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BC Teachers' Council

The BC Teachers' Council is comprised of 16 elected and appointed members, 15 of whom are voting members. Of the 15 voting members of the BC Teachers' Council, 5 are elected from among the teachers of the province, 3 are appointed directly by the Minister on the advice of the BC Teachers' Federation, and the remaining 7 are appointed by the Minister from the various education partner groups. One non-voting member is appointed by the Minister.

The Council receives its mandate from the Teachers Act. It is responsible for setting standards for teachers in areas of teacher education, certification, conduct and competence. Nine members of this council, 5 of whom must be from partner groups other than the BCTF, will sit on the Disciplinary and Professional Conduct Board from which disciplinary panels will be formed. The Minister will also appoint a non-voting representative to sit on the BC Teachers' Council.

The elections for the 5 elected members of the first BC Teachers' Council were held in March 2012. The appointments for the remaining members of the Council were made in April 2012.

The Council members and the zones or education partner groups they represent are:

• Catherine Abraham
  • British Columbia Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
  • Appointed for a 1-year term


• Claire Avison
  • Ministry of Education
  • Appointed at pleasure


• Rebecca Blair
  • BC Teachers' Federation
  • Appointed for a 1-year term


• Lynn Bosetti
  • Association of BC Deans of Education
  • Appointed for a 2-year term


• Don Boyd
  • BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association
  • Appointed for a 1-year term
  
  
• Bruce Cummings
  • Interior Zone
  • Elected for a 3-year term
  
  
• Laurence Greeff
  • Fraser Zone
  • Elected for a 3-year term
  
  
• Patricia Gudlaugson
  • BC Teachers' Federation
  • Appointed for a 1-year term
  
  
• Avinash Gupta
  • Northern Zone
  • Elected for a 3-year term
  
  
• John Hall
  • Vancouver Coastal Zone
  • Elected for a 3-year term
  
  
• Patricia Haslop
  • Federation of Independent School Associations
  • Appointed for a 2-year term
  
  
• Cathy Lambright
  • BC Teachers' Federation
  • Appointed for a 1-year term
  
  
• Andrew Leathwood
  • BC School Superintendents Association
  • Appointed for a 3-year term
  
  
• Monty Palmantier
  • First Nations Education Steering Committee
  • Appointed for a 2-year term
  
  
• Teresa Rezansoff
  • BC School Trustees Association
  • Appointed for a 3-year term
  
  
• Fred Robertson
  • Vancouver Island Zone
  • Elected for a 3-year term