Executive Committee

The Executive Committee, subject to decisions made and directions set by General Meetings and Staff Rep Assemblies, oversees the business of VESTA, and exercises the powers of the local on behalf of the membership.

Members are elected by the VESTA Annual General Meeting to serve on the Executive Committee for a one-year term. Minutes of all Executive Committee meetings are distributed to all worksites via Staff Reps.

President: Joanne Sutherland
Vice President: Allison Jambor
Vice President/Grievance Officer: Darren Tereposky
Vice President: Marjorie Dumont
Vice President: Jody Polukoshko
Secretary-Treasurer: Leslie Roosa

Adult Ed Sublocal

President: Rob McGowan

Local Reps to the BCTF

Vanessa Lefebvre
Chlöe McKnight
Karine Ng
Donna Brack (AE)

Members at Large

Alexandra de Montigny – Member at Large who identifies as having First Nations, Inuit, or Metis ancestry
Heather Allison
Glen Hansman
Natasha Burditt

Standing Committee Chairpersons

Aboriginal Education: Jennifer Sebastian
Communications:  Brenda Koch
Health & Safety: Danielle Durant
Professional Issues: Patricia Gudlaugson and Sylvia Jackson
Social Justice & Solidarity:  Elaine Ong,  Namorsh Reddy , Samuel Couture,  Liam Patterson-Morris and Eric Proulx
Teachers On Call: Vacant
WLC/Bargaining:  Greg Canning

Sections

Area Counsellors: Leslie MacKenzie
Gifted Education:
LATA:
Psychologists: Larissa Jackson
Speech Language Pathologists: Heba Ghobrial
Teacher-Librarians: Bryan Doolan
Technology: