Ad Hoc Committees

MRFA current ad hoc Committees

ad hoc Covid Advisory Working Group 

• ad hoc Covid Advisory Working Group Charter
• Committee Members:
  • Kirk Niegarth
  • Milena Radzikowska
  • Jocelyn Lehman
  • Peter Ryan
  • Keir Stuhlmiller
  • Derrick Antson

ad hoc MRFA Vision, Mission and Values Steering Committee

• MRFA Mission Vision Values Steering Committee Charter 2022-2023
• Committee Appointment Process:
  • September 2 & 20 – Appointments made by the Executive Board (*note – election to this committee replaced with appointment due to limited statements of interest received) 
• Committee Members:
  • The MRFA President (ex-officio and nonvoting)
  • The MRFA Communications Officer (who shall be Chair) (Pending confirmation of acceptance of the role),
  • Three Contract members: two elected by the Membership and one appointed by the Executive Board, and
  • Three Full-time members: two elected by the Membership and one appointed by the Executive Board

ad hoc Retired Members Committee

• ad hoc Retired Members Committee Charter
• Committee Members:
  • Gerry Cross
  • Marlene Kingsmith
  • Yuhuan Wang
  • 1 vacant position to be filled fall 2022

Working Group – MRFA 2025

• MRFA 2025 Working Group Charter 
• Committee Members:
  • Lee Easton, President
  • Milena Razikowska, Diversity and Equity Officer
  • Kimberley Williams
  • Ines Sametband
  • Marva Ferguson

ad hoc Contract Faculty Advisory Committee

• Ad hoc Contract Faculty Advisory Committee Charter 2022-2023
• Brenda Lang (Chair)
• Paul Jessop
• Kevin Jepson
• Ritesh Narayan

ad hoc Long Term Bargaining Goals Review Committee

This committee is currently being struck, and the Charter is available here.

• Lee Easton, MRFA President (chair);
• Kirk Niergarth, MRFA Vice-President Negotiations;
• Brenda Lang, MRFA Contract Member Representative;
• Milena Radzikowska,  MRFA Diversity and Equity Officer;
• Derrick Antson, MRFA Labour Relations Officer; and
• 1 member to be appointed from a previous Negotiating Committee

ad hoc MRFA Organizational Review Committee 

• MRFA Organizational Review Working Group Charter 2022-2023
• Committee Members
  • Lee Easton – MRFA President (Chair) 
  • Brenda Lang – Contract Member Officer 
  • Shelley Rathie – Member Engagement Officer 
  • Chantelle Anderson – Sr. Admin and Faculty Relations Officer

ad hoc Job Action Finance Committee

• ad hoc Job Action Finance Committee Charter (Note this committee will be dissolved in Fall 2022 once its work in reviewing final expenses for job action preparations is complete)
• Committee Members:
• Tashfeen Hussain, MRFA Treasurer and Committee Chair
  • Chantelle Anderson, MRFA
  • Carlton Osakwe, Executive Board Member
  • Kris Hans, Job Action Preparedness Committee Member
  • Osama El-Temtamy, MRFA Member
  • Salah U-Din, MRFA Member

Member Directed Groups

For more information on Member Directed Groups, to view the Policy, and/or submit a request to create a group, visit the Member Engagement Committee page.

Climate Change Working Group – Lead Organizer and contact: Brian Nichols

Ad hoc Full-Time Lab Instructor Advisory Committee – Lead Organizer and Contact: Jennifer Owen

Indigenous Faculty Collective – Lead Organizer and Contact: Vicki Bouvier

2SLGBTQ+ Community – Lead Organizer and Contact: Not available