Matt Wilson
President
About Us
The Pearson Teachers Union (PTU) is the union representing all teachers working for the Lester B. Pearson School Board.
We are one of the largest anglophone teacher unions in the province of Quebec, representing teachers in over sixty elementary schools, high schools, adult education centres and vocational training centres. Our mandate is to protect and improve the professional, economic and social welfare of our members.
The PTU Office
At the PTU Office, you may reach out to our President Matt Wilson, as well as to our two full-time Union Advisors, Erica Lamothe and Pasquale Machado.
Matt Wilson
Erica Lamothe
Pasquale Machado
Matt is responsible for the political life of the union, and is also the main spokesperson for PTU in relation to the LBPSB, to our provincial association QPAT and with the media. When there are local negotiations to conduct with the LBPSB, he is also the Chief Negotiator for the PTU
Erica specializes in questions related to teachers in the Youth Sector (elementary and high schools) relating to contracts, working conditions and staffing. Pasquale specializes in questions related to teachers in the Continuing Education sector (Adult Education and Vocational Training) relating to contracts, working conditions and staffing. Pasquale also takes care of questions related to parental rights.
The PTU Staff also consists of Melissa Noel, who takes care of the day-to-day operations in the office, Sonia Dumont, who coordinates our communications with members, and Beverly Kennedy, who takes care of our bookkeeping.
The PTU Executive Committee
The members of the Executive Committee are elected for two-year terms. Other than the President, the members of the Executive are all full-time teachers who work on a voluntary basis with the union. The PTU Executive meets monthly to conduct the business of the union.
Christina George
Vice-President, Elementary
Marie-Pier Michaud
Vice-President, Secondary
Marguerite Prince
Vice-President, Continuing Education
Annie Sabourin
Chairperson
Stephanie Côté
Treasurer
Jennifer Baltuonis
Secretary
Jonathan Keane
Member at Large
Lara Jreige
Member at Large
Kyle Rougeau
Member at Large
PTU Delegates
The PTU Delegates serve as the link between the PTU Office and teachers in our schools and centres. Delegates meet with the PTU Executive and Office monthly to discuss issues of importance and to help make policy decisions for the PTU. They consult with their colleagues before meetings and report back afterwards.
Each school or centre is entitled to elect one delegate for the first twenty teachers in active service, plus an additional delegate for every additional twenty teachers (or major fraction thereof). Schools and centres may also elect an alternate, who acts when one of delegates is unavailable.
Elementary Schools
School
Delegate
Alternates
Allion
Annie Claude Valois
Scott Kelly
Beacon Hill
Chadwick Dixon
Derek Lagimodiere
Beechwood
Anne Rainville
Nina Apperley
Birchwood
Erin Wainwright
Children’s World Academy
Emilie Lepage
Christmas Park
Maria Martinez
Clearpoint
Layla Barroca / Vanessa Motter
Dorset
France Bourassa
Dorval
Erin McKinnon
Suzanne Smyth
Edgewater
Marie Rennie
Lisa Nelson
Evergreen
Isabelle Rinfret Petterson
Shauna Beauchamps
Forest Hill Jr.
Lauraine Cormier
Forest Hill Sr.
Ingrid Chiasson-Decoste
Kingsdale
Kathryn Polley
Lara Drapeau-Gilbert
LaSalle Jr.
Annie Carignan
LaSalle Sr.
Jeff Haynes
Gina Bouchard
Maple Grove
Stephanie Cirino / William Davidson
Margaret Manson
Josianne Boulay
Annie Hébert
Mount Pleasant
Jennifer Weir
P.E.T.E.S.
Amanda St-Laurent
Fiona March
Riverview
Sophie Perreault
Sherbrooke Jr.
Sonia Balazovjech
Nadia Jasmin
Sherbrooke Sr.
Bernice Dresner
Sylvain Proulx
Soulanges
Marie-Hélène Townshend
Kathryn Clare
Springdale
Robin Zinman
St. Anthony
Suzanne Belair
St. Charles
Kristy Westlake
St. Edmund
David Dufresne
Anne Edgar
St. John Fisher Jr.
Nadine Émond
St. John Fisher Sr.
Victor Guerriero
St. Patrick
Melissa Rose / Robert Pigas
Toniette Rose
Sunshine Academy
Kelly Crabtree
Tina Himal
Terry Fox
Richard Arsenault
Verdun
Elizabeth Huyer
Westpark
Alia Odubayo / Giulia Carosielli
Wilder Penfield
Hélène Constantin
Lindsay Knowlton
Secondary Schools
School
Delegate
Alternates
Beaconsfield
Martin Brisebois / Andrea Domanski
Beurling Academy
Tracy Bieszez
Paul Moniodis
Horizon
Louise Pion / Cécile Rufié
John Rennie
Kevin Saunders / Theresa Bingham / Catherine Murray / Amanda Wilkins
Erica Jacques
Lakeside
Nikole Gregory / Renaud Labesse
Mia Valerianos
LCCHS
Susan Varinsky / Robert Myerson / Adam Mackenzie
Macdonald
Jennifer Zakutney / Lucia De Luca
Vicky Tomljanovic
PCHS
Pamela Lobo / Jacqueline Jansons / Josie Arcobelli
St. Thomas
Stacey Keating / Stephanie Canci / Cindy Plante / Joanna Schreyer
Westwood Jr.
Marco Cianfarano
Westwood Sr.
Kristina Marie Smith
Social Affairs
School
Delegate
Alternates
Angrignon
Maryse Gibeau
Dawson Alt.
Michael Wilds
Mountainview
Adult Education
Centre
Delegate
Alternates
Cartier
William Gray
PACC – Adult
Liane Luciani
Vocational Training
Centre
Delegate
Alternates
Gordon Robertson
Pamela Bachner
Denise Hosni
P.E.C.
Johanne Dion / Adrian Ulfig
PACC – Voc.
Donna Marie Stephens / Nektarios Liapis / Suyen Han / Anne Vivian
Donna Colmenero / Michelle Schmidt / Raphael Thuaux
VACC
Nikolay Nikolov / Benedetta Castiglione
WICC
Kirsten Scheede / Jeff Labelle / Elizabeth Harewood