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The Canadian Association for Teacher Education
Strengthening the future of education in Canada through teacher education in research, collaboration, and innovation.
Executive members
COMMITTEE representatives
See the CATE Executive Duties for a list of the duties relating to each executive position.
Past President
2026-2028Sheryl MacMath
Fraser Valley
Sheryl dot MacMath at ufv dot ca
(Acting) Past President
2026-2028Leyton Schnellert
University of British Columbia
leyton dot schnellert at ubc dot ca
President
2026-2028Philippa Parks
University of Sherbrooke
Philippa dot Parks at USherbrooke dot ca
Vice-President/Program Chair
2026-2028Mandeep Kaur Gabhi
Queens University
m dot gabhi at quensu dot ca
Secretary Treasurer
2026-2028Adam Kaszuba
Saint Francis Xavier University
akaszuba at stfx dot ca
Communications Co-Director
2025-2027Michael Fairbrother
Saint Francis Xavier University
Mfairbro at stfx dot ca
Communications Co-Director
2026-2028Heather Birch
Tyndale University
hbirch at tyndale dot ca
Member-at-Large
2025-2027Joanie Crandall
UNBC
Joanie dot Crandall at unbca dot ca
Member-at-Large
2026-2028Dima Zaid-Kilani
University of Ottawa
dzaidkil at uottawa dot ca
Francophone Member-at-Large
2025-2027Alexandre Mesquita
University of Sherbrooke
Alexandre dot Alves dot mesquita at usherbrooke dot ca
Student representative
2025-2027Bonnie Mitchell
McGill University
bonnie dot mitchell at mail dot mcgill dot ca
Student representative
2026-2028Jessica Mills
McGill University
jessica dot l dot mills at mail dot mcgill dot ca
CATE Award for Contributions to Teacher Education Research Committee:
Philippa Parks (Chair)
2026-2028
University of Sherbrooke
philippa dot parks at usherbrooke dot ca
Christie Fraser
2025-2027
TRU
chfraser at tru dot ca
Steven Van Zoost
2025-2027
Acadia
steven dot vanzoost at acadia dot ca
Latika Raisinghani
2026-2028
University of Winnipeg
l dot raisinghani at uwinnipeg dot ca
Wenefe Capili-Balbalin
2026-2028
University of Ottawa
wbalbali at uottawa dot ca
Bruna Nogueira
2026-2028
Calgary
Canadian Journal of Education Rep:
Michael Fairbrother
2025-2027
St Francis Xavier
mfairbro at stfx dot ca
CATE Conference Program Committee
Mandeep Kaur Gabhi (Chair)
2025-2027
Queens
m dot gabhi at queens dot ca
Sarah Oullette
2026-2028
University of Toronto
sarah dot ouellette at u dot toronto dot ca
Nahid Safari
2026-2028
UVIC
Mandeep Kaur Gabhi (Chair)
2025-2027
Queens
m dot gabhi at queens dot ca
Sarah Oullette
2026-2028
University of Toronto
sarah dot ouellette at u dot toronto dot ca
Nahid Safari
2026-2028
UVIC
