Committees

The following are the internal standing committees of CUASA:

Collective Bargaining

The mandate of this committee is to provide support (including research support) for the Negotiating Team. The committee consists of the Chair, the Salary and Benefits officer, the Chair, Grievance Policy and Administration as well as Additional members of the Association elected for two year terms.

Note: As CUASA is currently between rounds of collective bargaining, the CBC is presently not active.

Finance

The Finance Committee shall prepare the annual budget, monitor expenses, be responsible for the audit of the Association’s finances, and recommend membership fees to Council.

The Treasurer, the President, the Vice President, one member of Council who is not on Steering, and a member of the Association who is not an Officer of the Association serve for a 2 year term.

POSITION	NAME
Treasurer	Greg Franks
President	Marylynn Steckley
Vice-President	Dominique Marshall
Council Member	Ian Lee
Member of the Association	Pum van Veldhoven
Director	vacant
Staff Support	LeAnne Parrish, Office Manager

Nominations & Elections

The Committee on Nominations and Elections shall submit to Council nominees for the Standing Committees of CUASA and shall administer all CUASA elections and ballots.

The Chair and four members as elected or designated by Council to be representative of the CUASA constituencies from among those not seeking office.

POSITION	NAME
Chair	Jeni Armstrong
Members (four)	Vacant
Staff Support	LeAnne Parrish, Office Manager

Grievance Policy & Administration

The Grievance Policy and Administration Committee shall be responsible for developing Association policy on grievance handling, working with CUASA staff on administration of grievances, presenting grievances and making recommendations on arbitration to Council.

The Committee consists of the Chair, elected by Council and an unspecified number of members elected or designated by Council. The term of the Chair is two years.

POSITION	NAME
Chair	Chinnaiah Jangam
Members	Marylynn Steckley (ex officio), Amedeo D’Angiulli, Ken Storey, Scott Turner
Staff Support	Christal Côté, Senior Grievance and Arbitration Officer Alex Aucoin, Grievance Representative Hanan Mankal, Grievance Representative

Internal Affairs

The Committee’s role is to liaise between the Steering Committee and all CUASA Committees and CUASA representatives on other bodies. It is also responsible for proposing, developing and overseeing special projects, workshops and initiatives to serve CUASA’s members.

Membership: Chair, Internal Affairs and an unspecified number of members elected or designated by Council.

POSITION	NAME
Chair	Brian Greenspan
Members	Susan Downie, Yukai Li, Diana Young, Marylynn Steckley (ex officio)
Staff Support	Josh Horton, Member Services and Communications Officer

Equity

The Committee’s role is to advance the position of equity seeking groups within the union and the university.

Membership of the Equity Committee includes: the Chair as selected by Council and an unspecified number of members as needed to fulfill the mandate.

POSITION	NAME
Chair	Dawn Moore
Members
Staff Support	Max López, Research Officer (Equity)