QUFA Leadership, Staff, and Representatives (2024-2025)
Please find a list of committees and representatives below. Use the links in the Contents to navigate to each section of the page.
*Stay tuned for committee updates for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Contents
Communications Support Person Robert May UPP Sponsor Robert Hickey UPP Trustee Sue Wurtele
Executive Director Leslie Jermyn Associate Executive Director John Rose Office Administrator Elizabeth Polnicky Grievance Officer Karen Sisson Labour Relations Officer Micheline Waring Member Services Officer Doug Nesbitt
Chairs
Council Chair Margaret Pappano Alternate Council Chair Alan Ableson
Arts & Science
Art History & Art Conservation Ron Spronk Biology & Environmental Studies David McLagan Chemistry Paul Duchesne Gender Studies Burcu Baba Cultural Studies, Global Development Studies Ayca Tomac Dan School of Music & Drama Matt Rogalsky Economics Weili Ding English Margaret Pappano Film & Media Studies Karine Bertrand Geography & School of Urban Planning Carolyn Prouse Geological Sciences & Engineering David McLagan History, Classics, Jewish Studies Emily Hill Industrial Relations Bradley Weinberg Languages, Literatures and Cultures, and French Studies Jennifer Hosek ( Fall Term), Lorena Jessop (Winter Term) Mathematics & Statistics Boris Levit Philosophy Christine Sypnowich Physics James Stotz Political Studies Quinn Albaugh Policy Studies Jamshed Merchant Psychology Mary (Cella) Olmstead School of Computing Vacant School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Pouya Amiri School of Religion Danielle LaGrone Sociology Norma Möllers (Fall Term), Pinar Tuzcu (Winter Term)
Education
Education Alana Butler Education Claire Ahn
Engineering & Applied Science
Chemical Engineering Ehssan Koupaie Civil Engineering Ryan Mulligan Electrical and Computer Engineering Thomas Dean Mechanical and Materials Engineering Alan Ableson RMB School of Mining Vlad Kecojevic
Health Sciences
Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Les MacKenzie Public Health Sciences Sahar Saeed School of Medicine Vacant School of Nursing Alyson Mahar School of Rehabilitation Therapy Vacant
Law
Library & Archives
Library & Archives Jesse Baker
Smith School of Business
Special Representatives
Equity Representative Ayca Tomac Continuing Adjunct Representative Lisa Carver Term Adjunct Representatives Geoffrey Pond, Sean Whitehall, Terry Soleas, Na’ama Haklai
Finance Committee : Valerie Bartlett (Chair), Mary (Cella) Olmstead (ex officio), Karen Rudie, Chantal Brunette, Jordan Morelli, Leslie Jermyn (staff).Grievance Committee: Lynne Hanson (Chair), Mary (Cella) Olmstead (ex officio), Sharry Aiken, Louis Gagnon, Sailaja Krishnamurti, Karen Sisson (staff), Micheline Waring (staff).Political Action and Communications Committee (PACC): Vanessa Thompson (Chair), Karen Rudie (ex officio), Mary (Cella) Olmstead, Melissa Houghtaling, Ayca Tomac, Norma Möllers, Pinar Tuzcu, Nasser Saleh, Elizabeth Polnicky (staff), John Rose (staff).Nominations and Elections Committee : Melissa Houghtaling (Chair), Leslie Jermyn (staff), 2026 Committee TBD.Staff Relations Committee : Mary (Cella) Olmstead (Chair), Melissa Houghtaling, Valerie Bartlett, Chantal Brunette, Karen Rudie, Leslie Jermyn
Adjunct Advocacy Committee : Nancy Butler (Chair), Melissa Houghtaling, Valerie Bartlett, Ayça Tomaç, Megan Edgelow, Debra Haak, Alaska B. Eleftheria Laios, Rizma Butt, Graeme Leverette, Doug Nesbitt (staff).Finance-Budget Review Committee (FBRC) : Dan Cohen (Chair), Scott Yam, Evan Jo, Salimur Choudhury, Christine Grossutti, John Holmes, John Rose (staff).Council Representation Committee : Mary (Cella) Olmstead (Chair), Alyson Mahar, Amy Kaufman, Wulin Suo, Debra Haak, Ayca Tomac, Nicolas Hudon.QUFA Artificial Intelligence Task Force (QAITF) : Carolyn Lamb (Co-Chair), Norma Möllers (Co-Chair), Karen Rudie (ex officio), Catherine Stinson, Erica Friesen, Christian Muise, Mél Hogan, Doug Nesbitt (staff).
JCAA : James Stotz (Co-Chair), Karen Rudie, Lynne Hanson, Melissa Houghtaling, Ryan Martin, Francine Berish, Micheline Waring (staff).Workload Standard : Lynne Hanson, Michael White, James Stotz, Micheline Waring (staff).QSSET : Melissa Houghtaling, Alan Ableson, Claire Ahn.Adjunct Fund : Christiana Zaccagnino, Yaël Schlick, Doug Nesbitt (staff).Anomalies Side Table : James Mingo, Micheline Waring (staff).Promotion Advisory : Marta Straznicky, Gema Olivo.Compensation Working Group : Valerie Bartlett (Chair), Bradley Weinberg, Jordan Morelli, Leslie Jermyn (staff).
Senate : Karen Rudie (QUFA Senator and SCAD Observer).FSRRS-UCARE : Ayca Tomac, Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin (July-December, 2025).Board of Trustee Observers : Mary (Cella) Olmstead, Karen Rudie, Melissa Houghtaling.Council on Employment Equity : Rosemary Lysaght.Unity Council : Jordan Morelli, Ayca TomacUniversity Promotions Advisory Committee: Diane Beauchemin, Vacant Position.Timetabling : Gema Olivo, Paul Leslie.
Please see the Health & Safety page for updated information on JHSC representatives.
Kingston & District Labour Council (KDLC) : Jordan Morelli, Ayca Tomac, Vanessa Thompson, Melissa Houghtaling, Norma Möllers, Nasser Saleh, John Holmes (Retiree Delegate).OCUFA Board : Mary (Cella) Olmstead, Leslie Jermyn (Observer).OCUFA Grievance Committee : Lynne Hanson, Karen Sisson.OCUFA Bargaining Committee : Micheline Waring.OCUFA Contract Academic Staff Working Group : Megan Edgelow and Debra Haak.OCUFA Equity and Social Justice Committee : Ayca Tomac.CAUT Council : Karen Rudie, Leslie Jermyn (Alternate).
