Marisa Sterling
Marisa Sterling appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Toronto District School Board in Ward 10. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as August 19, 2026 and a campaign website, votesterling.ca. Ward 10 covers Beaches-East York and Scarborough Southwest.
Engineers Canada’s board page lists Marisa Sterling as Assistant Dean and Director, Diversity, Inclusion and Professionalism at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, and says she was elected the 101st president of Professional Engineers Ontario. The page gives no dates. Her campaign website says she has been a university assistant dean for over nine years at the University of Toronto and York University, was president and chair of the Board of Professional Engineers Ontario, and now sits on the Board of Engineers Canada. voche.me could not open Professional Engineers Ontario’s own pages, which refused the request, so the presidency rests on Engineers Canada’s page and her own site.
Her campaign website says she is a 26-year resident of Scarborough Southwest and Beaches-East York who was educated in TDSB schools. It says that since the province placed the TDSB under supervision in June 2025, trustees have had no work phone, computer or staff support. The TDSB’s trustee wards page says that during supervision trustees have no official duties with the board.
02 / The issues
Priorities & positions
Campaign-source summarySummarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
A local engagement network
Her website says she would build a network that listens to students, educators, families and community members and brings gaps and ideas forward.
Marisa Sterling campaign website · HomeClass sizes, student supports and funding
Her website lists smaller class sizes, stronger student supports, safer schools and sustainable funding, with local input on staffing and resources.
Marisa Sterling campaign website · HomeResearch status
What voche.me has checked
Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates, the home page of her campaign website, her Know Your Vote T.O. page, Engineers Canada’s board page, her Instagram page (read through a summary), the City Clerk’s 2022 declaration of results, the TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list, the TDSB’s trustee wards page and Beach Metro Community News of August 21, 2026. Her professional roles come from Engineers Canada’s page, which describes its own board, and from her campaign website. Both are attributed in the sentences that carry them.
TDSB wards changed for 2026. Ward 10 covers City wards 19 and 20, which are Beaches-East York and Scarborough Southwest. The TDSB’s 2018 to 2022 trustee list names the old Ward 16 as Beaches-East York and the old Ward 18 as Scarborough Southwest. The City Clerk’s 2022 results show Michelle Aarts elected in the old Ward 16 and Malika Ghous elected in the old Ward 18. Those seats belong to the old wards and are not treated as seats in the new Ward 10. Beach Metro Community News reported on August 21, 2026 that Michelle Aarts registered for the new Ward 10 and withdrew her name on August 20, that the two old wards were merged into Ward 10, and that nine candidates are registered for it. voche.me found no current TDSB page that names the holder of the old Ward 18 seat, because the board’s ward pages loaded only the board’s home page, so that seat rests on the 2022 results alone. The TDSB’s trustee wards page says that during provincial supervision the powers of trustees rest with the provincially appointed Supervisor, that trustees have no official duties with the board at this time, and that this also applies to trustees elected in the October 2026 municipal election.
Gaps. The campaign website’s figures (a $32 million budget, 90,000 engineers, 55 schools and 25,000 students in Ward 10) were not checked against another source, and none is repeated here. Professional Engineers Ontario’s pages returned an access error. Her Facebook account was not opened. No school board minutes were opened and no school board or City seat is on record for her in these sources. The questionnaire has not been sent.
City of Toronto · list of certified candidatesMarisa Sterling campaign website · HomeEngineers Canada · Our BoardKnow Your Vote T.O. · Marisa Sterling, TDSB Ward 10TDSB · Trustee WardsTDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal electionBeach Metro Community News · Stampede of candidates register to run for open Toronto-Danforth council seat, August 21, 2026
03 / Background
Experience & community
Assistant Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
Engineers Canada’s board page lists her as Assistant Dean and Director, Diversity, Inclusion and Professionalism. Her website says she has held university assistant dean roles for over nine years.
Engineers Canada · Our BoardPresident, Professional Engineers Ontario
Engineers Canada’s board page says she was elected the 101st president of Professional Engineers Ontario. voche.me could not open the regulator’s own pages to check this.
Engineers Canada · Our BoardDirector, Engineers Canada
Engineers Canada’s board page lists her among its directors. Her website says she currently sits on the board.
Engineers Canada · Our Board04 / 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 Marisa Sterling 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 Marisa Sterling's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Marisa Sterling?
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Marisa Sterling's own campaign.
Does Marisa Sterling currently hold public office?
Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Marisa Sterling.
How many sources does this Marisa Sterling profile cite?
This profile lists 8 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Marisa Sterling's page show no answer?
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Marisa Sterling 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 is the election Marisa Sterling is running in?
The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Toronto District School Board race, is decided on October 26, 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 Toronto · list of certified candidates Checked
- Marisa Sterling campaign website · Home Checked
- Engineers Canada · Our Board Checked
- Know Your Vote T.O. · Marisa Sterling, TDSB Ward 10 Checked
- TDSB · Trustee Wards Checked
- TDSB · Trustees, 2018-2022 Checked
- City Clerk · Declaration of Results, 2022 Toronto municipal election Checked
- Beach Metro Community News · Stampede of candidates register to run for open Toronto-Danforth council seat, August 21, 2026 Checked
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