The following is the list of candidates who have been elected by acclamation to the 2025-2026 MUNFA Executive Committee and the 2025-2026 MUNFA Nominating & Balloting Committee. Please note that nominations for the remaining vacancies are being accepted.
MUNFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2025-2026)
• Vice-President External / President-Elect
o Erika Merschrod, Professor, Department of Chemistry (1-year term) – Acclaimed
• Secretary
o Yolanda Wiersma, Professor, Department of Biology (2-year term) – Acclaimed
• Members-at-Large
o Sevtap Savas, Professor, Faculty of Medicine (2-year term) – Acclaimed
o Heather McLeod, Professor, Faculty of Education (1-year term) – Acclaimed
o Lisa-Jo van den Scott, Associate Professor, Sociology (1-year term) – Acclaimed
o Janet Goosney, Librarian III (1-year term) – Acclaimed
o Member-at-Large, Grenfell Campus (2-year term) – Vacant
MUNFA NOMINATING AND BALLOTING COMMITTEE 2025-2026
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant
• Vacant
The complete lists of the current 2024-2025 Executive Committee and the incoming 2025-2026 MUNFA Executive Committee are as follows:
Current MUNFA Executive Committee (2024-25)
President (2024-2025) Ashrafee Hossain (Business Administration)
Past President (2024-2025) Josh Lepawsky (Geography)
Vice-President External (2024-2025) Lisa Moores (Student Wellness & Counselling Centre)
Vice-President Internal (2024-2026) Russell Williams (Political Science)
Secretary (2023-2025) Vacant
Treasurer (2024-2026) Erin Alcock (Q.E II Library)
Member-at-Large, Grenfell Campus (2023-2025) Rachel Jekanowski (English Programme)
Member-at-Large (2024-2026) Gerard Curtis (Visual Arts, Grenfell)
Member-at-Large (2024-2025) Chris Kozak (Chemistry)
Member-at-Large (2024-2025) Nathalie Pender (French, Grenfell)
Member-at-Large (2024-2025) Sarah Thorne (English)
Member-at-Large (2023-2025) Yolanda Wiersma (Biology)
Member-at-Large, Term-Appointed (2024-2025) Piotr Trela (Biology)
Incoming MUNFA Executive Committee (2025-26)
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) Vacant
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) TBD (in Fall 2025)
