Biography: Jennifer Alexander is the writer of two substacks, The Etobicoke Voice and This Mom Roars, both of which address political issues like the illegal use of e-scooters, the expansion of Billy Bishop Airport, and the role of women in politics. Alexander has written that Ontario’s schools are crowded and underresourced, and has said that Premier Doug Ford only wins elections because a majority of Ontarians have become too disillusioned to even vote.

Alexander is on the steering committee of Walk Toronto, an advocacy group for pedestrian safety, and is the volunteer coordinator at the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition, which pushes for road space to be reallocated for cyclists, pedestrians and public transit vehicles.

Platform: Alexander has released a 180-day plan for the ward. She says she would meet with city staff to discuss road safety improvements, establish resident working groups to give constituents a voice and provide “plain-language explanations” of the city’s decisions. She also wants to improve local services and safety by addressing the root causes of crime.

Biography: Katie Andrachuk has worked as a constituency and policy advisor for Etobicoke Centre at City Hall according to her website, and also as manager of communications and public engagement for Waterfront Toronto.

Platform: Andrachuk focuses on using tax dollars to improve infrastructure maintenance and services in the city, and sustainably growing the ward’s housing supply, while also growing local commerce and community resources like transit and community centres. She wants to see greener urban infrastructure and supports finding alternatives to car travel, including improved pedestrian and bike infrastructure.

Biography: Stephen Holyday is the incumbent city councillor for Etobicoke Centre, a position he has held since his election in 2014.

Holyday supports extending Line 2 to Sherway Gardens. During his most recent term, Holyday voted against the establishment of public grocery stores, calling the idea “preposterous”; argued that rain barrels sold by the city should be priced higher to moderate demand; and opposed the pedestrianization of Church Street. He tried unsuccessfully to cancel the tax on vacant homes and opposed the city’s new rapid transit lanes, saying, “It’s using FIFA as an excuse to have more war on the car.”.

Holyday is known for his eccentric use of props during city council debates, using heart-shaped sunglasses, lifejackets, a taped-together house of cards, and once even a magician’s hat to make his points.

Holyday hasn’t missed a single vote at council this term, a Toronto Star columnist reported in May. And many of those votes are “No”—he is often the lone dissenter on Council motions.

The councillor is the son of politician Doug Holyday, who was a longtime city councillor and mayor of Etobicoke from 1994 to 1997.

Platform: This candidate does not have a platform available online at the time of publication.

Biography: Timothy Ellis is a campaign and communications manager at Queer Momentum, an advocacy group for 2SLGBTQIA+ policies in Canada. Ellis’ LinkedIn also lists him as director of Progress Champions, a consulting organization focused on movement building for community groups.

Ellis is also listed as a staff partner at Social Movement Technologies, a nonprofit that coaches social movement groups on advancing their causes with digital tools.

Ellis says he is from the United States and worked as a rave DJ and writer before working for the Bernie Sanders campaign in the 2016 presidential election. He supported Sanders again during the 2020 presidential election. In 2020, he was nominated as co-vice chair of the Toronto Chapter of Democrats Abroad, an organization for Democratic Party members who live outside of the United States. He was listed as teller of elections in 2025.

In August this year, Ellis commented on the provincial government’s Putting Student Achievement First Act, which brought significant changes to the role of school trustees, saying that “no government can ever remove the power of people to come together, organize, and make our world a better place.”

Ellis is endorsed by the Labour Toronto & York Region Council, Progress Toronto, and by Toronto Education Workers/Local 4400, a division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Platform: Ellis’ campaign website says he will focus on creating a “Tech Charter of Rights” for students, which includes not using AI on students in schools, focusing on evidence-based methods, and protecting children from misinformation, commercial advertising, and data extraction. He advocates for proper school infrastructure to endure extreme climate, and wants to implement more outdoor programming, peer tutoring, and individualized attention in schools. He argues for more resources within the TDSB, and instilling “civic virtue and core Canadian values.”

Biography: Little information online is available about Ivan Voitsytskyi. A LinkedIn profile of the same name shows that Voitsytskyi is a plumber. The Local could not confirm if this is the same person seeking candidacy.

Platform: Voitsytskyi told the Toronto Public Library’s vote survey that he would listen to the school community and parents, advocate for rules that would support anti-bullying, and support special education, arts, and language programs.

Biography: Matthew Zaffino is a certified professional accountant in Ontario. His LinkedIn says he’s a controller at 2M7 Financial Solutions. Zaffino is also the co-founder of Hand Up Toronto, an organization that delivers food across the city as a means to combat food insecurity.

Zaffino has a Substack where he writes about housing, politics, and education. He has criticized the idea of density in metropolitan areas being used as a solution to making housing affordable. He’s also written about banning phones in schools across Canada and banning social media for children.

In October 2023, Zaffino made a social media post asking then Liberal MP Nate Erskine Smith, asking him to reconsider his calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. He has been vocal about hate crimes targeted towards Jewish synagogues in Canada.

Platform: Zaffino’s campaign website says he will “prioritize a ‘back to basics’” approach for students, by reducing screen time at schools. He also says he “vehemently opposes” selling school lands, wishes to invest in school programs that “have been found to improve educational outcomes,” and wants to have open dialogue with constituents.

Biography: Sara Concordia is listed on LinkedIn as a director in marketing and administration in a Mississauga-based development group. She also served as a representative of St. Gregory Catholic School Parent Council. She’s called on the TCDSB to address the sweltering heat at St. Gregory, a school that has no air conditioning system.

Platform: Concordia wants to strengthen “Catholic identity and values in schools,” and improve student math and literacy skills. She also supports bringing back shop and home economic programs to schools, and bringing more skilled trades courses. Regarding school safety and modernity, Concordia says she will improve school infrastructure and maintenance, push for air conditioning and proper heating in schools and focus on long-term repairs and upgrades. Concordia also pledges to keep parents informed about her leadership.

Biography: Markus de Domenico is the incumbent TCDSB trustee for Ward 2, having been first elected in 2018. He was made chair of the board in 2024. As chair, de Domenico sits on several committees and on the board of the Angel Foundation for Learning, the TCDSB’s charitable outfit focused on student nutrition and family support. He was a founding member of the Silver Creek Park Rejuvenation Committee, which worked to build a new playground in the Etobicoke neighbourhood of Richmond Park.

De Domenico has voted in favour of policies supporting LGBTQ+ rights at the board, including a motion for inclusive language in the TCDSB code of conduct, and flying the pride flag during Pride month.

Earlier this year, de Domenico was critical of the TCDSB’s plans to install a controversial ‘in-floor’ air conditioning system at a new elementary school in Etobicoke to save money, calling the cooling system inadequate. Following his vocalized criticisms, he was targeted in Conservative MPP Kinga Surma’s ads, which he found to be “disappointing,” and false.

In September 2025, de Domenico was ordered by Ontario Minister of Education Paul Calandra to return more than $6,700 worth of “office and personal electronic devices,” which he says was purchased with TCDSB money. De Domenico responded by saying that these expenses were already made public and that this was a distraction tactic by the provincial government while the board remains underfunded.

The board chair also spearheaded efforts to push back against the province’s supervision of the board by seeking legal opinion on the subject along with school trustees in the city.

De Domenico also works as an award-winning children’s musician. He is endorsed by the Toronto and York Region Labour Council and CUPE 4400.

Platform: De Domenico lists supporting STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) and special education programs across schools as a priority. He also prioritizes Catholic identity and connections between schools, parishes and families, as well as increasing student support services and guidance counselling. He supports fiscal transparency and accountability.

Geneviève Oger is the incumbent trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde Ward 4 – Toronto Ouest. Oger ran unopposed for the Viamonde ward and has therefore been elected by acclamation.

Biography: Oger has served in the role since 2018, when she unseated current Ward 3 candidate Jean-François L’Heureux. She subsequently won the 2022 election by acclamation as a result of running unopposed. She was elected vice-chair of the school board from 2019 to 2021 and chair from 2021 to 2024. In addition to working within Conseil scolaire Viamonde, Oger also works as a bilingual communications manager within Ontario’s Ministry of Francophone Affairs.

Platform: Oger lists her priorities as consulting with parents, and creating inclusive environments for francophone students from any background. She wants to create opportunities for parents to pass down francophone culture to their children.

Biography: Josiane Aboungono is a tenant council member of Toronto Community Housing, representing Champlain Place. Aboungono also says she’s worked as an executive assistant to the parliamentary assistant within the province’s francophone affairs department. Her campaign website also says that she volunteered at Matthew House Toronto, an organization that provides shelter and support to refugee claimants.

Platform: On her website, Aboungono says she wants to strengthen Catholic identity in schools as one of her priorities, alongside hiring French-speaking staff. Aboungono also wants to showcase francophone culture through supporting “cultural, artistic and sports activities in French.” She pledges to be transparent with decision-making, while also listening to the input of staff, parishes, and parents.

Biography: Yelena Nichilo says she’s worked in the financial services sector for over 20 years and has two children attending École élémentaire catholique du Sacré-Cœur. Nichilo is the president of the parent council at her children’s school, where she has advocated for things including transparency from the school board regarding changed design plans for the school’s soccer pitch. In her role at parent council, Nichilo also says she led a parent engagement survey which led to more community events, free snacks for students, more French-language extracurricular programs, and parent communication groups for each classroom.

Platform: If elected, Nichilo says she will prioritize transparency, communication, and consultation with parents. She mentions responsible management of public funds, and meaningful accountability at every level of the school board.

Biography: Angela Ogang is a lawyer who practices in both English and French. She runs her own law firm and her website says she teaches at Université de l’Ontario français. Ogang sits on the steering committee of the National Association of Women and the Law, was the 2025-2026 chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Forum. She served as the director of communications for the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers. Ogang also says she provides legal services for Pro Bono Ontario, Ontario Action Against Violence Against Women, Southwestern Ontario Women’s Network, and the Law Society of Ontario’s mentoring network.

Platform: Ogang says she is running because she wants children to be able to “fully exercise their language rights.” She supports French education as a means to protect the language, but also to promote and transmit francophone culture, and help students develop a francophone identity and a sense of belonging in the community. Ogang promises to put students at the heart of her decisions and create opportunities to genuinely consult parents. She places an emphasis on meeting the needs of diverse francophone families, including if they are new to Canada or have one non-francophone parent.