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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).

Staff

Lori Newton

Peter Sutherland

Nadia Greco

Domenico Di Santo

In the MTA Office, you can reach our full-time President, Lori Newton, as well as two full-time professional staff members, Peter Sutherland and Nadia Greco.

Lori is responsible for the political life of the union, and she is also the main spokesperson for MTA, in relation to MTA members, the EMSB, our provincial association QPAT, and the media. When there are local negotiations to conduct with the EMSB, she is the Chief Negotiator for the MTA.

Peter and Nadia both answer many general questions, but Nadia specializes in issues relating to the assignment and transfer of teachers, school council, the hiring of new teachers and teachers on the priority list, and the professional improvement of teachers. Peter’s specialties include the adult and vocational education sectors, grievance matters, pension questions, as well as parental and maternity rights.

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

Andrew Adams

Secondary Vice-President, Teacher, LaurenHill Academy - Junior Campus

Michael L’Altrella

Elementary Vice-President, Teacher, Michelangelo School

TBD

Adult Ed. & Voc. Training Vice-President

Gail Bernstein

General Chairperson, Teacher, LINKS High School

Christopher Hammock

Treasurer, Teacher,
James Lyng Adult Centre

Samantha Colatriano

Secretary, Teacher, Mackay Centre

Michael Gagliano

Member-at-Large, Teacher, Lester B. Pearson High School

Kathleen Usher

Member-at-Large, Teacher, Willingdon 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:

Elementary Schools

Bernadette Samanica-SteinerBancroft
Carol-Ann Santella
Carlyle
Stephanie Vezina-TulliCedarcrest
Connie WilsonCoronation
Katia LyngDalkeith
Chantal DussaultDante
Lise ParadisDunrae Gardens
Sabrina FiccaEast Hill
Jean-Michel BrunetEdinburgh
Sandra Greco
Edward Murphy
Nicholas Von RoretzElizabeth Ballantyne
Theodora StathopoulosFACE
Vicky Lopez & Martine BernierGardenview
Karine Gomes-SilvaGerald McShane
Adina ZairiHampstead
Christine LagardeHonoré Mercier
Martine BrosseauJohn Caboto
Leanna Verrillo & Angela TriassiLeonardo da Vinci Academy
Georgia Gotsis & Debbie AdamsMerton
Sandra Simonetti & Imma IeraciMichelangelo
Alessia StillitanoNesbitt
Our Lady of Pompei
Hajra NawazParkdale
Michelle Santilli & Connie VitalePierre de Coubertin
Patrick CharlandPierre E. Trudeau
Diane Biard-Goble & Shlomo ElkeslassiRoslyn
Aaron ProsserRoyal Vale
Sinclair Laird
Andrea TruffaSt. Gabriel
Sandra BanonSt. Monica
Sass WhalenSt. Raphael
Suzanne Drouin, Jody Wilson & Hope TzaferisWestmount Park
Selina Morrison & Nancy Poirier Willingdon

Secondary Schools

Theodora Stathopoulos FACE
Duncan HurrellFocus
Matthew MaxhamJames Lyng
Romaine HranekJohn F. Kennedy
Anthony Fowler John Grant
Roch Brochu & Michael Strauss LaurenHill Senior
Julie Ramundo & Athanasios Tom Dafniotis LaurenHill Junior
Micheline Castonguay & Joanna Kim-DussaultLaurier Macdonald
Frank Dimora, Paul Karpontinis & Michael GaglianoLester B. Pearson
Nikolaos VlahopoulosL.I.N.K.S.
Alessandra MartocciaMarymount
MIND
Paul BerryOptions
Darren CleverOutreach
Melissa Modica Perspectives I
Perspectives II
Samantha FongProgramme Mile End
Naomi GibbsRosemount
Sheila Cherenfant-SturgeRoyal Vale
Cristina Almeida & Patrick Stewart-ReidRoyal West
Venture
Vezina
Justin Rapa & Lev Berner Vincent Massey
Robert Lavoie, Robert Green & Sabrina JafralieWestmount

Social Affairs Institutions

Cité des Prairies
Elsie Brassard & Louise ChalouhElizabeth High
Samantha Colatriano & Vanessa SayerMackay Centre
Peter TsatoumasMontreal Children’s
Mountainview
Kimberley YoungPhilip E. Layton
Maria Donato Shriners Hospital
Anna PietrobrunoMortimer B. Davis

Adult Education

Santina Miceli, Vera Tronca & Tanya Lo BiancoGalileo A.C.
Donovan KingHigh School of Montreal
Christopher HammockJames Lyng A.C. (sac)
Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk
James Lyng A.C. (basic)
Ziauddin Syed JFK Adult Education Centre
Marcelo CesarSt. Laurent A.C.
Rosabel Herscovitch, Heather Payne & Jill Fequet Wagar A.C.

Vocational Centres

Edward (Ted) MackayLaurier Macdonald Vocational Centre
Pavlo Kimakovsky, Delon Calliste & Joseph RainoneRosemount Technology Centre
Ginette Izard & Debbie JamesShadd Health & Business Centre
Aleksandra FaniSt. Pius X Career Centre

Internal MTA Committees

Adult Education*

Domenico Di Santo (Chair)
Christopher Hammock
Rosabel Herscovitch
Donovan King
Giovanna Vaccaro
Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton

Finance & Budget*

Chris Hammock (Chair)
Robert Lavoie
Roch Brochu
Joseph Rainone
Stacey Blumer
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton

Vocational Training*

Domenico Di Santo
Aleksandra Fani
Gena Kona-Mancini
Joseph Rainone
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton

Nominations*

Gail Bernstein (Chair)
Jean-Michel Brunet
Sabrina Ficca
Stacey Blumer
Roch Brochu

MTA-EMSB Committees

Educational Policies (EPC)

Kathleen Usher
Michael Gagliano
Katia Lyng
Joseph Rainone
Nadia Greco
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton
Samantha Colatriano (alternate)
Jean-Michel Brunet (alternate)

Professional Improvement (PIC)

Samantha Colatriano
Michael L’Altrella
Sabrina Ficca
Amy Karawi
Nadia Greco
Adriana Di Benedetto (alternate)
Jody Wilson (alternate)
Bryan Perlman (alternate)

Support our Rookie Teachers (SORT) (PIC Sub-committee)

Michael L’Altrella
Michael Gagliano
Kathleen Usher
Sandra Greco
Lori Newton

Special Education (SEC)

Gail Bernstein
Michael Gagliano
Sandra Greco
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton
Stacey Blumer (alternate)
Katia Lyng (alternate)

Adult Education EPC Sub-Committee

Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk
Christopher Hammock
Giovanna Vaccaro
Marcelo Cesar
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton

Vocational Training EPC Sub-Committee

Domenico Di Santo
Gena Kona-Mancini
Joseph Rainone
Peter Sutherland
Lori Newton
*Please note that membership in the asterisked committees is the choice of the chairperson of the committee, by virtue of the MTA Constitution.