Joe Ortona re-elected EMSB Chair; candidates sweep all 10 seats

Voters within the territory of the English Montreal School Board have cast their ballots for the choice of chair and commissioner in 10 wards. There was a 22.9 percent voter turnout. Joe Ortona was re-elected chair while his candidates swept all 10 seats.

Here are the results:

Chair:

Katherine Korakakis, Team Katherine Korakakis 4,701

Joe Ortona, Team Joe Ortona 13,407

Ward 1

Ahuntsic-Cartierville–Montréal-Nord

Franco Mazzariello, Team Katherine Korakakis 425

Susan Perera, Team Joe Ortona 916

Ward 2

Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 

Howie Silbiger, Team Katherine Korakakis 337

Chelsea Craig, Team Joe Ortona 820

Ward 3

Côte-Saint-Luc. Montreal West, Hampstead

Samara Perez, Team Katherine Korakakis 1,110

Paola Samuel, Team Joe Ortona 1,607

Ward 4

Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve–Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie–Plateau-Mont-Royal–Anjou–Montreal-Est

Viktoriya Grosko, Team Katherine Korakakis 333

Maria Corsi, Team Joe Ortona 1,121

Ward 5

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce

Joseph Lalla, Team Katherine Korakakis 853

Sharon Nelson, Team Joe Ortona 1,132

Ward 6

Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles

Tony Aversano, Team Katherine Korakakis 340

Pietro Mercuri, Team Joe Ortona 2,248

Ward 7

Saint-Laurent

Vicky Pololos, Team Katherine Korakakis 471

James Kromida, Team Joe Ortona  974

Ward 8

Saint-Léonard

Antonio Zaruso, Team Katherine Korakakis 521

Mario Pietrangelo, Team Joe Ortona 1,681

Ward 9

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension–Mont-Royal–Outremont

Joanne Charron, Team Katherine Korakakis 310

Paula Kilian, Team Joe Ortona 938

Ward 10

Westmount–Sud-Ouest–Ville-Marie

Shalani Bel, Team Katherine Korakakis 706

Julien Feldman, Team Joe Ortona 1,243

There are four parent commissioners

Elementary Schools
Merika Ramundo

High Schools
Jessica Houde-Woytiuk

ACSES
Julie Kristof

Member at Large
Jennifer Rutt

About the English Montreal School Board

With a youth and adult sector population of more than 35,000 students, the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) is the largest English public school board in Quebec. Established on July 1, 1998, when the province created new boards along linguistic lines, the EMSB network consists of 73 schools and centres. For more details, visit the EMSB website at www.emsb.qc.ca.