MUNFA Committees 2025- 2026
December 16, 2025Please note that there are vacancies on some committees. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact munfa@mun.ca.
| EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2025 – 2026 | ||
| President (2025-2026) | Lisa Moores | Student Counselling & Wellness Centre |
| Past President (2025-2625) | Ash Hossain | Business Administration |
| Vice-President External (2025-2026) | Erika Merschrod | Chemistry |
| Vice-President Internal (2024-2026) | Russell Williams | Political Science |
| Secretary (2025-2027) | Yolanda Wiersma | Biology |
| Treasurer (2024-2026) | Erin Alcock | QE II Library |
| Member-at-Large (2024-2026) | Gerard Curtis | Visual Arts, Grenfell |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Janet Goosney | QE II Library |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Heather McLeod | Education |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2027) (Grenfell Campus) | Nathalie Pender | French, Grenfell |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2027) | Sevtap Savas | Medicine |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Lisa-Jo van den Scott | Sociology |
| Term Appointed Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Festus Ajayi | Business Administration |
| NOMINATING AND BALLOTING COMMITTEE 2025-2026 | |
| Erin Alcock (QE II Library) (ex-officio) | Kirk Anderson, Education |
| Sébastien Rossignol, History (Chair) | Yolanda Wiersma, Biology (ex-officio) |
| Vacant | Vacant |
ST. JOHN’S ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:
Jon Church, Medicine (Co-Chair) (October 2028) John Sandlos, History (Co-Chair)(October 2028)
Laleh Alisaraie, Pharmacy (October 2027) Steve Butt, Engineering (October 2026)
Karen Dobbin-Williams, Nursing (October 2026) Patrick Gamsby, Library (October 2026)
Erika Merschrod, Chemistry (October 2028) Rebecca Newhook, CEC Science, HSS, HKR (Oct 2028)
Milord Nikolic, Classics (October 2026) Nicole Power, Sociology (October 2027) Cory Thorne, Folklore (October 2028)
GRENFELL CAMPUS ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE:
Rachel Jekanowski, English (Chair) (October 2028) Rie Croll, Social/Cultural Studies (October 2027)
Gerard Curtis, Visual Arts (October 2028) Nathalie Pender, French (October 2027)
Johnathan Pope, English (Chair) (October 2026) Bernard Wills, Humanities (October 2027)
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE:
Ash Hossain (Business Administration) (Chair) Lisa Moores, Student Wellness & Counselling Centre (ex-officio)
Erika Merschrod, Chemistry (ex-officio) Sarah Thorne (Education)
Russell Williams Political Science Jawad Chowdhury, MUNFA OMECC (Staff)
ECONOMIC BENEFITS COMMITTEE:
Anne Graham, MLLC (October 2027) (Chair) Sean Cadigan, History (October 2027)
Chinelo Ezenwa, English (October2027) Ash Hossain, Business (October 2027) (Exec. Rep)
Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (October 2027) Heather McLoed, Education (October 2027)
Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2027) Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer
LEGAL SUPPORT FUND INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE:
Erin Alcock QE II Library (ex-officio) (2026) Yolanda Wiersma, Biology (October 2026)
PENSION COMMITTEE:
Ash Hossain, Business (October 2026) (Chair) Erin Alcock, Q.E. II Library (October 2027)
Alec Brooks, Gender Studies (October 2026) Vernon Curran, Medicine (October 2027)
Kathy Gillett, Nursing (October 2025) Peggy Rauman, Nursing (October 2025)
Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2026) Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2026)
Russell Williams, Political Science (October 2026) Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer
SCHOLARSHIPS COMMITTEE:
Erin Alcock, QE II Library (ex-officio)
MUNFA/MUN JOINT ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES
UNIVERSITY BENEFITS COMMITTEE:
Sean Cadigan, History (October 2026) Chinelo Ezenwa, English (October2026)
Anne Graham, MLLC (October 2026) Ash Hossain, Business (October 2026) (Exec. Rep)
Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (October 2026) Heather McLoed, Education (October 2026)
Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2026) Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer
UNIVERSITY PENSIONS COMMITTEE:
Erin Alcock, Q.E. II Library (October 2026) Alec Brooks, Gender Studies (October 2026)
Vernon Curran, Medicine (October 2026) Kathy Gillett, Nursing (October 2026)
Ash Hossain, Business (October 2026) Peggy Rauman, Nursing (October 2026)
Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2026) Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2026)
Russell Williams, Political Science (October 2026) Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer
JOINT EMPLOYMENT EQUITY COMMITTEE:
Karen Dobbin-Williams Nursing (October 2026) Carolyn Walsh, Psychology (October 2026)
Helene Volkoff (October 2026)
JOINT MUNFA/MUN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE:
St. John’s Campus Grenfell Campus
Vacant Vacant
SEXUAL HARASSMENT BOARD:
Vacant Vacant
