About Your Subject Councils

What are the Subject Councils?

Subject councils are made up of volunteers from various subjects who work together to support professional development in their subject areas. The OSSTF PD Day is one primary focus of subject councils, but they also support other subject related activities throughout the year.

Subject Councils operate under the umbrella of the OSSTF PD Committee and are supported by PD funding from OSSTF and the OCDSB.

Who are the Subject Council Chairs?

Subject Councils are built on the work and support of volunteer members. We're always looking for people who would like to be involved. If you'd like to learn more, you can reach out to subject councils by contacting the following people via OCDSB email.

• Outdoor Education Subject Council: Chairpersons: Darius Arjang and Trevor Allen

• Business Subject Council: 

• Canadian and World Studies Subject Council: Chairperson:  Mario Polisena

• Dance Subject Council: Chairperson:  Stacey Hamilton

• Drama Subject Council: Chairperson:  Cynthia Wood

• English Subject Council: Chairperson: Margie MacDougall

• ESL/ELD Subject Council: Chairperson:  Sandra Ross-Nguyen

• Family Studies Subject Council: Chairperson:  Corinne Morris

• Special Education/Guidance/SST/LST Subject Council: Chairperson:  Alana Prudhomme

• Library Subject Council: Chairperson:  Cathy MacKechnie

• Modern Languages Subject Council: Chairperson:  Julie Crabb

• Music Subject Council: Chairperson:  Lani Sommers

• Math Subject Council: Chairpersons: Heather Thur, Dianne Dreef, Bradley Pinhey

• Health and Physical Education Subject Council: Chairperson:  Alexandra Williams

• Science Subject Council: Chairperson:  Jeremy Cheeseman and JP Brichta

• Trades and Technologies Subject Council: Chairperson:  Greg Hicks

• Visual Arts Subject Council: Chairperson:  Sheila Williams

• ASD Subject Council: Chairperson:  Andrew Winchester