About the MTA
About the MTA
The MTA Offices are located on the traditional and unsurrendered territories of the Kanien’kehà:ka Nation. We recognize this Nation as the custodian of the lands and waters on which we gather today. We respect and affirm the inherent and Treaty rights of all Indigenous Peoples.
Who Belongs to the MTA
The Montreal Teachers Association (MTA) is the union representing all teachers working for the English Montreal School Board.
The MTA has been in existence since March 31, 1966, when two separate organizations, one for men and one for women, merged to form the MTA. At that time, the MTA represented teachers in the employ of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM).
In July of 1998, linguistic school boards replaced the previous confessional school boards, and on January 15, 1999, the MTA officially became the union representing all teachers in the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
The MTA has been in existence since March 31, 1966, when two separate organizations, one for men and one for women, merged to form the MTA. At that time, the MTA represented teachers in the employ of the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM).
In July of 1998, linguistic school boards replaced the previous confessional school boards, and on January 15, 1999, the MTA officially became the union representing all teachers in the English Montreal School Board (EMSB).
Staff
Nadia Greco
Union Advisor
- Consultation (Teacher Council, Governing Board, Allocation of Resources Committee)
- Extra-Curricular Activity Compensation & Value-Added
- Hiring, Assignment & Transfer (Youth Sector)
- Leaves of Absence & Sabbaticals
- Teacher Workloads (Youth Sector)
- Professional Improvement Committee (PIC)
Valentina De Castris
Sandra Rivest
Sylvain Mercier
The MTA Staff also consists of Valentina De Castris and Sandra Rivest who take care of the daily operations of the office, and Sylvain Mercier, who takes care of our bookkeeping.
Executive Committee
The members of the MTA Executive are elected every two years. Other than the full-time MTA President, Lori Newton, the members of the Executive are all full-time teachers who work on a voluntary basis for the union. The MTA Executive usually meets once every two weeks, generally after school, to conduct the business of the Association.
Lori Newton
President
Michael Gagliano
Secondary Vice-President, Teacher, Lester B. Pearson High School
Michael L’Altrella
Elementary Vice-President, Teacher, Michelangelo School
Joseph Rainone
Adult Ed. & Voc. Training Vice-President, Teacher, Rosemount Technology Centre
Kathleen Usher
General Chairperson, Teacher, Willingdon School
Christopher Hammock
Treasurer, Teacher,
James Lyng Adult Centre
Samantha Colatriano
Secretary, Teacher, Mackay Centre
Andrew Adams
Member-at-Large, Teacher, LaurenHill Academy - Junior Campus
Sabrina Ficca
Member-at-Large, Teacher, East Hill School
Reps
One of the strengths of the MTA is our network of MTA Reps, who serve as the link between the MTA and our schools and centres. Each school or centre is entitled to elect an MTA Representative for the first twenty (or fraction of twenty) members in active service, as well as an additional MTA Rep for each major fraction of twenty members after that.
MTA Reps usually meet with the MTA Executive and Staff about once a month to discuss issues of importance and make policy decisions for the MTA. They consult with their staffs prior to meetings, and report back afterwards. The following teachers are serving as MTA Reps for the present school year:
MTA Reps usually meet with the MTA Executive and Staff about once a month to discuss issues of importance and make policy decisions for the MTA. They consult with their staffs prior to meetings, and report back afterwards. The following teachers are serving as MTA Reps for the present school year:
Elementary Schools
| Bernadette Samanica-Steiner | Bancroft |
| Melissa Segreti | Carlyle |
| Stephanie Vezina-Tulli | Cedarcrest |
| Connie Wilson | Coronation |
| Sandra Agostinho | Dalkeith |
| Isabella Pasqualini | Dante |
| Marie-Christine Hanlon | Dunrae Gardens |
| Marialuisa Guarnieri | East Hill |
| Abdel El Hama | Edinburgh |
| Sandra Greco | Edward Murphy |
| Nicholas Von Roretz | Elizabeth Ballantyne |
| Theodora Stathopoulos | FACE |
| Martine Bernier & Linda Morelli | Gardenview |
| Karine Gomes-Silva | Gerald McShane |
| Gabrielle Darling | Hampstead |
| Elisa Infusini | Honoré Mercier |
| Martine Brosseau | John Caboto |
| Alessia Stillitano | Leonardo da Vinci Academy |
| Merton | |
| Michelangelo | |
| Martin Marcil | Nesbitt |
| Lynn Watson | Our Lady of Pompei |
| Parkdale | |
| Michelle Santilli & Gail Belanger | Pierre de Coubertin |
| Pierre E. Trudeau | |
| Roslyn | |
| Aaron Prosser | Royal Vale |
| Natasha Shena | Sinclair Laird |
| Shlomo Elkeslassli | St. Gabriel |
| Leighton Jacobs | St. Monica |
| St. Raphael | |
| Suzanne Drouin, David Weiss & Hope Tzaferis | Westmount Park |
| Selina Morrison | Willingdon |
Secondary Schools
| Theodora Stathopoulos | FACE |
| Focus | |
| Matthew Maxham | James Lyng |
| Steve Muoio | John F. Kennedy |
| Anthony Fowler | John Grant |
| Roch Brochu & Michael Strauss | LaurenHill Senior |
| Athanasios Tom Dafniotis | LaurenHill Junior |
| Joanna Kim-Dussault & Michal D’Addario | Laurier Macdonald |
| Paul Karpontinis & Alessio Giancola | Lester B. Pearson |
| Natasha Benvenuto | L.I.N.K.S. |
| Alessandra Martoccia & Stacey Blumer | Marymount |
| Patrick Stewart-Reid | MIND |
| Iain Childerhose | Options |
| Darren Clever | Outreach |
| Melissa Modica | Perspectives I |
| Perspectives II | |
| Samantha Fong | Programme Mile End |
| Demetra Angelidis | Quebec Virtual Academy |
| Naomi Gibbs & Alessio Giancola | Rosemount |
| Sheila Cherenfant-Sturge & Melissa Audet | Royal Vale |
| Antoine Tétreault & Charles Northey | Royal West |
| Venture | |
| Vezina | |
| Lev Berner & Marie-Eve Goyet Boucher | Vincent Massey |
| Robert Lavoie, Robert Green & Sabrina Jafralie | Westmount |
Social Affairs Institutions
| Cité des Prairies | |
| Elizabeth High | |
| Samantha Colatriano & Vanessa Sayer | Mackay Centre |
| Peter Tsatoumas | Montreal Children’s |
| Mountainview | |
| Alexandra Cosentino | Philip E. Layton |
| Elsie Brassard | Shriners Hospital |
| Sandia Alias | Mortimer B. Davis |
Adult Education
| Vera Tronca & Lisa Trotto | Galileo A.C. |
| Donovan King | High School of Montreal |
| Christopher Hammock | James Lyng A.C. (sac) |
| Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk | James Lyng A.C. (basic) |
| Ziauddin Syed | JFK Adult Education Centre |
| Marcelo Cesar | St. Laurent A.C. |
| Rosabel Herscovitch & Melanie Shields | Wagar A.C. |
Vocational Centres
| Edward (Ted) Mackay | Laurier Macdonald Vocational Centre |
| Pavlo Kimakovsky, Delon Calliste & Bernadette Clare O’Sullivan | Rosemount Technology Centre |
| Ginette Izard, Aleksandra Fani & Shawn McDonald | Shadd Health & Business Centre |
| Andrew Zielinski | St. Pius X Career Centre |
Internal MTA Committees
Adult Education*
| Joseph Rainone (chair) |
| Chris Hammock |
| Joseph Rainone |
| Donovan King |
| Giovanna Vaccaro |
| Rosabel Herscovitch |
| Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk |
| Lisa Trotto |
| Mauro Corneli |
| Domenico Di Santo |
| Lori Newton |
Finance & Budget*
| Chris Hammock (chair) |
| Roch Brochu |
| Joseph Rainone |
| Stacey Blumer |
| David Weiss |
| Giovanna Vaccaro |
| Peter Sutherland |
| Lori Newton |
Vocational Training*
| Joseph Rainone (chair) |
| Pavlo Kimakovsky |
| Aleksandra Fani |
| Edward Mackay |
| Andrew Zielinski |
| Shawn McDonald |
| Domenico Di Santo |
| Lori Newton |
Nominations*
| Kathleen Usher (chair) |
| Alessio Giancola |
| Marialuisa Guarnieri |
| Patrick Stewart-Reid |
| Stacey Blumer |
| Giovanna Vaccaro |
New Teachers*
| Michael L’Altrella (co-chair) |
| Michael Gagliano (co-chair) |
| Olivia Petrocco |
| Sandrine Gamache |
| Alessandra Giglione |
| Dahlia Tomassini |
| Steven Campo |
| Haley Kuchar |
| Andrea Bove |
| Andrew Adams |
| Nadia Greco |
| Lori Newton |
MTA-EMSB Committees
Educational Policies (EPC)
| Kathleen Usher |
| Michael Gagliano |
| Andrew Adams |
| Joseph Rainone |
| Nadia Greco |
| Peter Sutherland |
| Lori Newton |
| ** Suzanne Drouin |
| ** Jean-Michel Brunet |
| ** Gena Kona-Mancini |
** = Alternates
Professional Improvement (PIC)
| Samantha Colatriano |
| Michael L’Altrella |
| Sabrina Ficca |
| Lisa Trotto |
| Nadia Greco |
| ** Maria Androulakis |
| ** Jody Wilson |
| ** Alessio Giancola |
** = Alternates
Special Education (SEC)
| Samantha Colatriano |
| Michael Gagliano |
| Sandra Greco |
| Stacey Blumer |
| Lori Newton |
| ** Sandia Alias |
| **Sabrina Ficca |
** = Alternates
Adult Education EPC Sub-Committee
| Chris Hammock |
| Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk |
| Giovanna Vaccaro |
| Domenico Di Santo |
| Lori Newton |
| ** Lisa Trotto |
** = Alternates
Vocational Training EPC Sub-Committee
| Edward Mackay |
| Joseph Rainone |
| Gena Kona-Mancini |
| Domenico Di Santo |
| Lori Newton |
| ** Shawn McDonald |
** = Alternates
*Please note that membership in the asterisked committees is the choice of the chairperson of the committee, by virtue of the MTA Constitution.