MUNFA Committees 2025- 2026

Please 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