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
MRTA Executive Council 2024-25
Second Vice-President | Erin Smeed, MRTA | erin@mrtaoffice.ca |
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 | Kim Henneberry Glover | Continuing Education (Riverside) |
Local Election Contact | Dale Hardy | Garabaldi Secondary |
Member at Large | Krystyna Doran-Eddy | Westview Secondary |
Member at Large | Kaitlin Thorarinson | Pitt Meadows Secondary |
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 |
Committee & Reps 2024-25
MRTA Committees
Working and Learning Conditions/Bargaining Committee 2024/25
Chair: Trevor Takasaki | MRTA Office |
Member: Melissa Carr | KC |
Member: Linda Hoogstins | KC |
Member: Kiel Lemmen | PMSS |
Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
Member: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
Member: Brent Phillips-Watts | GE |
Member: Mark Smeed | AT |
Member: Kaitlin Thorarinson | PMSS |
Professional Development Committee 2024/25
Chair: Andrea MacInnes | WC |
Member: Kate Barber | PME |
Member: Andrea Jeang | GL |
Member: Anita Neufeld | AR |
Member: Diane Simard | PMSS |
Member: Julie Van Buuren | FV |
Member: Caroline Williams | YEN |
Social Justice Committee 2024/25
Chair: Hilaire Ford | WSS |
Member: Laura Colantonio | GE |
Member: Daniel Kite | WSS |
Member: Beth MacDougall | GAR |
Member: Jocelyn McIntosh | HT @ Ab Ed |
Member: Sofie Van De Keere | GAR |
Member: Vacant |
Finance Committee 2024/25
Chair: Joel Olson | HP |
Member: Ali Mehrassa | GAR |
Member: Ryan Neufeld | THSS |
Member: Vacant |
Early Career Teacher Committee 2024/25
Chair: Kara Mitchell | TTOC |
Member: Victoria Csillag | TTOC |
Member: Jennifer MacDonald | HT (Ment) @ LS |
Member: Melissa Affleck | CQE |
Member: James Ellard | TTOC |
Member: Sarah Pilgrim | EL |
Member: Vacant |