At a special meeting held on August 5 , the ACSTA Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Dawn Miller as Vice President and unanimously elected Andrew Gustafson, Trustee and Vice-Chair of Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools, to serve as Interim Vice-President of the Association. 

Now in his first term, with nearly four years of service, Andrew represents Okotoks in his capacity as a trustee for Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools. Andrew has also been a member of the ACSTA Board of Directors for three years, chairing the 2023 Nominations Committee and contributing to both the 2024 Awards Committee and the 2024 AGM Planning Committee.

Catholic education is deeply personal for Andrew — his wife has been a Catholic school teacher and administrator for 27 years and their three children are all graduates or current students of Catholic schools in Okotoks. Andrew has also coached basketball within the Catholic school community for many years. His longtime immersion in Catholic education has solidified Andrew's conviction that publicly funded Catholic education in Alberta is a gift that he is proud to protect for future generations. 

Andrew has served in various community capacities over his 20 years as a small business owner in Okotoks. His investment in local community has included leadership roles with the Chamber of Commerce, Sheep River Health Trust, Foothills Okotoks Recreation Society, The Okotoks Rotary Club, and The Okotoks Basketball Association. He is also the Executive Vice Present of Calgary Minor Basketball.  In recognition of these community contributions, Andrew and his wife received the Canada 150 Award in 2017 and the Heart of Okotoks Award in 2015.

Andrew considers it an "honour and privilege" to serve in a formal leadership role with the ACSTA and looks forward to the opportunity to learn and contribute during his term as interim Vice President.