Apprenticeship/Trades Committee
Co-Chair: Rui Cunha
Co-Chair: Ryan Alary
Members: Phillip Coulter, Layne Kulchecki, Rudy Florio, Joe Gagliardi, Michele Presse, Keri Jordan
Staff: Paul Kitchin
Conference/Marketing/Public Relations Committee
Chair: Larissa Voytek
Members: Emidio D'Alfonso, Michele Presse, Dean Tremain, Christine Wong, Roberto Hausman, Don Thibert
Staff: April Chato, Alix Matthews-Mahé
Distance Education Committee
Co-Chair: Carol Bruni
Co-Chair: Frank Gerencser
Members: Rupert Altschuler, Emidio D'Alfonso, Elizabeth Jeffers, Steve Young, Ed Stavnitzky, Nico Banfield
Staff: Paul Kitchin
Employment Ontario Committee
Co-Chair: Rupert Altschuler
Co-Chair: Frank Gerencser
Members: Michael Bateman, Joe Gagliardi, Gordon Kresic, Florence Glickman, Cindy Chang
Staff: April Chato
Fund Raising/Charity Committee
Chair: Carmen Valero
Members: Larissa Voytek, Roberto Hausman
Staff: Lorna Mills, Alix Matthews-Mahé, April Chato
Government Relations Committee
Co-Chair: Michael Bateman
Co-Chair: Rui Cunha
Consultant: John Nunziata
Member: Roberto Hausman
Staff: Alix Matthews-Mahé, Paul Kitchin
International Students Committee
Co-Chair: George Hood
Co-Chair: Carmen Valero
Members: Donna Balkos, Joe Gagliardi, Frank Gerencser, Tim Heggie, Michele Presse, Richard Thornton, Nico Banfield, Hira Ahuja
Staff: Paul Kitchin
KPI (Key Performance Indicators)/Program Standards/OQF (Ontario Qualifications Framework) Committee
Chair: Dean Tremain
Members: Wendy Churchill, Joe Gagliardi, Julia Kennedy, Luisa Tanzi, Don Thibert, Nico Banfield
Staff: Paul Kitchin
OACC Bylaws/Governance Committee
Co-Chair: Don Thibert
Co-Chair: Pamela Earle
Consultant: John Nunziata
Member: Michele Presse
Staff: Paul Kitchin
OSAP Committee
Chair, Joe Gagliardi
Members: Tanya Cioffi,Craig Donaldson, Leslie Hovious, Natasha Kovar, Greg Nichol, Nico Banfield, Wendy Zhou, Cindy Muller
Staff: Lorna Mills, Jodie Cole
PCC Act/TCAF Committee
Co-Chair: Craig Donaldson
Co-Chair: Elizabeth Jeffers
Consultant: John Nunziata
Members: Nico Banfield, Steve Bartolini, Carol Bruni, Rui Cunha, Pamela Earle, Laurie Foley, Florence Glickman, Des Soye, Thesa Theiventhiran, Judi Smith
Professional Development Committee
Co-Chair: Emidio D'Alfonso
Co-Chair: Michele Presse
Members: Carol Bruni, Carmen Valero, Suzanne Velasquez, Alan Keith
Staff: Lorna Mills
Quality/Membership/Accreditation Committee
Co-Chair: Peter Dykstra
Co-Chair: Elizabeth Jeffers
Members: Kathy Edge, Cheryl Russell-Julien, Don Thibert, Larissa Voytek
Staff: Alix Matthews-Mahé, Dena Stuart
Student Success/Alumni/Student Ambassadors Committee
Chair: Mark Harrington
Member: Karen Mohammed, Florence Glickman, Cindy Chang
Staff: Alix Matthews-Mahé
WSIB/Third Party Funding Committee
Co-Chair: Michael Bateman
Co-Chair: Frank Gerencser
Member: Rupert Altschuler, Florence Glickman
Staff: April Chato
If any of these topics are of interest to you, please volunteer to participate on a committee by emailing
aprilchato@oacc.on.ca!