MUNFA Committees
MUNFA Executive Committee (2026 - 2027)
| President (2025-2026) | Lisa Moores | Student Wellness & Counselling Centre |
| Past President (2025-2026) | Ashrafee 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 | Q.E II Library |
| Member-at-Large, Grenfell Campus (2025-2027) | Nathalie Pender | French, Grenfall |
| Member-at-Large (2024-2026) | Gerard Curtis | Visual Arts, Grenfell |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Janet Goosney | Q.E. II Library |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Heather McLeod | Education |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2027) | Sevtap Savas | Medicine |
| Member-at-Large (2025-2026) | Lisa-Jo van den Scott | Sociology |
| Member-at-Large, Term-Appointed (2024-2025) | Festus Ajayi | Business |
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Executive Committee 2024 – 25
| Ashrafee Hossain | President | Business Administration | (2024-2025) |
| Sevtap Savas | Past President | Medicine | (2024-2025) |
| Lisa Moores | Vice-President External | Student Counselling & Wellness Centre | (2024-2025) |
| Russell Williams | Vice President Internal | Political Science | (2024-2026) |
| Erika Merschrod | Secretary | Chemistry | (2023-2025) |
| Erin Alcock | Treasurer | QE II Library | (2024-2026) |
| Gerard Curtis | Member-at-Large | Visual Arts, Grenfell | (2024-2026) |
| Rachel Jekanowski | Member-at-Large | English Programme | (2023-2025) |
| Chris Kozak | Member-at-Large | Chemistry | (2024-2025) |
| Nathalie Pender | Member-at-Large | French, Grenfell | (2024-2025) |
| Sarah Thorne | Member-at-Large | English | (2024-2025) |
| Yolande Wiersma | Member-at-Large | Biology | (2023-2025) |
| Vacant | Term Appointed Member-at-Large | (2024-2025) |
Academic Freedom & Grievance Committee (Grenfell Campus) 2025 – 26
| Johnathan Pope, English (Chair) (October 2026 | Rachel Jekanowski | English (Executive Liaison) (October 2027) |
| Rie Croll, Social/Cultural Studies (October 2027) | Gerard Curtis | Visual Arts (October 2025) |
| Vacant | Nathalie Pender | French (October 2027) |
| Andrew Testa, Visual Arts (October 2026) | Bernard Wills | Humanities (October 2027) |
| Amy Wadden (ex officio) (Labour Relations Officer) | Dale Humphries | (ex officio) (Labour Relations Coordinator) |
Communications Committee Members 2025-26
| Ash Hossain (Chair) | Business Administration |
| Erika Merschrod | Chemistry |
| Lisa Moores | Student Wellness and Counselling Centre |
| Russell Williams | Political Science |
| Sarah Thorne | English |
Academic Freedom & Grievance Committee (St. John’s Campus) 2025 – 26
| Jon Church, Medicine (Co-Chair) (October 2025) | Erika Merschrod, Chemistry (Co-Chair) (October 2025) |
| Laleh Alisaraie, Pharmacy (October 2027) | Steve Butt, Engineering (October 2026) |
| Karen Dobbin-Williams, Nursing (October 2026) | Patrick Gamsby, Library (October 2026) |
| Milord Nikolic, Classics (October 2026) | Lourdes Peña-Castillo, Biology/Biochemistry (2025) |
| Nicole Power, Sociology (October 2027) | John Sandlos, History (October 2027) |
| Cory Thorne, Folklore (October 2025) | Yoland Wiersma, Biology (Executive Liaison) (October 2025) |
| Dale Humphries (Staff – MUNFA Labour Relations Coordinator) | Amy Wadden (Staff – MUNFA Labour Relations Officer) |
| Nicole Snow, Nursing (October 2028) |
An Introduction to the MUNFA Academic Freedom & Grievance Committee
If you would have any questions or comments for the AF&G Committee, you may forward your e-mail to: Amy Wadden in the MUNFA office.When submitting a Grievance intake form, please ensure it is accompanied by a signed PIPEDA consent form. For an overview of the grievance process click here. St. John's AF&G Terms of Reference
*St. John's Campus committee. A parallel committee is appointed at Grenfell Campus.
Legal Support Fund Investment Advisory Committee 2025-26
| Erin Alcock QE II Library (ex-officio) (2026) | Yolanda Wiersma, Biology (October 2026) |
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MUNFA Nominating and Balloting Committee (2026-2027)
| Kirk Anderson | Professor | Education |
| Janet Goosney | Librarian IV | Q.E. II Library |
| Sébastien Rossignol | Associate Professor | History |
| Michelle Swab | Librarian III | Health Sciences Library |
MUNFA Economic Benefits Committee 2025-26
| Anne Graham, MLLC (October 2027) (Chair) | Sean Cadigan, History (October 2027) |
| Ash Hossain, Business (October 2027) (Exec. Rep) | Chinelo Ezenwa, English (October2027) |
| Rebecca Law, Pharmacy (October 2027) | Heather McLoed, Education (October 2027) |
| Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2027) | Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer |
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MUNFA Pension Committee 2025-26
| Ash Hossain, Business (October 2026) (Chair) | Alec Brooks, Gender Studies (October 2026) |
| Kathy Gillett, Nursing (October 2025) | Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2026) |
| Russell Williams, Political Science (October 2026) | Erin Alcock, Q.E. II Library (October 2027) |
| Vernon Curran, Medicine (October 2027) | Peggy Rauman, Nursing (October 2025) |
| Vacant | Hong Wang, Math & Stats (October 2026) |
| Vacant | Hamid Usefi, Math & Stats (October 2026) |
| Vacant | Amy Wadden, MUNFA Labour Relations Officer |
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MUNFA Scholarship Committee 2025-26
| Erin Alcock QE II Library (ex-officio) (2025) | Vacant |
In 1973, MUNFA established a scholarship trust fund for the promotion and encouragement of education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. When the capital of the Trust Fund reached a total amount of $250,000, all capital in excess of that amount, minus costs for management of the Trust Fund, is to be used for scholarships for MUN students. The MUNFA scholarships are available to full time or part time undergraduate students who demonstrate a high academic standard together with need of financial assistance.
Since 1973, many Academic Staff Members and staff of Memorial University have graciously donated to the MUNFA Scholarship Trust Fund. During the years of the Memorial University Opportunities Fund, when donations for scholarships to MUN were matched by Government, MUNFA made provision for the MUNFA scholarships to be included, designating that these matching funds also be used for scholarships. Many MUN students benefited. In the early days, the MUNFA scholarships were for an amount of $300.00; this was later raised to $600.00. These amounts reflected the tuition costs of the day. With changing times, and increased costs of university tuition, each MUNFA scholarship awarded today is valued at $2,500.00.
Should MUNFA members wish to increase their current contribution, begin contributing to the MUNFA Scholarship Endowment Trust Fund, or simply to send a contribution, please complete the contribution form and return this to the MUNFA Office. A tax receipt will be issued at year end, or if you wish to receive your receipt immediately, please indicate this with your contribution.
Joint Committees
Joint Association/University Relations Committee (St. John’s Campus) 2021-2022
| Josh Lepawsky | Co-Chair | Geography | (2021-2022) |
| Jon Church | Medicine | (2021-2022) | |
| Ashrafee Hossain | Business | (2021-2022) |
Joint Employment Equity Committee 2024-25
| Erika Merschrod, Chemistry (October 2025) | Carolyn Walsh, Psychology (October 2025) |
| Helene Volkoff (October 2025) |
University Benefits Committee 2021 – 2022
| Rebecca Law | Pharmacy (Chair) |
| Xiuha Chen | Medicine |
| Anne Graham | MLLC |
| Krista King | Nursing |
| Eduardo Martinez-Pedroza | Math & Stats |
| William Schipper | English |
| Ken Snelgrove | Engineering |
| Amy Wadden | MUNFA Labour Relations Officer |
| vacant |
University Pensions Committee 2020 – 2021
| Erin Alcock | Library (alternate) |
| Stephen Butt | Engineering |
| Veeresh Gadag | Community Health |
| Don Gamble | Modern Languages, Literatures & Cultures |
| George Jenner, | Earth Sciences (Retired) |
| William Midodzi | Medicine |
| Erin Oldford | Business Administration |
| Sudhir Saha | Business Administration (Retired) |
| Ken Snelgrove | Engineering |
| Guang Sun | Medicine |
| Hong Wang | Mathematics & Statistics |
Sexual Harassment Board 2021 – 2022
| St. John’s Campus Board Members | |
| Vicki Hallett | Gender Studies (2023) |
| Paul DeDecker | Linguistics (2023) |
| Grenfell Campus Board Members | |
| Jennifer Broadbent | Counselling and Psychological Services (2023) |
| Vacant |
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