About Us

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-PresidentErin SmeedMRTA
Health & SafetyLeanne DunbarGL
Local RepErin SmeedMRTA
Local RepLeanne DunbarGL
Local RepRichard McGrawPMSS
Ab Ed RepMichelle ChabotHT
Continuing Education RepJames BurdonCE @ RS
Local Election ContactDale HardyGAR
Member at LargeOshrin BhagowatSRT
Member at LargeMelissa CarrKC
MembershipNicole RowleyCE
SecretaryAndrea MunroKC
TreasurerJoel OlsonHP
FFWLRichard McGrawPMSS
Chair, Early Career Teachers’Kara MitchellTTOC
Chair, Professional DevelopmentAndrea MacInnesLS @ THSS
Chair, Social JusticeHilaire FordWSS

MRTA Committees

Working and Learning Conditions/Bargaining Committee 2026-27

Chair: Trevor TakasakiMRTA
Member: Melissa CarrKC
Member: Linda HoogstinsKC
Member: Debby MoranKC
Member: Ali MehrassaGAR
Member: Kara MitchellTTOC
Member: Joel Olson                                                  HP
Member: Krystyna Doran-EddyWSS

Professional Development Committee 2025-26

Chair: Andrea MacInnesWC
Member: Linda HoogstinsKC
Member: Debby MoranKC
Member: Nicole RowleyHT
Member: Julie Van BuurenFV
Member: Joel OlsonHP
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Early Career Teacher Committee 2025-26

Chair: Kara MitchellTTOC
Member: Victoria CsillagTTOC
Member: Hannah HughesHT
Member: Sarah PilgrimEL
Member: James EllardTTOC
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Finance Committee 2025-26

Chair: Joel OlsonHP
Member: Ali MehrassaGAR
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Social Justice Committee 2025-26

Chair: Hilaire FordWSS
Member: Deidre TorrenceTTOC
Member: Daniel KiteWSS
Member: Devika ChudyWSS
Member: Jon KingWSS
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