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Acts as joint spokesperson for the committee
Provides overall committee leadership
Provides updates to Provincial Executive Council

Bargaining experience and training

• Third round (6 years) on CTBC, second round (4 years) as chair
• 13 years local bargaining experience
• Roles included chair of the Economic Policy Committee and the Negotiating Sub Committee
• ATA Teacher Welfare Education Certificate Program, level 1 and 2

Teaching experience

• 27 years
• Peace River School Division/Grande Prairie Catholic School Division 
• Principal
• Classroom support/special education teacher
• Career and academic counselor 
• Junior/senior high humanities teacher

ATA experience

• 23 years
• ATA vice-president            
• District representative, North West        
• Local president, Grande Prairie and District Catholic Teachers Local No. 42
• Strategic Planning Group
• School Leaders Issues and Concerns Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Indigenous Education Committee

Joint spokesperson for the committee
Main expert on bargaining practice and strategy
Expert in labour relations

Bargaining experience and training

• Fourth round (8 years) on CTBC
• 25 years local bargaining experience
• 14 years on Teacher Welfare Committee and Negotiating Sub Committee Chair, 7 years as chair
• Advanced labour relations certificate, Queen’s University

Teaching experience

• 22 years
• Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Schools/Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools    
• Vice-principal                
• Elementary and junior high, grades 2-9

ATA experience

• 9 years as ATA staff
• ATA associate coordinator, collective bargaining    
• Executive staff officer, ATA Teacher Employment Services    
• 21 years as ATA volunteer
• District representative, Edmonton District    
• Local president – Greater St. Albert Catholic    
• Local vice-president – Greater St. Albert Catholic    
• Chair of Policy Advisory Committee – Greater St. Albert Catholic
• Teacher Welfare Services Committee
• Economic Consultant

Bargaining experience and training

• First round on CTBC
• PEC Negotiating Sub Committee (negotiates with ATA executive staff)

Teaching experience

• 15 years
• Parkland School Division
• Physics, general science teacher

ATA experience

• 7 years
• District representative, Central North
• Local president, Parkland Teachers’ Local No. 10
• Diversity, Equity, Human Rights Committee (current chair)
• Curriculum Committee
• Finance Committee
• North Central Teachers Convention Association
• Political Engagement Committee 
• Professional Conduct Committee 

Bargaining experience and training

• Third round on CTBC

Teaching experience

• 28 years
• Prairie Rose School Division
• Various grades and subjects, elementary to high school

ATA and related experience

• 26 years
• District representative, South East
• Local president, Medicine Hat No. 1
• ATA economic consultant
• Communications, Advocacy and Public Education Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Diversity, Equity and Human Rights Committee
• Lethbridge Area Field Experiences Committee
• Political Engagement Committee
• Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
• University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education Teacher Education Advisory Committee

• First round on CTBC
• Labour School, Alberta Federation of Labour

Teaching experience

• 24 years
• Christ the Redeemer School Division & Calgary Separate School District
• Primarily secondary English language arts, ELL and diverse learning

ATA and related experience 

• 15 years
• District representative, Calgary City
• Communications, Advocacy and Public Education Committee
• Women in Leadership Committee
• Alberta School Learning Commons Council
• English as a Second Language Council
• Local vice-president, communications officer, political engagement officer
• Women in Leadership Committee
• Teacher Welfare Committee
• Teacher Advisory Committee
• Council of School Reps

Bargaining experience and training

• First round on CTBC
• 3 years local bargaining experience
• Teacher Welfare negotiation training

Teaching experience

• 18 years
• Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
• Mostly high school social studies and computer science teacher

ATA experience

• 18 years
• District representative, Central South
• Local president, Red Deer Catholic Local No. 80
• Teacher Welfare Committee (2 years as chair)
• Negotiating Sub Committee
• Professional Conduct Committee
• School Leaders Issues and Concerns Committee

Bargaining experience and training

• Labour relations certificate, Queens University
• ATA negotiator for agreements with professional and support staff

Teaching experience

• 17 years
• Edmonton School Division
• Staff consultant in human resources
• Assistant principal
• Curriculum coordinator
• Elementary/junior high, English and French immersion teacher

ATA experience

• 16 years on staff
• Associate executive secretary/deputy chief executive officer
• Co-ordinator, Member Services/Teacher Employment Services
• Executive staff officer, Teacher Employment Services (formerly Member Services)