Collective agreement committees

The following committees are established under the requirements of specific articles of the Collective Agreement and the MAFA appointees are listed below.

Article 16 and 19 (Full-time)

Employment Equity Panel, 2025–2026

Dave Thomas

Jane Dryden

Juan Carlos Martinez

Andrew Grant

Patricia Kelly Spurles

Renata Schellenberg

Kirsty Bell

Margaret-Ellen Messinger

Leslie Shumka

Karen Bamford

Mike Roy

James Kalyn

Ralf Bruening

Ardath Whynacht

David Lieske

Ghislain Liambou

Lucas Greville

Samantha Ruckenstein

Josh Kurek

Article 17 (Full-time)

Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2025–2026

  • R. Isnor (Provost, Chair)
  • Y. Bourgeois (Dean of Social Sciences and Business)
  • V. St. Pierre (Dean of Arts)
  • J. Tomes (Dean of Science)
  • A. Koval (term expires 2026-06-30)
  • C. MacDougall (term expires 2026-06-30)
  • Jane Dryden (term expires June 30, 2027)
  • David Hornidge (term expires June 30, 2027)

Alternates:

  • C. Brett (term expires 2026-06-30)
  • C. Pomare (term expires 2026-06-30)
  • Andrew Inkpen (term expires June 30, 2027)
  • Linda Pearse (term expires June 30, 2027)

Article 20 (Full-time)

Librarian Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2025–2026

  • R. Isnor (Provost, Chair)
  • R. Rubin (Dean of Libraries and Archives)

If necessary, this committee will be staffed during the year.

Article 23 (Full-time)

Sabbatical Leaves Committee, 2025–2026

  • R. Isnor (Provost, Chair)
  • Y. Bourgeois (Dean of Social Sciences and Business)
  • V. St. Pierre (Dean of Arts)
  • J. Tomes (Dean of Science)
  •  M. Litvak (through June 30, 2026)
  •  A. Morash (through June 30, 2026)
  • Erin Steuter (term expires June 30, 2027)
  • Carla VanBeselaere (term expires June 30, 2027)

Alternates:

  •  M. Messenger (through June 30, 2026)
  •  E. Wells (through June 30, 2026)
  • David Lieske (term expires June 30, 2027)

Department Head and Program Directors Committee, MOA #2

MAFA members:

D. Hamilton (BIOL)

K. Johnston (FGST)

D. Thomas (POLS)

Employer members:

Y. Bourgeois, Dean of Social Sciences

S. Beisser, Director of People and Culture

Salary Anomalies Committee (FT Clause 30.10)

MAFA members:

David Fleming

Lisa Dawn Hamilton

Advisory Committee on Employment Equity (Article 11.03)