Our Team

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 
• Communications/Social Media
• ETFO Annual Meeting/Resolutions Committee Chair/Delegate
• Member of the Collective Bargaining Committee

 

• Member of Collective Bargaining Committee

 

0.5 release position (days 1, 3, alternate 5a)

 

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 Fund
• Goodwill

Full Time, non-union position

Our Executive

Executive At Large

Lori Burroughs Miller
Connie Hill
Jennifer McColl                      Jacqueline McEwen       

Kataisha McQueen             Ashley Packham                          Craig Taylor                      Kenneth Woodley

President  
Carolyn Proulx-Wootton, GEETF 

First Vice President
Michaela Kargus, GEETF

Second Vice President
Heather Chwastiak, GEETF (days 1, 3, alternate 5a)   

Secretary
Roberta Ryerse

Health and Safety Officer
Jennifer Orr    

Committees

Arts
Monique Coretti and Shannon Stillman

Awards & Scholarships
Connie Hill

Collective Bargaining Committee
Michaela Kargus

First Five Years Teachers’
Amanda Davies and Leah Smith

French as a Second Language (FSL)
Lyndsay Houghtling and Lacey Smith

Indigenous Partnerships
Connie Hill 

Health & Safety
Jennifer Orr

Political Action/Public Relations
Ashley Packham

Professional Learning
Jennifer McColl

Social Justice
Connie Hill

Status of Women
Jaqueline McEwen

Union Steward Liaison
Carolyn Proulx-Wootton

Ad Hoc Social 
Bobbi (Roberta) Ryerse