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
president@mrtaoffice.ca

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

Erin Smeed, MRTA 2nd VP
2ndvp@mrtaoffice.ca
MRTA Executive Council 2026-27
| Second Vice-President | Erin Smeed | MRTA |
| Health & Safety | Leanne Dunbar | GL |
| Local Rep | Erin Smeed | MRTA |
| Local Rep | Leanne Dunbar | GL |
| Local Rep | Richard McGraw | PMSS |
| Ab Ed Rep | Michelle Chabot | HT |
| Continuing Education Rep | James Burdon | CE @ RS |
| Local Election Contact | Dale Hardy | GAR |
| Member at Large | Oshrin Bhagowat | SRT |
| Member at Large | Melissa Carr | KC |
| Membership | Nicole Rowley | CE |
| Secretary | Andrea Munro | KC |
| Treasurer | Joel Olson | HP |
| FFWL | Richard McGraw | PMSS |
| Chair, Early Career Teachers’ | Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
| Chair, Professional Development | Andrea MacInnes | LS @ THSS |
| Chair, Social Justice | Hilaire Ford | WSS |
School Site Representatives 2025-26
MRTA Committees
Working and Learning Conditions/Bargaining Committee 2026-27
| Chair: Trevor Takasaki | MRTA |
| Member: Melissa Carr | KC |
| Member: Linda Hoogstins | KC |
| Member: Debby Moran | KC |
| Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
| Member: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
| Member: Joel Olson | HP |
| Member: Krystyna Doran-Eddy | WSS |
Professional Development Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Andrea MacInnes | WC |
| Member: Linda Hoogstins | KC |
| Member: Debby Moran | KC |
| Member: Nicole Rowley | HT |
| Member: Julie Van Buuren | FV |
| Member: Joel Olson | HP |
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Early Career Teacher Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
| Member: Victoria Csillag | TTOC |
| Member: Hannah Hughes | HT |
| Member: Sarah Pilgrim | EL |
| Member: James Ellard | TTOC |
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Finance Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Joel Olson | HP |
| Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
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Social Justice Committee 2025-26
| Chair: Hilaire Ford | WSS |
| Member: Deidre Torrence | TTOC |
| Member: Daniel Kite | WSS |
| Member: Devika Chudy | WSS |
| Member: Jon King | WSS |
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