Meet the Team

Our President

Clint Johnston

For over two decades, Clint Johnston has been a dedicated advocate for public education, leveraging his experience as a teacher, negotiator, and union leader on a national level.

Clint is currently the President of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE), having previously served five years as Vice-President with the CTF/FCE Executive. Clint has represented Canadian educators both nationally and internationally. Notably, he led the CTF/FCE delegation at the Education International World Congress in Bangkok in 2019 and participated as a delegate in the 2023 and 2024 Congress.

Clint’s journey in union leadership began at the local level, where he served as President of the Chilliwack Teachers’ Association from 2012 to 2015. His skills in negotiation and governance propelled him to the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) Executive Committee, where he held positions as Second Vice-President and then First Vice-President before being elected President in 2022. Throughout his three terms as President, he guided the organization through significant political and social challenges, consistently prioritizing the voices of teachers and upholding the values of inclusive public education.

Clint is widely recognized for his collaborative leadership style and his strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. With a clear vision and a principled approach, he remains focused on strengthening the teaching profession and empowering teachers and education workers across Canada to shape the future of public education.

Our Executive Director

Cassandra Hallett

Appointed Executive Director in January 2015, Cassandra started working at the CTF/FCE as a Program Officer in the International and Social Justice Program in 2003.

Cassie, as she is better known, began her career as a teacher in 1992. Teaching took her from her home province of Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and, more recently, Tanzania; a teacher to the core, she will happily tell stories of wonderful experiences in each school she taught.

In addition to teaching, Cassie’s career in education has included a variety of leadership roles. Before joining the CTF/FCE staff, she served as the first full-time Professional Development Coordinator in Nunavut and was an English Language Arts Coordinator for both the Kivalliq School Division and the Nunavut Department of Education. She was twice elected President of the Kivalliq regional teachers’ association and also served on the central executive of both the Northwest Territories Teachers’ Association (NWTTA) and the founding executive of the Nunavut Teachers’ Association (NTA). She is a proud alumnus of the CTF/FCE’s Project Overseas program (1999 and 2002).