Results of Member-at-Large Election, and Your 2023-24 Executive Committee

April 12, 2023

In yesterday’s election, three candidates were elected to one-year terms as Members-at-Large. Voter turnout was 48% (401 votes). The following is the list of candidates, with those elected identified and the vote percentages each received.

Members-at-Large (1-year term)

  • (ELECTED) Lisa Moores, Associate Professor, Student Wellness & Counselling — 29.8%
  • (ELECTED) John Sandlos, Professor, History — 19.8%
  • (ELECTED) Derek Messacar, Associate Professor, Economics — 18.9%
  • Kirk Anderson, Professor, Education — 17.8%
  • David Gill, Associate Professor, Education — 13.7%

As listed in a prior Information Bulletin, the following are the candidates elected by acclamation to the Executive and Nominating & Balloting committees:

Acclamations to MUNFA Executive Committee and Nominating & Balloting Committee

For the 2023-24 Executive Committee, the following positions have been filled:

  • Vice-President External/President-Elect (1-year term)

    • Ash Hossain, Associate Professor, Business Administration

  • Secretary (2-year term)

    • William Schipper, Professor, English

  • Member-at-Large, Grenfell Campus (2-year term)

    • Rachel Jekanowski, Assistant Professor, English Programme, Grenfell Campus

  • Member-at-Large (2-year term)

    • Yolanda Wiersma, Professor, Biology

The 2023-24 Nominating & Balloting Committee will be composed of the following members, elected by acclamation:

  • Kirk Anderson, Professor, Education
  • Sébastien Rossignol, Associate Professor, Department of History
  • Lisa-Jo Van Den Scott, Associate Professor, Sociology
  • Joel Deshaye, Associate Professor, English

Incoming MUNFA Executive Committee (2023-24)

President (2023-24) Josh Lepawsky Geography
Past President (2023-24) TBD
Vice-President External (2023-24) Ash Hossain Business Administration
Vice-President Internal (2022-24) Lucian Ashworth Political Science
Secretary (2023-25) William Schipper English
Treasurer (2022-24) Michelle Swab HSC Library
Member-at-Large (2022-24) Jianyun (J.Y.) Tang Business
Member-at-Large (2023-25) Yolanda Wiersma Biology
Member-at-Large (2023-24) Derek Messacar Economics
Member-at-Large (2023-24) Lisa Moores SWCC
Member-at-Large (2023-24) John Sandlos History
Member-at-Large, Grenfell (2023-25) Rachel Jekanowski English Programme
Member-at-Large, Term-Appointed (2023-24) TBD

Current MUNFA Executive Committee (2022-23)

President (2022-23) Ash Hossain Business Administration
Past President (2022-23) Jon Church Medicine
Vice-President External (2022-23) Josh Lepawsky Geography
Vice-President Internal (2022-24) Lucian Ashworth Political Science
Secretary (2021-23) William Schipper English
Treasurer (2022-24) Michelle Swab HSC Library
Member-at-Large (2022-24) Jianyun (J.Y.) Tang Business Administration
Member-at-Large (2021-23) Bren LeFrançois Social Work
Member-at-Large (2022-23) Milorad Nikolić Classics
Member-at-Large (2022-23) Tarun Sheel Mathematics & Statistics
Member-at-Large (2022-23) Russell Williams Political Science
Member-at-Large, Grenfell (2021-23) Nathalie Pender French
Member-at-Large, Term-Appointed (2022-23) Daniela Silvesan Mathematics & Statistics