Elected Leadership - ACTRA National

ACTRA’s National Council, composed of 28 National Councillors plus the National President and the Past President, is the principal policy-making Council within the union. The National Council is elected every two years with elected National Councillors serving a two-year term.

The National Council is responsible to the entire membership and has a moral obligation to ensure its decisions adequately represent the national interests of all nine ACTRA Branches.

National Officers


David Sparrow* President (Toronto)	Keith Martin Gordey* Vice President (UBCP/ACTRA)	Theresa Tova* Treasurer (Toronto)	Ferne Downey* National Past-President (Toronto)

National Councillors


Shereen Airth Toronto	Angelica Alejandro Toronto	Heather Allin Toronto	Rebecca Applebaum Toronto

Angela Asher Toronto	Jo Bates UBCP/ACTRA	Alan Bratt* Saskatchewan	John Cassini UBCP/ACTRA

Lisa Michelle Cornelius Toronto	Maria Del Mar Toronto	Francine Deschepper* Maritimes	David Gale* Toronto

Ellie Harvie* UBCP/ACTRA	Paul Dzenkiw UBCP/ACTRA	John Koensgen* Ottawa	Tristan D. Lalla Montreal

Debra McGrath Toronto	Angela Moore UBCP/ACTRA	Eleanor Noble Montreal	Simon Peacock* Montreal

Jan Skene* Manitoba	Wendi Smallwood* Newfoundland	Joy Tanner Toronto	Blair Young* Alberta

Richard Young Toronto	Jocelyne Zucco Toronto

* indicates also a member of the ACTRA National Executive