2023-2024 Committee Appointments
Executive Council
Signing Officers
WLC Delegates
MFL Delegate
Workplace Safety and Health (OSHAC)
Board of Governors Assessor
Senate Assessor
Defence Fund Trustees
Workplace Safety and Health
Organizing and Communications Committee (OCC)
Constitution and Standing Rules Committee
Equity and Diversity CommiteeEquity and Diversity Commitee
Reserve Fund Committee
Budget Advisory Committee
UMFA Representatives to the University Staff Benefits Committee
Anomalies Fund - UMFA Representatives
Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA)
Merit Awards Committee
Alternate Accommodation Committee
Joint Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Joint Technology in Teaching and Learning Committee
Standing Promotion Appeals Committee
Solidarity Committee
Collective Agreement Committee
Bargaining Team
Executive Council
Orvie Dingwall (Health Sciences Library), President
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences), Past President
Erik Thomson (History), Vice-President
Victoria Sparks (Music), Treasurer
Ruby Warren (Libraries), Secretary
Mark Gabbert (History), Grievance Officer
Clea Schmidt (CTL), Grievance Officer
Joy Stacey (Biological Sciences), Grievance Officer
Nish Balakrishnan (Ctr Eng Prof Prac & Eng Ed), Member at Large
Mark Hudson (Sociology), Member at Large
Jenna Tichon (Statistics), Member at Large
Greg Flemming, Executive Director (ex-officio)
Signing Officers
Orvie Dingwall, President
Erik Thomson, Vice-President
Victoria Sparks, Treasurer
Ruby Warren, Recording Secretary
Greg Flemming, Executive Director
WLC Delegates
Tom Booth (Biological Sciences)
David Camfield (Labour Studies/Sociology)
Orvie Dingwall (Health Sciences Library)
James Hare (Biological Sciences)
Tommy Kucera (Mathematics)
Caterina Reitano (French, Spanish, Italian)
Kevin Scott (Biological Sciences)
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Greg Flemming (UMFA ED)
Two Spots open
MFL Delegate
Orvie Dingwall (Health Sciences Library)
Workplace Safety and Health (OSHAC)
TBD
Board of Governors Assessor
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Senate Assessor
Erik Thomson (History)
Defence Fund Trustees
Tom Booth (Biological Sciences) - 2 year term
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences) - 2 year term
Greg Flemming (UMFA) - 2 year term
Organizing and Communications Committee (OCC)
Jenna Tichon (Chair)
Constitution and Standing Rules Committee
Not active
Equity and Diversity Committee
Miriam Unruh (Academic Learning Centre), Chair
Reserve Fund Committee
Victoria Sparks (Music), Chair
Tom Booth (Biological Sciences)
Caterina Reitano (French, Spanish & Italian)
Erik Thomson (History)
Orvie Dingwall (UMFA President) (Ex-Officio)
Greg Flemming, Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
Budget Advisory Committee
TBD
UMFA Representatives to the University Staff Benefits Committee
Sachin Katyal (RIOH/Pharmacology), Chair
Jay Goldstein (Retired Members)
Orvie Dingwall (Health Sciences Library)
Greg Flemming, Executive Director, UMFA
1 Member TBD
Alternate TBD
Anomalies Fund - UMFA Respresentatives
Peter Blunden (Physics and Astronomy), Chair
Sachin Katyal (Pharmacology & Therapeutics)
Rebecca Simpson-Litke (Music)
Manitoba Organization of Faculty Associations (MOFA)
Robert Chernomas (Economics)
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Karine Levasseur (Political Studies)
Merit Awards Committee
*Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Engineering Committee
Athula Rajapakse (Engineering)
*Social Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts Committee
Katrina Dunn (English, Theatre, Film, and Media)
Jordan Bass (Libraries)
Alternate Accommodation Committee
UMFA Executive Director (Greg Flemming)
UMFA President (Orvie Dingwall)
UMFA Past President (Michael Shaw)
UMFA Treasurer (Victoria Sparks)
Joint Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Clea Schmidt (Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning), Chair
Colette Simonot-Maiello (Music)
Andrew MacIsaac (UMFA Legal Counsel)
Joint Techonology in Teaching and Learning Committee
Mark Hudson (Sociology), Chair
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Jenna Tichon (Statistics)
Standing Promotion Appeals Committee
Orvie Dingwall (Health Sciences Library)
Clea Schmidt (CTL)
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Solidarity Committee
Not active
Collective Agreement Committee
Mark Gabbert (Chair)
Nish Balakrishnan
Alison Calder
Orvie Dingwall
Nancy Hansen
Mark Hudson
Sachin Katyal
Clea Schmidt
Michael Shaw
Colette Simonot-Maiello
Victoria Sparks
Joy Stacey
Erik Thomson
Jenna Tichon
Miriam Unruh
Ruby Warren
Executive Council
Not active for 2022-2023
