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Mount Royal Faculty Association 2019—2020 Committee Contact List
MRFA Executive Board
President 2018—2020 Melanie Peacock General Management & HR 6191
Communications Officer 2018—2020 Brenda Lang General Management & HR 8691
Member at Large 2019—2020 Megan Lalonde School of Nursing & Midwifery 5013
Treasurer 2018—2020 Rafik Kurji Accounting & Finance 6037
Contract Faculty Representative 2019—2020 Richard Erlendson Information Design 6901
VP Negotiations 2019—2021 Anupam Das Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 6535
Academic Liaison Officer 2019—2021 Carlton Osakwe Accounting & Finance 8726
Advocacy Officer 2019—2021 Frank Cotae Intl. Business, SCM & Aviation 8449
VP Policy & Senior Grievance Officer 2019—2021 Heather McLellan School of Nursing & Midwifery 7201
Collective Bargaining Advisory Committee Anupam Das– Chair VP Negotiations 6535
Brent Oliver Child Studies & Social Work 6443
Eniko Kapocsi-Kiss Science & Technology 5562
Irene Shankar Sociology & Anthropology 8661
Jacqueline Musabende Intl. Business, SCM & Aviation 6987
Kirk Niergarth Humanities 6760
Michael Truscello English Languages & Cultures 8513
Tracy Powell School of Nursing & Midwifery 8847
Derrick Antson LRO MRFA 6198
Communications Committee Brenda Lang- Chair 1yr Communications Officer 8691
Archie McLean 1yr Broadcasting & Journalism 6115
Justine Huet 1yr English, Languages & Cultures 5960
Karen Owen 1yr Journalism & Broadcasting 6945
Amy Van Deurzen 2yr Counselling Services 6362
Kirk Niergarth 2yr Humanities 6760
Shelley Rathie 2yr General Management & HR 5080
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Diversity and Equity Committee Maki Motapanyane-Chair 2yr Humanities 6536
Andrea Phillipson 1yr Academic Development Centre 6228
Joseph Osuji 1yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 6559
Lavinia Moldovan 1yr Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 8839
Jennifer McCormick 2yr Counselling Services 6362
Maria Teresa Grillo Arulu 2yr English, Languages & Cultures 5941
Yasaman Amannejad 2yr Mathematics & Computing 5041
J.J. Fenez AA MRFA 6103
Faculty Centre Management Committee Melanie Peacock- Chair 1yr President 6191
Megan Lalonde 1yr Member at Large 5013
Rafik Kurji 1yr Treasurer 6037
Robert Mariani FCC MRFA 6193
J.J. Fenez AA MRFA 6103
Academic Liaison Committee Carlton Osakwe- Chair 2yr Academic Liaison Officer 8726
Carolyn Willekes 1yr Gen Ed / ADC 8575
Micheline Maylor 1yr Arts 6895
Olive Fast 1yr Health, Community, Education 8785
Madelaine Vanderwerff 2yr Library 5018
Peter Ryan 2yr Public Relations 8749
Peter Zizler 2yr Science & Technology 6646
J.J. Fenez AA MRFA 6103
(Ad Hoc) Bargaining Communications Committee Brenda Lang- Chair 1yr Communications Officer 8691
Kirk Niergarth 1yr Humanities 6760
Pearl Herscovitch 1yr Library 6022
Qasim Syed 1yr Chemistry & Physics 6071
Tonya Mousseau 1yr Biology/ General Education 5054
J.J. Fenez 1yr MRFA 6103
Advocacy Committee Frank Cotae– Chair 2yr Advocacy Officer 8449
Brenda Lang 1yr General Management & HR 8691
Joyce Woods 1yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 6213
Michael Ata 1yr Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 7035
Antoine Eche 2yr English, Languages & Cultures 8594
Helena Myllykoski 2yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 8654
Jonathan Mee 2yr Biology 5150
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Awards Committee (Committee to be re-appointed Dec 2019)
Pat Kostouros 1yr Chair 6440
Christian Cook 1yr Previous Recipient 8432
Marlene Kingsmith 1yr Member Emeritus 5968
Marva Ferguson 1yr PDC Representative 7083
Micheline Maylor 2yr Previous Recipient 6895
Nathan Lawley 2yr SAMRU VP Academic 6402
Yuhuan Wang 2yr FEC Representative 6108
Bylaws and Governance Committee Melanie Peacock- Chair 1yr President 6191
Brenda Lang 1yr General Management & HR 8691
Carlton Osakwe 2yr Accounting & Finance 8726
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
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MRFA Standing Committees
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Nominations Committee Peter Houston– Chair 2yr Library 5197 Mandy Sobhanzadeh 1yr Gen Ed / ADC 8476 Michele Holmgren 1yr Arts 6789
Mohamed El Hussein 1yr Health, Community, Education 8633
Pam MacQuarrie 2yr Earth & Envir. Science 6176
Tashfeen Hussain 2yr Accounting & Finance 5077
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Professional Development Committee Marva Ferguson- Chair 1yr Child Studies & Social Work 7083
Erik Christiansen 1yr Library 5168
Joan Harris 1yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 6982
Shiraz Kurji 1yr Accounting & Finance 5063
Andrea Phillipson 2yr Academic Development Centre 6228
Christina Tortorelli 2yr Child Studies & Social Work 5968
Robert Catena 2yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 8616
Tashfeen Hussain 2yr Accounting & Finance 5077
Yuhuan Wang 2yr Humanities 6108
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Professional Standards and Ethics Committee Jessie Loyer-Chair 1yr Library 8699
Karen Manarin 1yr English, Languages & Cultures 7719
Megan Lalonde 1yr Member– at– Large 5013
Sinc MacRae 1yr Humanities 6543
Carlos Videla 2yr Mathematics & Computing 6296
Ganesh Bhandari 2yr Mathematics & Computing 6579
Maria Teresa Grillo Arbulu 2yr English, Languages & Cultures 5941
Derrick Antson LRO MRFA 6198
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Social Events Committee Michelle Briegel- Chair 1yr Child Studies & Social Work 6248
Bill Glanzman 1yr Sociology & Anthropology 6437
Michele Holmgren 1yr English Languages & Cultures 6789
Frances Widdowson 2yr Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 6884
Pattie Pryma 2yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 6886
Saira Bano 2yr Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 7703
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Robert Mariani FCC MRFA 6193
Faculty Evaluation Committee Bob Uttl- Chair 1yr Psychology 8539
Israel Dunmade 1yr Earth & Env. Science 5154
Ruth Murdoch 1yr Journalism & Broadcasting 6144
Ana Colina 2yr Biology 5982
Jennifer McCormick 2yr Counselling Services 6362
Lavinia Moldovan 2yr Economics, Justice & Policy Studies 8839
Yuhuan Wang 2yr Humanities 6108
J.J. Fenez AA MRFA 6103
Grants Committee Rafik Kurji- Chair 1yr Treasurer 6037
Linda Sutherby 1yr Child Studies & Social Work 6446
Jacqueline Musabende 1yr Intl. Business, SCM & Aviation 6987
Peter Houston 2yr Library 5197
Sonya Flessati 2yr Counselling Services 6362
J.J. Fenez AA MRFA 6103
Grievance Committee Heather McLellan- Chair 2yr VP Policy & SGO 7201
Anupam Das 2yr VP Negotiations 6535
Brady Killough 2yr Assist. Grievance Officer 8506
Melanie Peacock 1yr MRFA President 6191
Todd Nickle 1yr Assist. Grievance Officer 6682
Richard Erlendson 1yr Contract Faculty Representative 6901
Derrick Antson LRO MRFA 6198
Job Action Preparedness Committee Melanie Peacock– Chair 1yr MRFA President 6191
Brenda Lang 1yr MRFA Communications Officer 8691
Jonathan Mee 1yr Biology 5150
Rafik Kurji 1yr MRFA Treasurer 6037
Robert Catena 2yr School of Nursing & Midwifery 8616
Shelley Rathie 2yr General Management & HR 5080
Kris Hans 3yr General Management & HR 5083
Derrick Antson LRO MRFA 6198
Irene Leclerc AFRO MRFA 6192
Negotiating Committee Anupam Das– Chair 2yr VP Negotiations 6535 Christian Cook– Vice-Chair 1yr Management & HR 8432
Pearl Herscovitch 1yr Library 6022
Richard Erlendson 1yr Contract Faculty Representative 6901
Charles Hepler 2yr Mathematics & Computing 7254
Derrick Antson LRO MRFA 6198
Mount Royal Faculty Association 2019-2020 Committee Contact List visit mrfa.net for more information.
MRU Representatives on CAUT Defence Fund Melanie Peacock 2yr MRFA President 6191 Karen Manarin 1yr English, Languages & Cultures 7719 MRFA Officer on CAFA Melanie Peacock 1yr MRFA President 6191
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MRFA Representatives on Committees
Alumni Advisory Council Kenna Olsen 1yr English Languages & Cultures 5953
Benefits Committee Shiraz Kurji 1yr Full Time Faculty Representative 5063
Richard Erlendson 1yr Contract Faculty Representative 6901
Board of Governors Roberta Lexier 2yr MRFA Representative 8487
Day Care Board Maria Bianco 1yr Education 7261
Distinguished Team Award Sonya Flessati 2yr Counselling Services 6362
Interpretation of the Collective Agreement Brady Killough 1yr Math & Computing 8506
Cliff Werier 2yr English Languages & Cultures 5923
Brian Nichols 3yr Humanities 8402
Joint Diversity and Equity Committee Tom Buchanan Sociology & Anthropology 8774
Christian Cook General Mgmt & HR 8432
Rachael Pettigrew General Mgmt & HR 1306
Mount Royal Coalition Melanie Peacock MRFA President 6191
Derrick Antson MRFA Labour Relations Officer 6198
Frank Cotae MRFA Advocacy Officer 8449
Baset Zarug MRSA President 6207
Donna Palmer MRSA MRSA BoG Rep. 5550
Fatima Dhooma MRSA Director at Large 8534
Shayla Breen SAMRU President 6993
Luc Carels SAMRU VP External 6404
Occupational Health and Safety Committee Ed Kamps (Alternate) 2yr General Mgmt & HR 5919
Milena Radzikowska 2yr Information Design 8941
Stephanie Zettel 2yr Nursing and Midwifery 8653
Sabbatical Leave Committee Peter Choate (Alternate) 1yr Child Studies & Social Work 5008
Cliff Werier 2yr English, Languages & Cultures 5923
Sustainability Committee Avneet Kaur 2yr Earth and Env. Science 5903
Transportation Advisory Committee Ken Cummins 2yr Full time Rep—SciTech 6171
Richard Erlendson 1yr Contract Faculty Representative 6901
University Tenure and Promotion Committee Aliyah Dosani 2yr Nursing & Midwifery 8631
Melanie Rathburn 3yr Biology 8636
(Alternate)
MRFA Staff
Administrative Assistant, J.J. Fenez
Phone: 403.440.6103
Email: [email protected]
Please call for scheduling and general inquiries.
Faculty Centre Coordinator, Robert Mariani
Phone: 403.440.6193
Email: [email protected]
Call for meeting room bookings, event planning and catering.
Interim Administrative & Faculty Relations Officer,
Irene Leclerc
Phone: 403.440.6192
Email: [email protected]
Please call for information relating to MRFA Committees, Events, Elections,
Finances, and other matters relating to MRFA governance, administration
and member services.
Labour Relations Officer, Derrick Antson
Phone: 403.440.6198
Email: [email protected]
The LRO is available for support in relation to grievance, disciplinary and
accommodations matters.
Mount Royal Faculty Association 2019-2020 Committee Contact List
Interested in serving on a committee? Email [email protected]
visit mrfa.net for more information.