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
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ORGANIZATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES |
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Organization |
Name |
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Association of Early Childhood Educators |
Lyndsay Macdonald |
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Canadian Federation of University Women |
Margaret McGovern / Wendy Taylor |
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Canadian Union of Public Employees |
Christina Gilligan |
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Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario |
Rob Smolenaars |
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Ontario Campaign 2000 |
Leila Sarangi |
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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 |
Dianne Clarabut/ Luisa Quarta |
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Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation |
Rosemary Judd-Archer |
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Unifor |
Tracey Ramsey |
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YWCA |
Sami Pritchard |
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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. Abigail Doris, Toronto Community for Better Child Care, Toronto |
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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. Rianne Mahon, Child Care Now - Ottawa |
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Northwest Kenora District, Rainy River District, Thunder Bay District |
1. Chrystal Morden, 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. Debbie Milne, First Adventure Child Development Centres, Belleville |
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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. Tegan Nguyen, Toronto |