The College Student Alliance (CSA) is a provincial advocacy organization in

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that represents students attending

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s. The alliance represents 8 colleges and 10 student associations with over 78,000 student members. Founded in 1975 as the ''Ontario Community College Student Parliamentary Association'' (OCCSPA), the College Student Alliance (CSA) is an advocacy and student leadership organization which serves Ontario's college students. CSA's main competencies are advocacy related on behalf of its membership on all issues relating to college education including tuition, accessibility, quality and transferability. Independent of any political or organizational affiliations the CSA is dedicated to championing the needs of Ontario postsecondary students from the students' perspective.

Programs & Service

1. FUNDING TOOLS , A one-stop-shop funding website; with over 500 scholarships, bursaries and grants, and a budget calculator. 2. POINT BANK , CSA's Point Bank program was designed to give back to student associations to better student life for individuals on their campuses. Through promotion of CSA, student associations gain 'points' which turn into dollars. In 2015/16, we distributed over $14,000 to fund food banks on-campus. 3.THE YELLOW UMBRELLA PROJECT , The Yellow Umbrella Project is an annual mental health awareness campaign developed by CSA. Student associations across Ontario participate in the campaign in order to achieve its overall mission: to stop the stigma surrounding mental health and mental illness, and help students recognize the resources available to them on-campus and within their community. The Yellow Umbrella Project coincides with Mental Illness Awareness Week in order to bridge the gap between communities and campuses. CSA provided student associations with marketing material, suggested social media posts and a how-to guide for implementation. 4. STUDENT LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP , CSA's Student Leadership Scholarship is awarded to 12 outstanding student leaders from Ontario colleges who demonstrate exceptional work on campus and in their community. The scholarship is awarded to individuals with proven leadership qualities. Winners are involved within their college community, demonstrating leadership efforts, volunteerism and participation in organizations focused on helping others. CSA's Leadership Scholarship is presented annually by CSA's Board of Directors.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors are elected by the membership to oversee the organization, provide guidance and future vision. All members of the Board must be current student leaders from within the membership. The 2018-2019 Board of Directors are:

Staff

* General Manager (Interim) , Jason Baryluk * Director of Advocacy , Jason Baryluk * Research & Policy Analyst , Trevor Potts * Office Manager , Brenda Leciuk

Presidents

* 2002-2003 , Jon Olinski * 2003-2004 , Valerie Rothlin * 2004-2005 , Justin Falconer * 2005-2006 , Matt Jackson * 2006-2007 , Matt Jackson * 2007-2008 , Tyler Wiles * 2008-2009 , Jennifer Howarth * 2009-2010 , Justin Fox * 2010-2011 , Justin Fox * 2011-2012 , Brian Costantini * 2012-2013 , Ciara Bryne * 2013-2014 , Curtis Bell * 2014-2015 , Matt Stewart * 2015-2016 , Jeff Scherer * 2016-2017 , Madison Schell * 2017-2018 , Joel Willett/Aimee Calma * 2018-2019 , Brittany Elizabeth Greig * 2019-2021 , Tori Arnett * 2021-Present , Eli Ridder

Executive Directors/General Managers

* 1996-1999 , Cynthia Watt * 1999-2002 , Tracy Boyer * 2003 , Jon Olinski * 2004-2005 , Frank Cappadocia * 2005 , Jon Olinski * 2005-2016 , Ted Bartlett * 2016-2018 , Jennifer Nguyen (Howarth) * 2018–2019 , Curtis Bell * 2020–Present , Jason Baryluk

References

External links

* {{Ont post-secondary, d Ontario students' associations Groups of students' unions 1975 establishments in Ontario