Chapters

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board Chapter of APSSP represents psychology staff, social workers and speech and language pathologists.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Ann Marie Deas

SECRETARY: Lisa Henderson

PUBLIC REL: Bridget Cowe (leave)

TREASURER: Jennifer Cardwell (acting) / Shelley Gilkinson (on leave)

GRIEVANCE: Jennifer Cardwell

NEGOTIATIONS: Ann Marie Deas / Lisa Henderson

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Ann Marie Deas

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 1

EMAIL: Anne-Marie.Deas@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Bruce-Grey Catholic Schools

The Niagara District School Board Chapter of APSSP represents attendance counsellors, interpreters, psycho-educational consultants, psychological associates, social workers, speech and language pathologists, and youth counsellors.

The Chapter’s membership stands at about 58 individuals.

The Niagara District School Board consists of 97 elementary schools, with about 27,130 students. It covers 12 Ontario municipalities of Fort Erie, Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet, Welland, and West Lincoln. There are approximately 1,375 teachers employed by the Niagara District School Board.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Ronna Katzman

VICE PRESIDENT: Julie Hopkin

SECRETARY: Sarah James

TREASURER: Lynn Coles

GRIEVANCE: Jennifer Drury

NEGOTIATIONS: Dave Peirce

PUBLIC REL: Tracy Hofland

GOV. CO. REPS: Adriana Hamilton / Isaac Virag

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Ronna Katzman

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 2

EMAIL:  Ronna.Katzman@apssp.org

WEBSITE: District School Board Of Niagara

Dufferin Peel Catholic Chapter of APSSP numbers approximately 200 members across the four disciplines of psychology, child and youth work, speech and language pathology, and social work.

The Dufferin Peel professional student support service staff has been affiliated with APSSP since 1975. There primary interest was to join a union that was member-run, democratic, and specifically focused on supporting the role of school based professional support service staff. Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board encompasses a large geographic region and includes the municipalities of Orangeville, Caledon, Mississauga and Brampton.

There are 141 Catholic schools including 123 elementary and 26 secondary.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Dan Milne

SECRETARY: Joanne Dean

TREASURER: Betty Kennedy

GRIEVANCE: Janis Stewardson

NEGOTIATIONS: Nadia Kerr

PUBLIC REL: Kellie Donaher

GOV. CO. REPS: Betty Kennedy / Janis Stewardson / Amanda Lumini

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Dan Milne

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 3

EMAIL:  Dan.Milne@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board Website

The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) Chapter of APSSP represents child and youth counsellors, communicative disorders assistants, an orientation and mobility specialist, psychologists, psychological associates, psychometrists, social workers/attendance counsellors, and speech and language pathologists.

Durham APSSP held its first union meeting with an executive of four on June 20th, 1984.

Our first Collective Agreement with DCDSB was established for the period starting in September 1984. Our current executive consists of nine members from across various disciplines. Chapter membership stands about 43. As of October 2008, DCDSB had a total of 24,456 students enrolled. This number consists of 15,618 elementary students and 8,838 secondary students. DCDSB has 39 elementary schools and seven secondary schools. The board also supports an adult Education Centre, a Catholic Return Ticket Program, a Continuing Education Centre, and a Learning to 18 Program.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Deanna Lindsey

SECRETARY: Joanne Matheson Walker

TREASURER: Joyce Thompson

GRIEVANCE: Kristin Adamcewicz

NEGOTIATIONS: Jessica Abrams (main contact) / Stacy How

PUBLIC REL: Sheila Rempel / Shawna Mackellar

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Nicola Dunning

GOV. CO REP: Sandra Rennie

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Deanna Lindsay

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 4

EMAIL:  Deanna.Lindsay@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Durham Catholic District School Board

The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) Chapter of APSSP represents child and youth counsellors, communicative disorders assistants, psychometrists and psychological associates, speech and language pathologists, attendance counsellors, and secondary school librarians.

The Halton Chapter is a longstanding member of APSSP.

We are currently at 62 members. The HCDSB consists of 39 elementary schools and seven secondary schools. There is a total of 3,570 staff within the board of which 2,370 are teaching staff, school administrators and supply. Approximately 1,200 staff are support, e.g. managerial and clerical. The Halton Region includes Burlington, Oakville, Milton, Acton and Georgetown, which has many rapidly growing areas.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Gladys Cook

SECRETARY: Mary Maceroni

TREASURER: Angela Cooke

GRIEVANCE: Mary Jo McMahon

NEGOTIATIONS: Open

PUBLIC REL: Melissa Trowsdale

GOV. CO. REPS: Mary Jo McMahon / Gladys Cook

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Gladys Cook

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 5

EMAIL:  Gladys.Cook@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Halton Catholic Schools

The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board Chapter of APSSP represents speech/language, psychology, child & youth counsellor, and attendance counsellor professionals since 2010.

The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board consists of 46 elementary schools and eight secondary schools, with about 15,700 students in the area administered from Belleville, Ontario. There are approximately 1,800 teachers and support staff employed by the Hastings Prince Edward District School Board.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Shelley Wallace

SECRETARY: Kelly Towers

TREASURER: Sandy Ward

GRIEVANCE: Louanne Moore

NEGOTIATIONS: Cindy Waite

PUBLIC REL: Wendy Sutherland

GOV. CO. REPS: Shelley Wallace / Wendy Sutherland

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Shelley Wallace

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 6

EMAIL: Shelley.Wallace@apssp.org

WEBSITE: http://www.hpedsb.on.ca/

The London Chapter of APSSP has represented attendance counsellors, psycho-educational consultants, social workers, and speech-language pathologists since 1997.

Our first Collective Agreement was ratified late in 1999. We are a relatively small group with our numbers ranging from 20 to 25 in any given year. The London District Catholic School Board is comprised of 50 elementary, eight secondary schools and 23,000 students. The London Chapter covers the counties of Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin, including the cities of London, St. Thomas and Woodstock are educated in this school system by 1,300 teachers.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Suzanne Pellarin

SECRETARY: Mandy Gobatto

TREASURER: Jorge Teodoro

GRIEVANCE: Maurice Brennan

NEGOTIATIONS: Monique Feron

PUBLIC REL: Stacey Rickman

GOV. CO. REPS: Monique Feron / Suzanne Pellarin

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME:  Suzanne Pellarin

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 7

EMAIL: Suzanne.Pellarin@apssp.org

WEBSITE: London District Catholic School Board

The Simcoe County Chapter of APSSP represents psychology staff and social workers plus ABA coordinators, attendance counsellors, behavioural services coaches, speech & language pathologists.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Cathy Bidwell

VICE PRESIDENT: Tammy Lalonde

SECRETARY: Anne Miller

TREASURER: Natasha Stasiuk

GRIEVANCE: Not filled

NEGOTIATIONS: Not filled

PUBLIC REL: Not filled

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS: Not filled

GOV.CO.REPS: Not filled

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Cathy Bidwell

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext 8

EMAIL: Cathy.Bidwell@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Simcoe County District School Board

The St. Clair Catholic District School Board Chapter of APSSP represents speech-language pathologists, social workers, child and youth workers, and sign language interpreters since 1998.

The first collective agreement was ratified in January 1999.

The first Collective Agreement was ratified in January 1999. The Chapter’s membership stands at 18 to 20 individuals.

The St. Clair CDS Board consists of 30 elementary schools and three secondary schools, with about 10,500 students in the Sarnia-Lambton and Chatham-Kent areas of Ontario. There are approximately 1,000 teachers employed by the St. Clair CDS Board.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Heather Carron Doyle

SECRETARY: Heather Molyneaux

TREASURER: Lenora Cavacas

GRIEVANCE: Janice Cornell

NEGOTIATIONS: Janice Cornell

PUBLIC REL: Heather Molyneaux

GOV. CO. REPS: Heather Carron-Doyle / Janice Cornell

CONTACT:

Name: Heather Carron-Doyle

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 9

EMAIL: Heather.Carron-Doyle@apssp.org

WEBSITE: St. Clair Catholic District School Board

The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) Chapter of APSSP represents attendance counselors, audiologists, community relations officers, psychology staff, social workers, research associates, and speech and language pathologists.

The first Collective Agreement was ratified in 1998. The Chapter’s membership stands at about 203 individuals. The Toronto CDS Board consists of 168 elementary schools and 31 secondary schools, with about 87,500 students. There are approximately 5,700 teachers and 2,800 Support and other academic staff employed by the Toronto CDS Board. In addition, there are over 300 principals and vice-principals and 225 administrative staff.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Julie Mazzuca-Peter

VICE PRESIDENT: Marieke Favrod

SECRETARY: Jodelyn Huang

TREASURER: Marie Denyse Belec

GRIEVANCE: Elida Farelli

NEGOTIATIONS: Barb Shea

PUBLIC REL: Karen Crooks

LTD CO-ORD: Carm Diano

GOV. CO. REPS: Terri Perri-Galuzzo / Cristal Wallage

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Julie Mazzuca-Peter

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. 0

EMAIL: Julie.Mazzuca-Peter@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Toronto Catholic District School Board

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) Chapter of APSSP represents attendance counsellors, psychoeducational consultants, psychologists, social workers, and speech-language pathologists since 1993.

The first Collective Agreement was ratified in August 1993. The Chapter’s membership stands at about 20 individuals. The WCDSB consists of 47 elementary schools and five secondary schools, with about 24,000 students in the Region of Waterloo. There are approximately 1,753 teachers employed by the WCDSB.

CHAPTER EXECUTIVE:

PRESIDENT: Sandra Ayerst

SECRETARY: Stephanie Ashe

TREASURER: Mary Goerzen-Sheard

GRIEVANCE: Veronique Ribero

NEGOTIATIONS: Tonya Beattie

PUBLIC REL: Amanda Warne

EXT AFFAIRS TBD

HEALTH & SAFETY: Fran Baker

CONTACT:

CONTACT NAME: Sandra Ayerst

PHONE: 1-866-455-5099 Ext. *

EMAIL: Sandra.Ayerst@apssp.org

WEBSITE: Waterloo Catholic District School Board