Elections for union committees were held during the Annual General Meeting of CUPE 3903 on April 22, 2015. Thank you to all the members who submitted their names as candidates and congratulations to the winners. Thanks also to the members who stayed late to count all the ballots and observe the process.
The following candidates were elected to union committees for the 2015-16 year:
Accessibility Committee
- Hazel Gashoka
- Megan Hilman
- Nicole Leach
- Jeffrey Zavala
Advisory Committee on Race/Ethnic Relations, Discrimination and/or Harrassment
- Hazel Gashoka
- Maria Wallis
All-University Pension Committee
- Kyle Belozerov
Archive Committee
- Sarah Kizuk
- Justin Panos
Bursary Committee
- Sabine Dreher
- Qamar Zaidi
Communications Committee
- Drew Belsky
- Bob Hanke
CUPE Ontario Convention
- Kurosh Amoui-Kalareh
- Gizem Cakmak
- James Clark
- Murray Cooke
- Jordy Cummings
- Lydia Dobson
- Hazel Gashoka
- Megan Hillman
- Yasin Kaya
- David Ravensbergen
- Jeffrey Zavala
- *Sharon Davidson and Garry Sran had a tie. If one chooses to remove their nomination, then the other will be the winner. If not, there will be another vote at the May General Membership Meeting.
CUPE Toronto District Council
- Rotem Erez
- Megan Hillman
- Jordan House
- Stephanie Latella
- Nicole Leach
- Amal Mohamed
- Mike Palamarek
Distribution Committee
- Megan Hillman
- Shila Khayambashi
- David Outevsky
- Joanna Pearce
- Soma Tripathi
- Jeffrey Zavala
Employment Equity Committee
- Hazel Gashoka
- Nicole Leach
- Maria Wallis
Elections Committee
- David Ravensbergen
- Qamar Zaidi
Extended Health Benefits Committee
- Nicole Leach
- Maria Wallis
- Qamar Zaidi
Health & Safety Committee
- Tanya da Sylva
- Cara Goldberg
- Nicole Leach
- Amal Mohamed
- Sarah Naumes
- Donya Ziaee
International Graduate Students Committee
- Kurosh Amoui-Kalareh
- Ayyaz Mallick
Labour Management Committee
- Unit 1: Shila Khayambashi
- Unit 2: Mike Palamarek
- Unit 3: Jeffrey Zavala
Postings Officer
- Sune Sandbeck
- Karen Walker Brogan
Research Cost Fund (Unit 1 Specific)
- Soma Tripathi
- Marva Milo
Research Grants Fund and Travel Costs Fund
- Thierry Cote
- Karen Walker Brogan
Research Leave Adjudicating Committee (Unit 2)
- Zoe Newman
Senate Representative
- Shila Khayambashi
Teaching Development Fund (Unit 2)
- Sabine Dreher
- Aida Jordao
Toronto and York Region Labour Council
- Jordy Cummings
- Yasin Kaya
- Brian Mossop
- (1 position remains vacant)
Trustee
- Robin Verrall
York Pension Fund Board of Trustees Representative
- Sylvia Peacock
Unit 2 Listserv Moderator (Unit 2)
- Kyle Belozerov
- (1 position remains vacant; an honorarium must be attached)
Stewards’ Council Listserv Moderator
- Sara Shamdani
- (1 position remains vacant; an honorarium must be attached)
For more information about committee elections, please email CUPE3903vpu1@gmail.com.