MUNFA Committees 2023-2024

TO:                 All MUNFA Members

FROM:           The MUNFA Executive Committee

DATE:             November 17, 2023

SUBJECT:      MUNFA Committees 2023 – 2024                                                                      


 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2023 – 2024

President (2023-2024)

Josh Lepawsky

Geography

Past President (2023-2024)

Brenda LeFrancois

Social Work

Vice-President External (2023-2024)

Ashrafee Hossain

Business Administration

Vice-President Internal (2022-2024)

(1-year replacement)

Lisa Moores

Student Counselling & Wellness Centre

Secretary (2021-2023)

William Schipper

English

Treasurer (2022-2024)

Michelle Swab

HSC Library

Member-at-Large (2023-2024)

Kirk Anderson

Education

Member-at-Large (2023-2025) (Grenfell Campus)

Rachel Jekanowski

English Programme

Member-at-Large (2022-2024) 1-year replacement

Chris Kozak

Chemistry

Member-at-Large (2023-2024)

Derek Messacar

Economics

Member-at-Large (2023-2024)

John Sandlos

History

Member-at-Large (2023-2025)

Yolanda Wiersma

Biology

Term Appointed Member-at-Large (2023-2024)

Kelly Shorlin

Physics & Physical Oceanography

 

 

NOMINATING AND BALLOTING COMMITTEE 2023-2024

Kirk Anderson, Education

Sébastien Rossignol, History

William Schipper, English (ex-officio)

Lisa-Jo Van Den Scott, Sociology

Vacant

Vacant

 

ST. JOHN’S ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:

Jon Church, Medicine (Co-Chair) (October 2024)

Steve Butt, Engineering (October 2023)

Patrick Gamsby, Library (October 2026)  

Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Biology/Biochemistry

Cory Thorne, Folklore (October 2025)

 

Erika Merschrod, Chemistry (Co-Chair) (October 2024)

John Sandlos, History (Exec Rep) (October 2024)

Karen Dobbin-Williams, Nursing (October 2026)

Milord Nikolic, Classics (October 2026)

Nicole Power, Sociology (October 2024)

 

GRENFELL CAMPUS ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:

Nathalie Pender, French (October 2024)                                    John Bodner, Folklore (October 2026)

Gerard Curtis, Visual Arts (October 2025)                                  Paul Foley, Science & Environment             

Katherine Pendakis, Social Cultural Studies (October 2024)      Andrew Testa, Visual Arts (October 2026)

Sandra Wright, Psychology (October 2024)                               Johnathan Pope, English Programme (Chair)

Rachel Jekanowski, English Programme, Exec Rep                    Nathalie Pender, French (October 2024)

 

 

ECONOMIC BENEFITS COMMITTEE:  

Stephen Butt, Engineering (October 2025)                      Sean Cadigan, History (October 2025)         

Kam Hon Chu, Economics (October 2024)                       Xihua Chen, Medicine (October 2025)                     

Anne Graham, MLLC (October 2025)                                Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (October 2025)      

Ken Snelgrove, Engineering (Retired) (October 2025)    Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer

Josh Lepawsky, Geography (October 2024) (Exec. Rep)

 

 

LEGAL SUPPORT FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Michelle Swab, HSC Library (ex-officio) (2024)              William Schipper, English (October 2024)

 

 

PENSION COMMITTEE: 

Erin Alcock, Q.E. II Library (October 2025)                             Kirk Anderson, Education (October 2025)

Xihua Chen, Medicine (October 2025)                                    Don Gamble, MLLC (October 2025)

Kathy Gillett, Nursing (October 2025)                                     Ashrafee Hossain, Business (October 2025)

George Jenner, Earth Sciences (Retired) (October 2025)    Peggy Rauman, Nursing (October 2025)      

Ken Snelgrove, Engineering (Retired) (October 2025)          Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2025)   

Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2025) (Chair)             Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer

 

 

SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE:

Kirk Anderson, Education                                                 Jennifer Buckle, Grenfell Campus

 

 

 

MUNFA/MUN JOINT ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES

 

UNIVERSITY BENEFITS COMMITTEE:

Stephen Butt, Engineering (October 2025)                       Sean Cadigan, History (October 2025)         

Kam Hon Chu, Economics (October 2024)                       Xihua Chen, Medicine (October 2025)                     

Anne Graham, MLLC (October 2025)                              Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (October 2025)      

Josh Lepawsky, Geography (October 2024) (Exec. Rep)         Ken Snelgrove, Engineering (Retired) (October 2025)    

Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer

 

 

UNIVERSITY PENSIONS COMMITTEE:

Erin Alcock, Q.E. II Library (October 2025)                    Kirk Anderson, Education (October 2025)

Xihua Chen, Medicine (October 2025)                             Don Gamble, MLLC (October 2025)

Kathy Gillett, Nursing (October 2025)                              Ashrafee Hossain, Business (October 2025)(Alternate)

George Jenner, Earth Sciences (Retired) (October 2025)    Peggy Rauman, Nursing (October 2025)      

Ken Snelgrove, Engineering (Retired) (October 2025)     Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2025)   

Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2025)                      Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer

 

 

JOINT EMPLOYMENT EQUITY COMMITTEE:

Heather McLeod, Education                                              Helene Volkoff, Biology (October 2024)

Carolyn Walsh, Psychology

 

 

JOINT MUNFA/MUN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE:

St. John’s Campus                      Grenfell Campus

Milo Nikolic, Classics                Nathalie Pender, School of Arts & Social Science, French

 

SEXUAL HARASSMENT BOARD:

 

Jennifer Broadbent, Counselling (2023-2025)                    Paul De Decker, Linguistics (2023-2025)