About me
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 Masters 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. He also recently co-authored a Canadian case study as part of a series on global leadership competencies for the World Innovation Summit for Education. These case studies were presented to the UN in 2023. Jordan’s passion is to help those with the complexity of leadership and he has keynoted or presented numerous sessions across Canada all designed to help educators develop the knowledge, skills, abilities, and ethic of care to lead in today’s diverse landscape.
He is currently collaborating with Michael Fullan creating a toolkit for system transformation, is authoring a six-part leadership series based on case studies gathered from interviewing system leaders about their lived experiences in leadership, and is designing a foundational leadership series which will help people in their transition to new leadership roles.
Jordan 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.
