Board and Council

OCBCC's 2022 AGM was held September 22nd, 2022 at 10 am via video conference. 

2022-23 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.

2022-23 Executive Officers:

  • President: Sheila Olan-MacLean: Compass Early Learning and Care, Peterborough
  • Vice-President: Christa O’Connor, Creative Beginnings, Baden
  • Secretary:  Michel Laflamme, Service à l'enfance Aladin Childcare Services, Ottawa
  • Treasurer: Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, Ottawa
  • Member-at-large: Christina Gilligan, CUPE, Toronto

2022-23 Board members:

  • Erin Filby, Toronto
  • Lyndsay Macdonald, Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario
  • Rosemary Judd-Archer, Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
  • Chandra Li Paul, Ontario Federation of Labour
  • Sami Pritchard, YWCA
  • Lisa Johnston, Early Years Professionals Rise UP T.O.
  • Jody Renauld, Superior Children’s Centre, Wawa
  • Tracy Saarikoski, Discovery Early Learning & Care, Sudbury
  • Sylvie Charron, L’association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario
  • Jessica Tomas, CUPE Local 2484, Toronto
2022-23 Provincial Council: Our Board of Directors is drawn from our Provincial Advisory Council, a larger body of elected member representatives. Our Provincial Council meets twice annually and provides advice and direction to the OCBCC.

ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES

Organization

Name

Association of Early Childhood Educators

Lyndsay Macdonald

 Canadian Federation of University Women

Margaret McGovern / Wendy Taylor

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Christina Gilligan

Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario

Rob Smolenaars

Ontario Campaign 2000

Leila Sarangi

Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association

Peter MacDonald

Ontario Federation of Labour

Chandra Li Paul

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Dianne Clarabut/ Luisa Quarta

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

Rosemary Judd-Archer

Unifor

Tracey Ramsey

YWCA

Sami Pritchard

 

REGIONAL CENTRE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY GROUP REPRESENTATIVES

Member area

Name

Greater Toronto Area

City of Toronto, Regional Municipality of Halton, Regional Municipality of Durham, Regional Municipality of Peel, Regional Municipality of York

1. Abigail Doris, Toronto Community for Better Child Care, Toronto

2. Lisa Johnston, Early Years Professionals Rise UP T.O., Toronto

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

2. Lori Prospero, RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario, Waterloo

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

2.  Rianne Mahon, Child Care Now - Ottawa

Northwest

Kenora District, Rainy River District, Thunder Bay District

1. Chrystal Morden, Superior Children’s Centre, Wawa

2. Willow Lem – Thunder Bay ECE Unite!, Thunder Bay

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

2. Vacancy

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

2. Debbie Milne, First Adventure Child Development Centres, Belleville

Special constituency - Francophone

Sylvie Charron,  L’association francophone à l’éducation des services à l’enfance de l’Ontario, Ottawa

2484 rep

Jessica Tomas, Toronto

 

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

1.         Erin Filby, Toronto

2.         Athina Basiliadis, Ottawa (CUPE Local 2204)

3.         Carrie Lynn Poole-Cotnam, Ottawa

4.         Tanice Donaldson, Windsor

5.         Tegan Nguyen, Toronto

 

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