Welcome to the Maple Ridge Teachers’ Association (MRTA), representing Teachers of Public Schools in the communities of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, in School District #42.
Our schools are found on the traditional and unceded territories of the Kwantlen First Nation and Katzie First Nation. From the Pitt River in the West, along the banks of the Fraser River to Hay-ward Lake in the East, our communities dot the lands, hemmed up against the Pitt Polder Marshlands, Golden Ears and Blue Mountain to the North.
The MRTA is an affiliated local of the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF). We work to represent teachers both with our Employer, within structures of the BCTF, and government bodies.
Meet Our Full-Time Table Officers

Martin Dmitrieff, MRTA President, BSc/BEd
martin@mrtaoffice.ca

Trevor Takasaki, MRTA 1st VP
trevor@mrtaoffice.ca

Erin Smeed, MRTA 2nd VP
erin@mrtaoffice.ca
*Please note: emails for release officers will change in the 26/27 year*
MRTA Executive Council 2025-26
| Second Vice-President | Erin Smeed | MRTA |
| Health & Safety | Leanne Dunbar | Glenwood Elementary |
| Local Rep | Erin Smeed | MRTA |
| Local Rep | Leanne Dunbar | Glenwood Elementary |
| Local Rep | Richard McGraw | Pitt Meadows Secondary |
| Ab Ed Rep | Jocelyn McIntosh | Glenwood Elementary |
| Continuing Education Rep | James Burdon | Continuing Education (Riverside) |
| Local Election Contact | Dale Hardy | Garabaldi Secondary |
| Member at Large | Krystyna Doran-Eddy | Westview Secondary |
| Member at Large | Melissa Carr | Kanaka Creek Elementary |
| Membership | Nicole Rowley | S+CS @ RS |
| Secretary | Andrea Munro | Kanaka Creek Elementary |
| Treasurer | Joel Olson | Highland Park Elementary |
| FFWL | Richard McGraw | Pitt Meadows Secondary |
| Chair, Early Career Teachers’ | Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
| Chair, Professional Development | Andrea MacInnes | Webster’s Corners Elementary |
| Chair, Social Justice | Hilaire Ford | Westview Secondary |
| Chair, Communications | Committee postponed |
School Site Representatives 2025-26
MRTA Committees
Working and Learning Conditions/Bargaining Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Trevor Takasaki | MRTA Office |
| Member: Melissa Carr | KC |
| Member: Linda Hoogstins | KC |
| Member: Debby Moran | KC |
| Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
| Member: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
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Professional Development Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Andrea MacInnes | WC |
| Member: Kate Barber | PME |
| Member: Andrea Jeang | GL |
| Member: Nicole Rowley | S&C |
| Member: Diane Simard | PMSS |
| Member: Julie Van Buuren | FV |
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Social Justice Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Hilaire Ford | WSS |
| Member: Deidre Torrence | TTOC |
| Member: Daniel Kite | WSS |
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Finance Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Joel Olson | HP |
| Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
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Early Career Teacher Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
| Member: Victoria Csillag | TTOC |
| Member: Jennifer MacDonald | HT (Ment) @ LS |
| Member: Sarah Pilgrim | EL |
| Member: James Ellard | TTOC |
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