Terri Aversa works as a Health and Safety Officer at the Ontario Public Service Employees' Union (OPSEU). Her role includes providing health and safety assistance and advice to OPSEU's 130,000 members and staff, developing and evaluating existing health and safety materials and tools for OPSEU members, and participating in campaigns and initiatives to improve workplace health and safety in Ontario with OPSEU and other unions.

Prior to joining the staff at OPSEU, Terri was an OPSEU member and worked for 15 years in OPSEU’s Correctional Services Division, assisting OPSEU members in health and safety issues, as well as all types of employment issues. Terri holds a Specialist Degree in Employment Relations from the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Work and Society at McMaster University.

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