Executive Board

President - Carolyn Egan

Carolyn Egan has been the elected president of the Steelworker Toronto Area Council since 2004. She had previously served as vice president. She is also president of USW Local 8300 where she earlier held the position of recording secretary, unit chair and steward in her workplace. She is the vice president of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund.

Carolyn is very active in the community as well. She is the president of the community board of the Immigrant Women’s Health Centre and Co-Chair of the Good Jobs For All Coalition which is fighting for a just transition for workers and good, green jobs for all. She sits on the executive of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council and is Co-chair of the Toronto Health Coalition. She has played a key role in organizing the International Women’s Day March in Toronto each year and has been prominent in the women’s and reproductive justice movements. She has been awarded the Constance Hamilton Award for her work by the City of Toronto and the Women of Distinction award by the YWCA.

She enjoys time with friends and family, is an animal lover, and is very involved in the Irish community. 

Vice-President - Roopchand Doon

Roopchand Doon is entering his first term as vice-president on the Area Council but is no stranger to Union activism as he is Vice - president of his local union at Barrymore furniture where he has been working for over 27 years and is in Quality Control. He has been active in his local for the past eleven years as a trustee, treasurer and is now the Vice - president. Roop is family oriented with a lovely Wife,  Son and Daughter and Son in Law and they consider themselves a proud Vegetarian family. Roop enjoys playing and singing Hindi music. 

Recording Secretary: John Ankenman

John Ankenman is a Unit Chair for Local 1998 working out of Victoria University. John has always been an activist and anyone  who attends Area Council knows that John is a dedicated Activist and is always participating in the Marches,Conferences and Demonstrations working to change the lives of working men and Women. 

Financial Secretary - Karen Amoah

Treasurer - Amos Ennis

Amos Ennis is the president of his Local and over the past several years he has held positions on the grievance committee, Steward as well as a Guard/Guide. 

Trustee - Liezsel Cariaso

Trustee - Nicole Francis

Trustee - Lightbourne Hunter