OSSTF District 11- Thames Valley
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation

680 Industrial Road, London, Ontario, N5V 1V1
Phone: (519) 659-6588; Fax: (519) 659-2421; Email: osstf11@execulink.com

District 11 Office

District Office Staff

2007-2008 District Office Staff and Organization

The following people work in the District Office full-time.

District Office Staff	Areas of Responsibility
District President Dave Russell Email: DaveRussell@osstf11.com Phone Extension #103	The District President oversees all of the work of the District Office, the Bargaining Units, and Committees of District 11. Duties of the District President as per District 11 Constitution District President's Memos and TBU Newsletters Teachers' Bargaining Unit President

Federation Services Officer: Mary Lou Cunningham Email: MaryLouCunningham@osstf11.com Phone Extension #106	General Duties of Federation Services Officers as per District 11 Constitution District Duties and Committees: Teachers' Bargaining Unit Liaison and Contract Maintenance Occasional Teachers' Contract Maintenance Branch Presidents/Workplace Rep Training New Member Night Membership Database Annual Retirement Dinner District Constitution Committee District Nominations Committee Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly Active Retired Members' Chapter 11 Bargaining Unit Duties and Committees: TBU RRSP Administration TBU Nominations Committee TBU Constitution TBU School Council Reps TVDSB Committees: TBU Secondary Teacher Staffing New Teachers' Committee and Conference Board Meeting monitoring/ARC/Capital Plan Advisory E-Learning (Virtual Academy) / Videoconferencing Award of Distinction Student Success

Federation Services Officer: Colleen Canon Email: ColleenCanon@osstf11.com Phone Extension #104	General Duties of Federation Services Officers as per District 11 Constitution District Duties and Committees: Long Term Disability / WSIB / Medical Human Rights/Status of Women Committee Political Action Committee AFFECT Labour Council Bishop Townshend Awards of Educator Excellence Bargaining Unit Duties and Committees: Continuing Education Instructors' Bargaining Unit Liaison and contract maintenance TBU Grade Ten Citizenship Awards TVDSB Committees: CEI Mutual Concerns CEI Staffing Improving Instructional Intelligence Advisory Committee Community and Public Relations Committee Education Week Employee Assistance Program Joint PD System PD Day

Federation Services Officer: Tony Stokes Email: TonyStokes@osstf11.com Phone Extension #102	General Duties of Federation Services Officers as per District 11 Constitution District Duties and Committees Office Manager Office Maintenance / Renovations Teachers' Bargaining Unit contract maintenance Occasional Teachers' Bargaining Unit Liaison and contract maintenance District Bargaining Committee Finance Committee Bargaining Unit Duties and Committees TBU Collective Bargaining Committee TBU Chief Negotiator TBU Grievance Officer TBU LTSIP Committee Continuing Education Teachers contract maintenance TVDSB Committees: TBU Labour-Management TBU Secondary Staffing OT Labour Management Safe Schools Committee / CRESS

Federation Services Officer: Nancy McDougall Email: NancyMcDougall@osstf11.com Phone Extension #105	General Duties of Federation Services Officers as per District 11 Constitution District Duties and Committees Educational Services Committee Communications / Excellence in Education Marion Drysdale Awards Retirement Booklet Health & Safety Committee Council of Unions Website Bargaining Unit Duties and Committees Professional Student Services Personnel Bargaining Unit Liaison and contract maintenance PSSP Collective Bargaining PSSP Constitution TBU E.C. McTavish Award TVDSB Committees: PSSP Mutual Concerns PSSP Staffing PSSP Pay Equity Accessibility Work Group Environmental Education in the Valley Joint Health & Safety Joint PD

Administrative Assistant: Laurie Lafraniere Email: LaurieLafraniere@osstf11.com Phone Extension #101	As the office Administrative Assistant, Laurie provides professional administrative, public relations and confidential secretarial support for the District President, the Bargaining Unit Presidents, committee chairs, and the Federation Services Officers. She maintains the district’s financial records and computerized accounting statements, responds to incoming communications in a welcoming and knowledgeable manner, functions calmly in a fast-paced multi-tasking environment, meets deadlines regularly and carries out a wide variety of other key duties which are essential to the daily operation of the district. Laurie effectively assists with the planning and coordination of events, with coordinating and assembling provincial financial applications, and with managing schedules and meeting arrangements. She is a self-motivated individual with a superior ability to work both independently and as a team member. Laurie is a highly-organized and industrious member of the office staff, and she looks forward to serving you in her friendly manner. She can be reached at 659-6588.

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