About Us

The Prince George District Teachers' Association (PGDTA) is a union of professionals representing public school teachers in the Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride, and Valemount areas.  All public school teachers in these communities belong to the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF).  The BCTF was established in 1917, and is the union of professionals representing 41,000 public school teachers in the province of British Columbia. All public school teachers in British Columbia belong to the BCTF as well as to their local Association. The PGDTA consists of the main BCTF local 571 for Prince George teachers, sublocal 572 for teachers in Mackenzie, and sublocal 573 for teachers in McBride/Valemount.  The PGDTA represents all teachers in all matters regarding terms and conditions of employment with School District 57.

Executive Committee
  • President - Richard Giroday, lp571@bctf.ca
  • 1st Vice President - Joanne Hapke, lx571vp@bctf.ca
  • 2nd Vice President - Daryl Beauregard, dbeauregard@sd57.bc.ca
  • Treasurer - Susan Trabant
  • Secretary - Tina Cousins
  • Member at Large - Chris Sdoutz
  • Member at Large - Stephen Graboski
  • Member at Large - Nathan Frost
  • Member at Large - Marcus Nipp
  • Local Representative - Katherine Trepanier
  • Local Representative - Daryl Beauregard
  • Office Manager - Nancy Pilon
  • In addition, the committee chairpersons listed below also sit as members of the Executive Committee.


Sub Locals
  • Local 572 Mackenzie - Shannon Pride, sublocal president
  • Local 573 McBride/Valemount - Laverne Remmelg  sublocal president

Committee Chairs
  • Professional Development - Glen Thielmann
  • Bargaining - Joanne Hapke
  • Social Justice - Contact: TBA
  • Health & Safety - Richard Giroday
  • Labour Council - Richard Giroday
  • Teachers Teaching on Call (TTOC) - Allison Blogg (ablogg@sd57.bc.ca)

Aboriginal Education Contact
  • BCTF Aboriginal Contact - Jennifer Pighin, Secondary (Alternative - Michael Hart  Elementary)