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.
2022-2023 VEAES Executive Committee
President: Jody Polukoshko jody@veaes.ca
Vice-President: Marjorie Dumont marjorie@veaes.ca
Vice-President/Grievance Officer: Darren Tereposky darren@veaes.ca
Vice-President: Karine Ng karine@veaes.ca
Vice-President: Vanessa Lefebvre vanessa@veaes.ca
Vice-President: (part-time): Eric Proulx eric@veaes.ca
Secretary Treasurer: Glen Hansman glen@vaeas.ca
Local Reps to the BCTF
Chloë McKnight chloe@veaes.ca
Natasha Burditt natasha@veaes.ca
Samuel Couture samuel@veaes.ca
Bernadette Milton – Designated position for a member who identifies as having First Nations, Inuit, or Metis ancestry –
Alexandra de Montigny – Alternate – alexandra@veaes,ca
Members at Large
Heather Allison heather@veaes.ca
Liam Patterson-Morris liam@veaes.ca
Standing Committee Chairpersons
Aboriginal Ed Committee: Jennifer Sebastian jennifer@vesta.ca
Communications Committee: Vacant
Health & Safety Committee: Danielle Durant danielle@vesta.ca
Professional Issues Committee: Sylvia Jackson sylvia@vesta.ca
Social Justice & Solidarity Committee: Elaine Ong elaine@veaes.ca
Teachers on Call Committee: Vacant
WLC/Bargaining Committee: Kate Zisman
Adult Ed Sub-Local
President: Rob McGowan rob@veaes.ca
Sections
Area Counsellors: Leslie MacKenzie leslie@veaes.ca
Gifted Education: Vacant
LATA: Vacant
Psychologists: Larissa Jackson larissa@veaes.ca
Speech Language Pathologists: Erin Boswell
Teacher-Librarians: Bryan Doolan
Technology: Vacant
Music: Vacant