Election results

College members have voted and the results are in. The eighth Council of the Ontario College of Teachers has been elected. See the official 2018 Council election results and learn about your Council members.

Eighth Council elected

You’ve spoken! By voting in the 2018 Election, you have elected the College’s eighth Council, which will govern the teaching profession in the public interest for the next three years.

Council’s 37 members meet quarterly to set policy direction and provide oversight in accordance with the objects set out in the Ontario College of Teachers Act. Council establishes teachers’ qualifications in regulation, sets the standards of practice and ethical standards, accredits teacher education programs, and investigates and resolves complaints about individual members.

There were 23 elected positions available from the English, French, Catholic public, elementary and secondary school systems in all regions of Ontario. Four of the 23 are designated for principals/ vice-principals, supervisory officers, faculties of education and private schools.

Twenty-one Council seats have been filled, four by acclamation. Two positions — English-Language Roman Catholic Board Secondary, and Supervisory Officer — remain vacant as there were no eligible candidates for the ballot at the time of nomination. Council is accepting applications now for appointments to those seats (see page 55). Applications will be accepted until July 16, 2018. The remaining 14 Council positions are appointed by the provincial government for terms of up to three years.

In this election, 69 candidates sought the 23 available Council seats. Of the College members eligible to participate in the election, 8,038 voted online (on the College’s website and via its app) between March 5 and April 9, 2018.

The eighth Council will hold its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.

Independent auditor Richter LLP verified these final counts.

Total Number of Voters: 8,038

Total Number of Eligible Voters: 236,167

Voter Turnout: 3.40%

Candidates	Votes	%
Northwest Region Part-time/Full-time
Stéphane Vallée (Acclaimed)
Northeast Region Part-time/Full-time
Ravi Vethamany (Acclaimed)
Southeast Region Part-time/Full-time
Rita Forte	139	16.87
Richard Michaud	168	20.39
Nicola Powadiuk	251	30.46
Hanz Schulz	123	14.93
Harry St-Jour	143	17.35
Total	824
Unmarked	159
Southcentral Region Part-time/Full-time
Paige Bennett	935	51.46
Robert Deonarine	422	23.23
Donna Lynn Paquette	460	25.32
Total	1,817
Unmarked	1,031
Southwest Region Part-time/Full-time
Erin Glen	200	30.26
Staci Jobin	145	21.94
Shane Romualdi	145	21.94
Robert A. Ryan	171	25.87
Total	661
Unmarked	142
Central Region Part-time/Full-time
Patrizia De Marco	409	22.37
Patricia Kalligosfyris	230	12.58
Jacqueline Karsemeyer	480	26.26
Sultan Rana	408	22.32
Andrea Whiteacre	301	16.47
Total	1,828
Unmarked	742
Northwest Region Full-time
Jennifer Barry	85	17.78
Solange Côté	72	15.06
Thomas Blase Doherty	76	15.90
Rose Giuliano	59	12.34
Joel McGrath	69	14.44
Stephen Zimmermann	117	24.48
Total	478
Unmarked	85
Northeast Region Full-time
Irene Dembek	97	39.92
Craig Johnstone	83	34.16
Kim Lawson	63	25.93
Total	243
Unmarked	28
Southeast Region Full-time
Melissa Gaffen (Acclaimed)
Southcentral Region Full-time
Mary-Ann Campanelli	262	12.47
Carrie Cochrane	134	6.38
Jennifer Damianidis	164	7.81
Justin Djedje	224	10.66
Thompson Famoriyo	222	10.57
Marc Gravel	131	6.24
Delani Nilmini Ratwatte	222	10.57
Angela Salvatori-Corapi	200	9.52
Nicole van Woudenberg	542	25.80
Total	2,101
Unmarked	747
Southwest Region Full-time
Cori Morris (Marchand)	215	36.13
Mary-Anne Mouawad	380	63.87
Total	595
Unmarked	208
Central Region Full-time
Marie-Claude Bouchard	296	15.14
Tim Gernstein	612	31.30
Melissa Milo	366	18.72
David Parmer	489	25.01
A. N. Persaud	192	9.82
Total	1,955
Unmarked	615
English-Language Public Board Elementary
Ryan Braden	381	17.41
Ann Ciaschini	613	28.02
Rebecca Forte	786	35.92
Simona N. Sookdeo	408	18.65
Total	2,188
Unmarked	1,334
English-Language Public Board Secondary
Diane Ballantyne	749	34.64
James Blair	575	26.60
Shelly Czerczak (Burns)	464	21.46
Anthony Samchek	374	17.30
Total	2,162
Unmarked	1,360
English-Language Roman Catholic Board Elementary
Timothy D. Kwiatkowski	410	39.27
Alicia Nunn	634	60.73
Total	1,044
Unmarked	340
English-Language Roman Catholic Board Secondary
No eligible candidate was available for this ballot at the time of nomination. The eighth Council will appoint a candidate to the position.
French-Language Roman Catholic Board Elementary
Chantal Côté	174	58.78
Maryse Deslauriers	122	41.22
Total	296
Unmarked	257
French-Language Roman Catholic Board Secondary
Charles Dimitry Abraham	158	33.55
Réjean Dufresne	97	20.59
Diana Mazzotta	91	19.32
Claudia Patenaude	125	26.54
Total	471
Unmarked	82
French-Language Public Board Elementary and Secondary
Lucienne Béatrice Koua Dubé	104	43.70
Sara Nouini	134	56.30
Total	238
Unmarked	78
Principal/Vice-Principal
Wayne Greco	63	7.49
John Hamilton	662	78.72
Michael A. Moore	116	13.79
Total	841
Unmarked	41
Supervisory Officer
No eligible candidate was available for this ballot at the time of nomination. The eighth Council will appoint a candidate to the position.
Private School
Faqueeha Sajid Mansoor	19	8.56
Shannon Marcus	203	91.44
Total	222
Unmarked	3
Faculty of Education
Susan E. Elliott-Johns (Acclaimed)