Released Officers
Carolyn Proulx-Wootton
President
• Official Spokesperson of the Local
• Administrator of Local Federation business
• Professional Relations Services
• College of Teachers/CAS
• Disciplinary Meetings
• Performance Appraisals (TPAs)
• Political Action
• Public Relations
• Collective Bargaining
• Union Steward Training
• Ex-Officio Member of all committees
• Health and Safety
• NTIP
Full time release position
Michaela Kargus
First Vice President
• Collective Agreement Issues
• Staffing
• Member Leaves of Absence
• Sick Leave/Medical Leave
• Long Term Disability
• Return to Work/Accommodations
• Pregnancy/Parental Leave
• Chief Negotiator and Collective Bargaining
• Grievances
Full time release position
Heather Chwastiak
Second Vice President
• GEETF Treasurer
• Budget Preparation
• Retirement issues
• Committee Support
• ETFO Annual Meeting/Resolutions Committee Chair/Delegate
• Member of Collective Bargaining Committee
0.5 release position (days 2, 4, alternate 5)
Executive Assistant
Jeannette Dodds
Executuve Assistant
• Executive Assistant to the GEETF Office
• Arrange member release for Federation business
• Prepare expense forms and record financial transactions
• Support the work of all GEETF committees
• Assist in facilitating committee events
• Booking, administration and registration for Professional Development workshops and committee meetings • GEETF website management
• Administration of the Professional Development Conference Fund
• Goodwill
Full Time, non-union position
Our Executive
Executive At Large
Lori Burroughs Miller
Connie Hill
Lyndsay Houghtling Hayley Lapierre
Cheryl Mann Jennifer McColl Jacqueline McEwen Kataisha McQueen
President
Carolyn Proulx-Wootton, GEETF
First Vice President
Michaela Kargus, GEETF
Second Vice President
Heather Chwastiak, GEETF (days 2, 4, alternate 5) School – (days 1, 3, alternate 5)
Secretary
Roberta Ryerse
Health and Safety Officer
Jennifer Orr
Committees
Arts
Monique Coretti
Awards
Connie Hill
Indigenous Partnerships
Connie Hill
First Five Years Teachers’
Lyndsay Houghtling
Awards & Recognition/Banquet
Jeannette Dodds
Collective Bargaining Committee
Michaela Kargus
Health & Safety
Jennifer Orr
Political Action/Public Relations
Lori Burroughs Miller
Professional Development
Jennifer McColl
Social Justice
Marsha Anguish and Anh Hoang
Status of Women
Jaqueline McEwen
Union Steward Liaison
Carolyn Proulx-Wootton
Members of the Collective Bargaining Committee:
Lyndsay Houghtling, Cory Judson, Hayley Lapierre, Jennifer McColl, Jacqueline McEwen, Jennifer Orr
Ad Hoc FSL
Lyndsay Houghtling and Lacey Smith
Ad Hoc Scholarships
Lori Burroughs Miller
Ad Hoc Social
Hayley Lapierre
Ad Hoc Special Education
Lorelei Parsons