TORONTO, ON – Mario Spagnuolo, a teacher and president of the Greater Essex County Teacher Local, has been re-elected to the provincial Executive of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO). Spagnuolo was first elected to the ETFO provincial Executive in 2017.

“As a first generation Canadian, the public education system, through its caring and committed educators, had a profound impact on my life. Now, it is my unwavering ambition to ensure that every child has no less of an opportunity,” says Spagnuolo. “In the years ahead, it will be our collective responsibility to stand up against the erosion and privatization of Ontario’s public schools. All of ETFO’s planning, strategizing, mobilization and engagement must continue and accelerate.”

After obtaining his bachelor of education, Spagnuolo began his teaching career in 2001 in the town of Essex, teaching French as a Second Language to students in grades 4 through 8. He has served as president, first vice-president, chief negotiator and member of the Collective Bargaining Committee for the Greater Essex County Teacher Local. 

At the provincial level, he has served as a member of ETFO’s Budget Committee and Representative Council Steering Committee, as well as the French as a Second Language and Professional Relations and Discipline standing committees.   

ETFO represents 83,000 elementary public school teachers, occasional teachers and education professionals across the province. Its Building Better Schools education agenda can be viewed at BuildingBetterSchools.ca.

Media Contact: Carla Pereira, ETFO Media Relations, 416-576-9074 or cpereira@etfo.org.