Thank you, Brenda

are to continue, the government must do its fair share. Teachers simply can’t do it alone. And our Principals and Vice principals – they are continuing to do what they can to support their staff, students and communities – but they can’t do it alone either.

A strong public education system is critically important to the future of Manitoba. It always has been and always will be – it is the great equalizer in our province. Teachers know that teaching is not limited to the classroom. In fact, to be a teacher, is to be an advocate for public education. This is a time to stand together – teachers, principals, vice principals, consultants, parents, community members – as partners to fight this injustice to our public education system.

We are calling on this government to make a commitment to ensure education funding is both adequate and stable so that we can provide the high quality of education that our children deserve. The future of Manitoba is in our classrooms and in the hands of our members.

This government needs to step up, do the right thing and fund our future and help our members take care of kids. 

RTAM has known for some time that Brenda Venuto has given notice that she will be leaving her position as Senior Vice President, Member Services of TRAF in Fall 2018.

Brenda began her career with the Teacher Retirement Allowances Fund in May, 1982, shortly after obtaining her BA degree in English from the University of Winnipeg. In 1994, soon after returning from maternity leave after the birth of her second child, Brenda assumed the role of overseeing the Member Services department of TRAF.

Over the years, Brenda has been a familiar face at the RTAM Annual General Meeting as a co-presenter of the Annual TRAF Report. At the May, 2018, AGM, RTAM took the opportunity to acknowledge Brenda’s many years of exemplary and responsive service to our membership with a small token of our appreciation, as well as very best wishes for many happy, healthy and relaxing years to explore the plans for retirement that she has set for herself. 