School Council Members
Each new school year, a Catholic School Council is elected.  At our first council meeting on September 27, 2016 the following parents were elected.

St. Emily Catholic School Council 

2016 - 2017

Chairperson - Mark McMahon

Vice-Chairperson - Monica Jagdev

Secretary - Helen Svoboda Dorner

Treasurer - Brynn McMahon

Co-Treasurer - Rene Riego

Parish Representative - Milva Calla

CSPA Representative - Janice Vanderwel

Fundraising Representative - Megan Pettit

Lunch Representative - Kim Monaghan

Co-Lunch Representative - Jill Robinson

Member at Large - Vicki Russett

Teacher Representative - Sarah Eady

Support Staff Representative - Mary Stone


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Council News & Information
Welcome to the St. Emily School Council 

Recognized as one of Canada's top 25 schools for our efforts to overcome challenges, our work is not done. Our Catholic School Council strives to be active and vital in our school community.  St. Emily is a wonderful school and the enhancements that our Council provides to our students through curricular and co-curricular events and tools is invaluable.  Your support in our activities and fundraising always goes directly back to our school community in many ways.

The St. Emily Catholic School Council works in cooperation with the principal and school staff to ensure the best for our students.  We need your help and participation to continue to make St. Emily School a wonderful place to learn. 




OCSB Parent Involvement Committee (PIC)

The Ottawa Catholic School Board Parent Involvement Committee (PIC) is a provincially mandated committee made up of parents, a trustee, a principal and the Director of Education. The purpose of PIC is to support, encourage and enhance parent engagement at the school board level in order to improve student achievement and well-being. The parent members of the OCSB PIC are appointed by CSPA. 

Learn more about OCSB's PIC on the PIC page of the Board website.


The Catholic School Parents’ Association (CSPA) is a volunteer group representing the parents in our school board. We are a resource for school councils and the parent community for information on local and provincial education issues. Through our website, Twitter, and email newsletters we provide updates on education in Ottawa & Ontario; plus we share great tips, resources and information to help parents support their children in school. All parents are welcome and encouraged to join our e-mail list, follow us on Twitter or attend CSPA monthly meetings.

Visit the CSPA website to learn more about CSPA and the work we do to support parents and their children in our schools.
Council Meeting Information

The St. Emily Catholic School Council (CSC) meetings are held on the second Tuesday (except December & March) of each month. Meetings are held 6:30 pm in the St. Emily Learning Commons. All parents/guardians are welcome - we value your input.


Meetings for the 2016-17 school year are as follows: