Prior to his retirement in 2021, Arruda served the division as Superintendent for eight years, after a life-long career in education as a high school teacher, principal, and senior administrator.
During his years serving Lakeland Catholic, Arruda was key in the establishment of a Catholic school in Lac La Biche and introducing high school programming at Holy Family Catholic School in Waskatenau.
Under his leadership, schools such as St. Dominic Elementary, École Notre Dame Elementary, Holy Cross Elementary, and Dr. Bernard Brosseau all received facility improvem