OCBCC's 2024 AGM was held September 26th, 2024 at 10 am via video conference.
2024-25 Board of Directors: The OCBCC is governed by a Board of Directors made up of dedicated volunteers from the early learning and child care sector around Ontario, as well as representatives of provincial organizations and trade unions.
2024-25 Executive Officers:
- President: Christa O’Connor, Creative Beginnings, Baden
- Vice-President: Christina Gilligan, CUPE, Toronto
- Secretary: Michel Laflamme, Service à l'enfance Aladin Childcare Services, Ottawa
- Treasurer: Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, Ottawa
- Member-at-large: Rosemary Judd-Archer, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
2024-25 Board members:
- Erin Filby, Toronto
- Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, Toronto
- Shailja Jain/Alana Powell, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario
- Chandra Li Paul, Ontario Federation of Labour
- Karen Hipson, YWCA
- Lisa Johnston, Early Years Professionals Rise UP T.O.
- Jody McRae, Superior Children’s Centre, Wawa
- Tracy Saarikoski, Discovery Early Learning & Care, Sudbury
- Sheila Olan-MacLean, Compass Early Learning and Care, Peterborough
- Sylvie Charron, L’association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario
- Jessica Tomas, CUPE Local 2484, Toronto
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ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES |
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Organization |
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Association of Early Childhood Educators |
Shailja Jain/Alana Powell |
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Canadian Federation of University Women |
Wendy Taylor |
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Canadian Union of Public Employees |
Christina Gilligan |
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Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario |
Federico Caravjal |
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Ontario Campaign 2000 |
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Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association |
Peter MacDonald |
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Ontario Federation of Labour |
Chandra Li Paul |
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Ontario Public Service Employees Union |
Jennifer King |
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Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation |
Rosemary Judd-Archer |
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Unifor |
Tracey Ramsey |
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YWCA |
Karen Hipson |
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REGIONAL CENTRE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUP REPRESENTATIVES |
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Member area |
Name |
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Greater Toronto Area City of Toronto, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Durham, Regional Municipality of Peel, Regional Municipality of York |
1. Donna Spreitzer/Amy O’Neil, Toronto Community for Better Child Care |
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2. Lisa Johnston, Early Years Professionals Rise UP T.O., Toronto |
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Southwest Chatham–Kent, Haldimand County, Norfolk County, City of Brantford, City of Hamilton, City of London, City of St. Thomas, City of Stratford, City of Windsor, Oxford County, Waterloo Region, Bruce County, Grey County, Huron County, Lambton County, Wellington County, Regional Municipality of Niagara |
1. Christa O'Connor, Creative Beginnings, Baden |
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2. Lori Prospero, RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario, Waterloo |
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Eastern and Southeast United Counties of Prescott and Russell, City of Cornwall, County of Lanark, County of Renfrew, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, City of Kingston, County of Lennox and Addington, City Ottawa |
1. Michel Laflamme, Service à l'enfance Aladin Childcare Services, Ottawa |
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2. Amanda Quance, Child Care Now - Ottawa |
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Northwest Kenora District, Rainy River District, Thunder Bay District |
1. Jody McRae, Superior Children’s Centre, Wawa |
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2. Willow Lem – Thunder Bay ECE Unite!, Thunder Bay |
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Northeast Algoma District, City of Greater Sudbury, District of Cochrane, District of Timiskaming, District of Nipissing, District of Manitoulin, District of Sault Ste Marie |
1. Tracy Saarikoski, Discovery Early Learning & Care, Sudbury |
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2. Vacancy |
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Central Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough, Parry Sound District, District Municipality of Muskoka, Dufferin County, Hastings County, Northumberland County, Simcoe County |
1. Sheila Olan-MacLean, Compass Early Learning and Care, Peterborough |
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2. Vacancy |
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Special constituency - Francophone |
Sylvie Charron, L’association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario, Ottawa |
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2484 rep |
Jessica Tomas, Toronto |
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INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS |
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1. Erin Filby, Toronto 2. Athina Basiliadis, Ottawa (CUPE Local 2204) 3. Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, Ottawa 4. Tanice Donaldson, Windsor 5. Thơ Nguyen, Toronto |