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
Organizing and Communications Committee (OCC)
Constitution and Standing Rules Committee
Equity and Diversity Commitee
Joint Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Reserve Fund Committee
Budget Advisory Committee (UMFA Representative)
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)
Michael Shaw (Biological Sciences)
Victoria Sparks (Music)
Grace O'Hanlon (Libraries)

Organizing and Communications Committee (OCC)

Jenna Tichon (Chair)

Constitution and Standing Rules Committee

Not active

Equity and Diversity Committee

This Committee is open to all Regular Members who wish to attend.

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

Robert Chernomas (Arts)

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

Sachin Katyal (Medicine)
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)

*Science

Emily McKinon (Science)

*Indigenous Achievement
TBD

Mark Gabbert (Chair)
Executive Council
Other members TBD

Bargaining Team

For 2023-2024 TBD

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