Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association
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The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA) is an organization that represents teachers in publicly funded Roman Catholic schools in Ontario
, Canada
. It is an affiliated with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and Education International
. While the CTF in general is not affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress
, the OECTA directly affiliates itself with it.
OECTA has 44,000 members . Its mandate includes both the support of its members through collective bargaining and the promotion of Catholic values.
OECTA holds an annual meeting to elect officers, pass resolutions, and (if desired) to amend the constitution. The Provincial Executive meets on a monthly basis to administer the Association between annual meetings and to coordinate relations with the Ontario Teachers' Federation.
Source: OECTA Report to Members, March 2008
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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. It is an affiliated with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, the Canadian Teachers’ Federation and Education International
Education International
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. While the CTF in general is not affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Labour Congress
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, the OECTA directly affiliates itself with it.
OECTA has 44,000 members . Its mandate includes both the support of its members through collective bargaining and the promotion of Catholic values.
OECTA holds an annual meeting to elect officers, pass resolutions, and (if desired) to amend the constitution. The Provincial Executive meets on a monthly basis to administer the Association between annual meetings and to coordinate relations with the Ontario Teachers' Federation.
Presidents
| Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Lynch | 1944 | 1945 |
| Very Reverend B.W. Harrigan | 1945 | 1947 |
| Raymond J. Bergin | 1947 | 1948 |
| Reverend Brother Thaddeus | 1948 | 1949 |
| Dorthea McDonell | 1949 | 1950 |
| Patrick Perdue | 1950 | 1951 |
| Mother Mary Lenore | 1951 | 1953 |
| Margaret Drago | 1953 | 1955 |
| Reverend C.L. Siegried | 1955 | 1956 |
| Mary W. Flynn | 1956 | 1958 |
| Sister M. Vincentia | 1958 | 1960 |
| Reverend J.H. Conway | 1960 | 1962 |
| Patrick O'Leary | 1962 | 1963 |
| Veronica Houlahan | 1963 | 1964 |
| Sister Frances McCann | 1964 | 1965 |
| Karl Bohren | 1965 | 1966 |
| Sister M. Aloysia | 1966 | 1967 |
| Ruth Willis | 1967 | 1968 |
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1968 | 1969 |
| John Kuchinak | 1969 | 1970 |
| Marie Kennedy | 1970 | 1971 |
| Reverend J. Frank Kavanagh | 1971 | 1972 |
| James Carey | 1972 | 1973 |
| Robert Cooney | 1973 | 1974 |
| Leo Normandeau | 1974 | 1975 |
| Derry Byrne | 1975 | 1977 |
| Peter Gazzola | 1977 | 1978 |
| Doreen Brady | 1978 | 1980 |
| George Saranchuk | 1980 | 1982 |
| Kevin Kennedy | 1982 | 1984 |
| T. John Fauteux | 1984 | 1986 |
| Jim Cooney | 1986 | 1988 |
| Eileen Lennon | 1988 | 1990 |
| Michael Coté | 1990 | 1992 |
| Helen Biales | 1992 | 1993 |
| Clare Ross | 1993 | 1995 |
| Marilies Rettig | 1995 | 1997 |
| Marshall Jarvis | 1997 | 1999 |
| Jim Smith | 1999 | 2001 |
| Kathy McVean | 2001 | 2003 |
| Donna Marie Kennedy | 2003 | 2007 |
| Elaine MacNeil | 2007 | 2008 |
| James Ryan | 2009 | 2011 |
| Kevin O'Dwyer | 2011 | 2013 |
Source: OECTA Report to Members, March 2008
- Ruth Willis spent her entire teaching career with the Windsor Separate School Board, and was its first primary consultant. She held a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
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in Detroit. She was secretary of OECTA’s Windsor District, before joining the provincial executive in 1965. She died on July 15, 2006, at age 91. - John Kuchinak began teaching with the Metropolitan Separate School Board (later renamed the Toronto District Catholic School Board) in 1959, and was a principal from 1965 to 1989. In 1967, he chaired a convention entitled "The role of the Catholic school in a pluralistic society". He received an Ontario Teachers' FederationOntario Teachers' FederationThe Ontario Teacher's Federation is a professional organization representing teachers in Ontario, Canada. All teachers in publicly-funded Ontario schools are required by law to be members of the federation...
Fellowship in 1979, and an OECTA Life Membership in 1991. He was known for his work on teachers, and in particular for his work in winning equal pensions for teachers who were members of religious orders. He died on November 29, 2005, at age 72.