SAVE THE DATE! The MTA Ethnic and Minority Affairs Conference is scheduled for Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center. The conference theme is “Celebrating Our Union – Our Heritage.”

Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee

The Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee (EMAC) advises the MTA Board of Directors on improving communication between the state association and its minority membership. The EMAC has the responsibility of monitoring the implementation of the EMAC Plan and to continue the minority training program and initiate new ones as determined necessary. It identifies new ethnic-minority members to monitor the minority involvement plan, communicates to the membership via mass media to advise and assist the Board and locals regarding minority affairs.

Chair: Christine Boseman, Classified Staff Union, UMass Boston

Ivelisse Caraballo, Classified Staff Union, UMass Boston
Basil El Halwagy, Winchester
Hao Loi, Massachusetts Community College Council
Julia Monteiro-Johnson, Retired
Paul Odongo, Southbridge
Shirley Peaks, Springfield:
Candace Shivers, Massachusetts Community College Council
Susan Baker, Member Ex Officio, Falmouth
Paul Toner, Member Ex Officio, MTA President

MTA Staff Consultant: Linda Ferrari (lferrari@massteacher.org)
MTA Staff Consultant: George Luse (gluse@massteacher.org)

MTA Ethnic Minority Affairs Conference 2012
“Celebrating Our Diverse Cultural Backgrounds" was the theme of the MTA Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee’s 2012 conference, held on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. View photos on Flickr or check out the wrap up on Storify.

MTA Ethnic Minority Affairs Conference 2011
MTA President Paul Toner and Newton Mayor Setti Warren spoke at the 2011 conference, which was focused on building leaders among MTA's minority members. View photos on Flickr.

Learn more about EMAC on YouTube.

For more information on EMAC visit Facebook.