Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association

Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
AbbreviationOECTA
Formation1944; 81 years ago (1944)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Location
Membership45,000
Official language
English
President
René Jansen in de Wal[1]
General secretary
David Church
Affiliations
Websitecatholicteachers.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 as of 2022.[2] 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 2017
Liz Stuart 2017 2021
Barb Dobrowolski 2021 2023
René Jansen in de Wal 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Catholic Teachers Elect New President". Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association - Global Newswire. March 13, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Who We Are - Quick Facts". Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association. 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.