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