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
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
Domenico Di Santo
Adult Ed. & Voc. Training
Vice-President, Teacher,
Laurier Macdonald Vocational Centre
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:
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
| Donna Friedman-Perlin | Bancroft |
| Carol-Ann Santella | Carlyle |
| Alexia Chechile | Cedarcrest |
| Shelly Sharp | Coronation |
| Katia Lyng | Dalkeith |
| Isabella Pasqualini | Dante |
| Lise Paradis | Dunrae Gardens |
| Sabrina Ficca & Luciana Clarizio | East Hill |
| Jean-Michel Brunet | Edinburgh |
| Sandra Greco | Edward Murphy |
| Rosalba Servello | Elizabeth Ballantyne |
| Theodora Stathopoulos | FACE |
| Vicky Lopez & Paul Hammett | Gardenview |
| Karine Gomes-Silva | Gerald McShane |
| Hampstead | |
| Angela Triassi | Honoré Mercier |
| Martine Brosseau | John Caboto |
| Anita Stante & Melissa Villeneuve | Leonardo da Vinci Academy |
| Georgia Gotsis | Merton |
| Nadia Somigli | Michelangelo |
| Alessia Stillitano | Nesbitt |
| Ralia Koutsogiannopoulos | Our Lady of Pompei |
| Hajra Nawaz | Parkdale |
| Michelle Santilli & Connie Vitale | Pierre de Coubertin |
| Patty Foschi | Pierre E. Trudeau |
| Diane Biard-Goble & Anabel Fournier | Roslyn |
| Aaron Prosser | Royal Vale |
| Sinclair Laird | |
| Alison Prendergast | St. Gabriel |
| Sandra Banon | St. Monica |
| St. Raphael | |
| Suzanne Drouin & David Weiss | Westmount Park |
| Kathleen Usher | Willingdon |
Secondary Schools
| Theodora Stathopoulos | FACE |
| Skylar Adams | Focus |
| Matthew Maxham | James Lyng |
| Nathalie Cloutier | John F. Kennedy |
| Anthony Fowler | John Grant |
| Roch Brochu & Michael Strauss | LaurenHill Senior |
| Florbela Almeida | LaurenHill Junior |
| Micheline Castonguay & Joanna Kim-Dussault | Laurier Macdonald |
| Frank Dimora, Paul Karpontinis & Michael Gagliano | Lester B. Pearson |
| Ann Brace | L.I.N.K.S. |
| Stacey Blumer & Alessandra Martoccia | Marymount |
| MIND |
| Nicolas Williams | Options |
| Dino Dafniotis | Outreach |
| Melissa Modica | Perspectives I |
| Perspectives II | |
| Jessica Hand | Programme Mile End |
| Naomi Gibbs | Rosemount |
| Sheila Cherenfant-Sturge | Royal Vale |
| Royal West | |
| Venture | |
| Vezina | |
| Justin Rapa & Lev Berner | Vincent Massey |
| Robert Lavoie, Robert Green & Sabrina Jafralie | Westmount |
Social Affairs Institutions
| Cité des Prairies | |
| Tara Rutledge | Elizabeth High |
| Samantha Colatriano | Mackay Centre |
| Peter Tsatoumas | Montreal Children’s |
| Mountainview | |
| Meaghan Laurie | Philip E. Layton |
| Maria Donato | Shriners Hospital |
| Mortimer B. Davis |
Adult Education
| Santina Miceli & Vera Tronca | 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, Heather Payne & Jill Fequet | Wagar A.C. |
Vocational Centres
| Laurier Macdonald Vocational Centre |
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| Pavlo Kimakovsky & Paul Diogo | Rosemount Technology Centre |
| Ginette Izard & Debbie James | Shadd Health & Business Centre |
| Aleksandra Fani | St. Pius X Career Centre |
Internal MTA Committees
Adult Education*
| Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk | James Lyng A.C. (basic) |
| Christopher Hammock | James Lyng A.C. (sac) |
| Rosabel Herscovitch | Wagar A.C. |
| Donovan King | High School of Montreal |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Allan Short | St. Laurent A.C./MTA Adult & Voc. Education Vice-President (Chair) |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
| Giovanna Vaccaro | Galileo |
Finance & Budget*
| Roch Brochu | LaurenHill Academy |
| Jennifer Lacroix | Pierre Elliott Trudeau/MTA Treasurer (Chair) |
| Robert Lavoie | Westmount H.S. |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Joseph Rainone | Rosemount Technology Centre |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
Vocational Training*
| Domenico Di Santo | Laurier Macdonald Vocational Centre/MTA Member-at-large |
| Aleksandra Fani | St. Pius X Career Centre |
| Tanya Gualtieri | Shadd Health and Business Centre |
| Gena Kona-Mancini | Shadd Health and Business Centre |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Joseph Rainone | Rosemount Technology Centre |
| Allan Short | St. Laurent A.C./MTA Adult & Voc. Education Vice-President (Chair) |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
Nominations*
| Cristina Almeida | Royal West Academy |
| Jean-Michel Brunet | Edinburgh |
| Gail Bernstein | LINKS/MTA General Chairperson (Chair) |
| Tatiana Lednow | John Grant |
MTA-EMSB Committees
Educational Policies (EPC)
| Andrew Adams | LaurenHill Annex/MTA Secondary Vice-President |
| Domenico Di Santo | Laurier Macdonald Voc./MTA Member-at-Large |
| Lori Newton | MTA (Secretary) |
| Allan Short | St. Laurent A.C./MTA Adult & Vocational Education Vice-President |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
| Kathleen Usher | Willingdon |
| Rosalba Servello | Elizabeth Ballantyne (alternate) |
Professional Improvement (PIC)
| Sabrina Ficca | East Hill |
| Nadia Greco | MTA (Secretary) |
| Amy Karawi | Marymount Academy |
| Bryan Perlman | Elizabeth Ballantyne |
| Jody Wilson | Elizabeth Ballantyne/MTA Elementary Vice-President |
| Donna Friedman-Perlin | Bancroft (alternate) |
| Nadine Randoll | East Hill (alternate) |
| Rosalba Servello | Elizabeth Ballantyne (alternate) |
Support our Rookie Teachers (SORT) (PIC Sub-committee)
| Andrew Adams | LaurenHill Annex/MTA Secondary Vice-President |
| Donna Friedman-Perlin | Bancroft |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Jake Roberts | Vezina |
| Sandy Roy | Royal West Academy |
| Tiffany Templeton | Westmount Park |
| Hajra Nawaz | Parkdale (alternate) |
| David Weiss | Westmount Park (alternate) |
Special Education (SEC)
| Gail Bernstein | LINKS/MTA General Chairperson |
| Lori Newton | MTA (secretary) |
| Nadine Randoll | East Hill |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
| Jody Wilson | Westmount Park/MTA Elementary Vice-President |
| Stacey Blumer | Marymount Academy (alternate) |
| Katrina Laude | Westmount Park (alternate) |
| Katia Lyng | Dalkeith (alternate) |
| Jake Roberts | Vezina (alternate) |
Adult Education EPC Sub-Committee
| Ann Fairhurst-Lozyk | James Lyng A.C. (basic) |
| Christopher Hammock | James Lyng A.C. (sac) |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Allan Short | St. Laurent A.C./MTA Adult & Vocational Education Vice-President |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
| Lea Zuravlyov | John F. Kennedy A.C. |
Vocational Training EPC Sub-Committee
| Domenico Di Santo | Laurier Macdonald Voc. Centre/MTA Member-at-large |
| Gena Kona-Mancini | Shadd Health & Business Centre |
| Lori Newton | MTA |
| Joseph Rainone | Rosemount Tech. |
| Peter Sutherland | MTA |
*Please note that membership in the asterisked committees is the choice of the chairperson of the committee, by virtue of the MTA Constitution.