Governance

Executive

President: Sahand Ashtab
Vice President : Allen Britten
Secretary : Karen Foss
Treasurer : Sahand Ashtab
Past President: Mary Keating
Chief Negotiator: Éric Thériault
Chief Grievance Officers: Martin Mkandawire and Mary Keating
Equity Officer: Heather Schmidt
Communications Officer: Peter MacIntyre
Member at Large: Martin Chandler
Member at Large: David Johnston
Member at Large: Tracy Lillington

Communication Committee

Peter MacIntyre Represents the public face of CBUFA, educates the
Martin Chandler broader community on activities in research and
Jonathan Doering the membership on work-related issues.
Sarah MacRae
Jasmine Hoover

Equity Committee

Heather Schmidt
Karen Foss
Anna Veprinska
Shauna MacDonald
Gurmit Kaur
Sylvia Burrows
Hamid Andishan
Zainab Almukhtar

The goal of the CBUFA Equity Committee is to achieve a working environment which strives for inclusiveness as well as social and economic fairness through recognition, respect, accountability, responsibility and representation for marginalized

groups who may be excluded from full participation in the academy. These groups include but are not limited to Indigenous peoples; women;visible/racialized minorities; persons with disabilities; and those marginalized due to sexual orientation or gender identity. The CBUFA Equity Committee will seek to achieve this goal by monitoring equity issues, proposing policy changes , and undertaking appropriate initiatives on behalf of the CBUFA membership.

Finance Committee

Amar Anwar
Kaitlyn Mesics

Grievance & Arbitration

Martin Mkandawire (Co Chair)
Mary Keating (Co Chair)
Donnie Calabrese
Patrick deLamirande
Allison Mackie

Probation, Promotion, Tenure

Kate Krug (SASS)
Jim Gerrie (SASS)
Amar Anwar (SSOB)
Stephanie Gilbert (SSOB)
Geoffrey Lee-Dadswell (SST)
Matthias Bierenstiel (SST)
Patrick Howard (SEH)
Jane Kuhnke (Nursing)

Membership Committee

Vidumini Morugama
Michelle Jetha
Doug Lionais

Policy and Issues Committee

Terry Gibbs Mandate: to promote awareness and
Geoff Carre communication within CBUFA concerning
Tracey Harris policies and issues of relevance to the membership
Lee-Ann Broadhead ranging from social justice and urgent actions to CAUT bulletins, Supreme Court Decisions, and equity issues updates. To promote awareness and encourage action on issues of social justice and global citizenship. This could include a variety of activities such as: exploring options for ethical investment; working with CBU's green committee to promote sustainable practices amongst faculty ; working with relevant offices on campus to encourage sustainable and ethical processes at CBU. To build links with other campuses and unions working on social justice issues. This could involve building partnerships and/ or working with specific unions in the global south that face persecution/ repression when promoting the rights of their members.

Scholarship Committee

Social Committee

Peter MacIntyre
Debbie MacAulay

Association- Employer Relations Committee

David Johnston

Other Representatives

Joint Pension: Sahand Ashtab
Joint Benefits: Karen Foss
CAUT: President of CBUFA and Vice President
CAUT Defence Fund: Amar Anwar
Cape Breton District Labour Council: Lachlan MacKinnon