The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is a trade union that represents teachers in publicly funded Roman Catholic schools in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is affiliated with the Ontario Teachers' Federation, the Canadian Teachers' Federation, the Canadian Labour Congress, and the Ontario Federation of Labour.
OECTA has more than 45,000 members . Its mandate includes both the support of its members through the promotion of Catholic values, advocacy, collective bargaining, professional development and protection, and advocacy for the common good.
Presidents
Name Took office Left office Margaret Lynch 1944 1945 Very Reverend B.W. Harrigan 1945 1947 Raymond J. Bergin 1947 1948 Reverend Brother Thaddeus 1948 1949 Dorthea McDonell 1949 1950 Patrick Perdue 1950 1951 Mother Mary Lenore 1951 1953 Margaret Drago 1953 1955 Reverend C.L. Siegried 1955 1956 Mary W. Flynn 1956 1958 Sister M. Vincentia 1958 1960 Reverend J.H. Conway 1960 1962 Patrick O'Leary 1962 1963 Veronica Houlahan 1963 1964 Sister Frances McCann 1964 1965 Karl Bohren 1965 1966 Sister M. Aloysia 1966 1967 Ruth Willis 1967 1968 John Rodriguez 1968 1969 John Kuchinak 1969 1970 Marie Kennedy 1970 1971 Reverend J. Frank Kavanagh 1971 1972 James Carey 1972 1973 Robert Cooney 1973 1974 Léo Normandeau 1974 1975 Derry Byrne 1975 1977 Peter Gazzola 1977 1978 Doreen Brady 1978 1980 George Saranchuk 1980 1982 Kevin Kennedy 1982 1984 T. John Fauteux 1984 1986 Jim Cooney 1986 1988 Eileen Lennon 1988 1990 Michael Côté 1990 1992 Helen Biales 1992 1993 Clare Ross 1993 1995 Marilies Rettig 1995 1997 Marshall Jarvis 1997 1999 Jim Smith 1999 2001 Kathy McVean 2001 2003 Donna Marie Kennedy 2003 2007 Elaine MacNeil 2007 2008 James Ryan 2009 2011 Kevin O'Dwyer 2011 2013 James Ryan 2013 2015 Ann Hawkins 2015 2017Liz Stuart 2017 2021Barb Dobrowolski 2021 2023René Jansen in de Wal 2023
See also
Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens Education in Ontario Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
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