Personal:
   
Name: Murli G. Pendharkar (Mr.)
Date of Birth: February 19, 1930
Citizenship: Canadian
Married to Sudha: we have three children and six grand children.
Health: Excellent.


Education:
   
M. Ed. (University of Toronto, Canada) – Major: Administration
B. Sc. (University of Bombay, India) – Major: Mathematics
B. T. (Visva Bharati University, India) – Major: Teaching Math & Science
B. Ed. (University of Toronto, Canada)  
Conflict Resolution Certificate – Law Faculty, University of Windsor, Canada
Work Experience:
 

India (1 year: 1952-53):
Taught Senior High School Math

Tanzania (7 years: 1954 – 61):
Taught Jr. & Sr. High School Math & Jr. Science.

Saskatchewan, Canada (1961 – 72, 1986 – 87):
Taught Senior Math & Chemistry & Principal
K – 12 Schools for 10 years.

British Columbia, Canada (1972 – 74):
Principal – Middle School

British Columbia, Canada (1975 – 1986):
Superintendent of Schools

British Columbia, Canada (1987 – present):
Management Consultant

Jiangdu High School – BC Curriculum
China (April & May 2004)
Community Involvement:
 
  • Elected a School Trustee, SD 23, British Columbia for two terms (1993-96 & 1999 – 2001). Elected Chair of the School Board during the 3rd year of each term. Budget: $150 million.
  • Appointed, Chair Okanagan Similkameen Regional Health Board for three years (1997 -2000). Budget: $300 million.
  • Elected, Director, Health Employers Association of BC (1997 – 2000) & Appointed, Member Healthcare Benefit Trust Board (1998 – 2003)
  • Elected, Director of Interior Savings Credit Union (Assets at the time: $500 million) for three, 3-year terms; Chair of Audit Committee for six years.
  • Elected, Director, Kelowna & District Society for the Mentally Handicapped (Community Living) 1993 – 95, Chair – Personnel Committee.
  • Elected VP and President, Canadian Red Cross Society (Thompson Okanagan Region) 1990 – 1992; also served on the BC Yukon Red Cross Society Executive for two years concurrently.
  • Federal Government Community Service Award (2000 – Senator Ross Fitzpatrick)
Rotary Involvement:
(This too is a community involvement but it is non-political hence listed separately)
 
  • Member Rotary Club of Kelowna (1978 – Present). One year hiatus because there was no Rotary Club where I was working.
  • Member Polio Plus Area Committee 1980
  • Member World Community Service Club Committee (1997 – Present). Chair of the Club & Area WCS Committee: 1998 – 2001.
  • Monitored, at own expense, 3H – 98 Amreli project by visiting the project once a year for the past seven years; made regular reports to the RI and participating Kelowna Area Rotary Clubs and to the 2003 District Conference.
  • Conducted a guided tour for over a dozen Rotarians/family/friends to visit the Amreli project and tour India.
  • Rotary Awards: Kelowna Rotary Club Rotarian of the Year (1996-97)
  • RI Service Above Self Award (2002)
  • District 5060 Rotarian of the Year Award (2003-2004)

Other Relevant Experience:

  • Chaired many External Evaluation Teams in BC. Wrote/Edited numerous comprehensive reports on the ‘state of education’ in a school.
  • As a member of BC Provincial Education Ministry’s Enrolment Audit Team for several years, I have become accustomed to reviewing programs of various kinds and writing reports to describe these programs, identify their strengths and recommend changes where needed.
  • I have some useful experience in ‘Conflict resolution’ consulting. The role of the consultant is to identify issues that cause the conflict and help the parties resolve the conflict.
  • My recent trip to China (See work experience above) was undertaken at the invitation of the Principal of Jiangdu School, an 8,000 student campus with a residential school component. During this trip I established good rapport with the school authorities although none spoke English! All communication was via an interpreter. I also helped begin a dialogue between the Mayors of Jiangdu and Kelowna for a future Twin City relationship.
  • The Gurukul School, Trivandrum, Kerala: Principal & Consultant: December 12, 2004 – March 31 2005. During the three months’ of consultation/administration, The Gurukul School’s reputation was enhanced as a viable alternate to the traditional school. The activities included addressing the business community, corporate officers, Rotary clubs, parents of the school, and staffing the school for 2005-06 school year as well as organizing it for the new school year.
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