2018-2019 BTA POSITIONS & VACANCIES Elections to be held at the BTA Rep Assembly on November 20, 2018 If you are interested in letting your name stand for one of the positions or as a member of the following committees, please COMPLETE THE COMMITTEE APPLICATION FORM and email to bta2@bctf.ca or fax it to the BTA Office at (604) 294-9846 BTA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (for 1 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 and 1 position available, unless indicated otherwise) PRESIDENT (Full time release, working at the BTA office) FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT (Full time release, working at the BTA office) SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT (Full time release, working at the BTA office) LEANNE SJODIN * DANIEL TÉTRAULT * HEATHER SKUSE CURRENT SITE BTA Office BTA Office BTA Office SECRETARY RAE FIGURSKY* Alpha TREASURER PATTI JUKES* Hospital/Homebound ELEMENTARY REPRESENTATIVE RENEE KERLUKE* Westridge SECONDARY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD STORCH* Burnaby North ELEMENTARY MEMBER-AT-LARGE (2-Year term to June 30, 2020) SECONDARY MEMBER-AT-LARGE (2-Year term - to complete term to June 30, 2019) LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BCTF (3 Positions Available) JENNIFER HEIGHTON* KATIE MARSH 1. DEREK COCKRAM* 2. DONNA MORGAN* 3. SHANEE PRASAD* Nelson TOC Taylor Park District Byrne Creek REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LABOUR COUNCIL VACANT n/a LOCAL ELECTION CONTACT 1 YEAR TERM 1 Position Available DEREK COCKRAM Taylor Park 1
BTA STANDING COMMITTEES (for 2 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020, unless indicated otherwise) ABORIGINAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (5 positions for 2 years) 30 Tracy Healy RA June 2017 2019 Ditta Cross RA September 2017 2019 Shanee Prasad AGM May 2018 2020 5 ANY AREA Mary Hotomanie (chair) AGM May 2018 2020 Jodi Hill RA May 2018 2020 ADULT EDUCATORS COMMITTEE (5 positions for 2 years) Terry Callender (chair) AGM May 2017 2019 3 ANY AREA Les Ramslie AGM May 2017 2019 Vicki Ng RA October 2017 2019 1 LINC POSITION Linda Peteherych RA October 2018 2020 1 FOUNDATIONS POSITION *BARGAINING/WLC COMMITTEE (6 positions for 1 year, ongoing during negotiations) 1. VACANT (Foundations Position) Dave McPhee AGM May 2015 Kevin Potvin (chair) AGM May 2015 2020 6 ANY AREA Richard Storch AGM May 2015 Les Ramslie RA June 2015 Frank Bonvino RA June 2018 Sheila Waller RA June 2018 2
BTA STANDING COMMITTEES con t (for 2 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020, unless indicated otherwise) GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE (6 positions for 2 years) 30 Patti Jukes AGM May 2017 2019 Rae Figursky AGM May 2018 2020 6 ANY AREA Tracy Simmons AGM May 2018 2020 Richard Storch AGM May 2018 2020 Robyn Temple RA May 2018 2020 Kaili Vesik RA May 2018 2020 HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE (7 positions for 2 years) Cora Kinoshita (chair) AGM May 2018 2020 3 ELEMENTARY Tracey Wispinski RA June 2018 2020 1. VACANT 2020 Jane Kublick AGM May 2017 2019 3 SECONDARY Richard Storch AGM May 2017 2019 Brian Cameron RA June 2017 2019 1 ANY AREA Deidre Gladwin RA October 2017 2019 POLITICAL ACTION/PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE (5 positions for 2 years) Derek Cockram (chair) RA January 2018 2019 Jonathan MacDonald RA May 2018 2020 5 ANY AREA Jennifer Osiris RA May 2018 2020 Sandra Van Essen RA June 2018 2020 1. VACANT 2020 3
BTA STANDING COMMITTEES con t 30 (for 2 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020, unless indicated otherwise) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (11 positions for 3 years) Holly Lloyd AGM May 2016 2019 4 ELEMENTARY 4 SECONDARY Alex Peters AGM May 2017 2020 Sarah Wong RA June 2018 2021 Jeffrey Vuong (to complete term to June 2019) RA Sept 2018 2019 Kiran Basran AGM May 2016 2019 Mati Bernabei AGM May 2016 2019 Donna Morgan AGM May 2016 2019 Brian Cameron RA Sept 2018 2021 Geetu Parmar AGM May 2016 2019 3 ANY AREA Christina Fernandes (chair) AGM May 2017 2020 Allen Tsang RA November 2017 2020 SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE (9 positions for 2 years) Terry Callender AGM May 2017 2019 Katie Marsh RA May 2017 2019 Rocky McLaughlin RA May 2017 2019 Jyoti Panesar RA June 2017 2019 9 ANY AREA James Sanyshyn (chair) AGM May 2018 2020 Kathryn Hintersteininger AGM May 2018 2020 1. VACANT (to complete term to June 2019) 2019 Christine Ehrlich-Brady RA June 2018 2020 Mairi Anderson RA October 2018 2020 4
BTA STANDING COMMITTEES con t (for 2 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2020, unless indicated otherwise) 30 TEACHERS-ON-CALL COMMITTEE (7 positions for 2 years) Rachel-Lynn Baird (chair) RA November 2017 2019 Dana Chan RA November 2017 2019 7 ANY AREA Tricia Dolton RA November 2017 2019 Rashi Kataria RA November 2017 2019 Cora Kinoshita AGM May 2018 2020 Charlene Minifie AGM May 2018 2020 Trevor Ritchie RA October 2018 2020 BTA COMMITTEES (Length of terms vary) BENEVOLENT COMMITTEE (1 position for 2 years) 1 ANY AREA FINANCE COMMITTEE (3 positions for 3 years) 3 ANY AREA Joan Ezra RA May 2018 2020 Rae Figursky RA June 2016 2019 Terry Callender AGM May 2018 2021 Greg DePaco AGM May 2018 2021 RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE (4 positions for 1 year) 2 ELEMENTARY 2 SECONDARY Katie Marsh AGM May 2018 2019 Jennifer Osiris RA June 2018 2019 Sarah Labrash AGM May 2018 2019 James Sanyshyn AGM May 2018 2019 5
BTA COMMITTEES con t (Length of terms vary) SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (4 positions, terms vary) 2 ANY AREA - 2 year term 2 ANY AREA - 1 year term Jacqueline Fischer RA May 2017 2019 Jodi Hill RA May 2017 2019 Terry Callender AGM May 2018 2019 Shelagh Temple RA May 2018 2019 JOINT BTA/BBE CONTRACTUAL COMMITTEES (For 3 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021, unless indicated otherwise) Election must be by secret ballot DETACHED DUTY COMMITTEE (2 positions for 3 years) 1 ELEMENTARY Nikki Webster RA June 2018 2021 1 SECONDARY Lisa Strong AGM May 2018 2021 EVALUATION COMMITTEE (4 positions for 4 years) 4 ANY AREA Liz Cramb RA January 2016 2019 Rae Figursky RA June 2017 2021 Gail Joe RA September 2017 2021 Kaili Vesik AGM May 2018 2022 INTERVENTION COMMITTEE (1 position for 2 years) 1 ANY AREA Anne Deitch RA June 2017 2019 6
JOINT BTA/BBE CONTRACTUAL COMMITTEES con t (For 3 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2021, unless indicated otherwise) Election must be by secret ballot LEAVE OF ABSENCE COMMITTEE (2 positions for 3 years) Katie Marsh RA June 2016 2019 2 ANY AREA Rae Figursky RA June 2017 2020 MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE (3 positions for 3 years) 1 ELEMENTARY/3 YEARS Deborah Borgenstrom RA Sept 2018 2021 1 SECONDARY/3 YEARS 1 ANY AREA/3 YEARS Maria DiLauro (to complete term to June 2020) Livia Chan (to complete term to June 2019) RA Sept 2018 2020 RA Sept 2018 2019 PRO-GROWTH COMMITTEE (4 positions, 1 & 2 year terms) 1 ELEMENTARY/2 YEAR Holly Lloyd RA May 2018 2020 1 ELEMENTARY/1 YEAR Cora Kinoshita RA May 2018 2019 1 SECONDARY/2 YEAR Richard Storch AGM May 2018 2020 1 SECONDARY/1 YEAR Kiran Basran RA May 2018 2019 SOGI COMMITTEE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity) (3 positions for 2 years) 1 ELEMENTARY 1. VACANT (to complete term to June 2019) 2019 1 SECONDARY James Sanyshyn RA June 2017 2019 1 COUNSELOR Angela Basran RA September 2017 2019 7
AD HOC COMMITTEES (For 1 year term from July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019) SUMMER SCHOOL COMMITTEE (must have summer school experience) (6 positions for 1 year) 2 ELEMENTARY 2 SECONDARY 2 ANY AREA Rocky McLaughlin RA October 2016 Dave Ivaz RA October 2016 Shanee Prasad RA October 2016 Lesley Ziegler RA October 2016 Tracy Simmons AGM May 2018 Terry Callender RA October 2016 8