Who's Who
Executive 2023 - 2025
| President | Jen Wrye |
| Vice-President/Chief Steward | Erin McConomy |
| Secretary | Brian Koehler |
| Treasurer | Sherrie Wang |
| Equity Officer | Cynthia Zhao |
| Nox̱sola | Evelyn Voyageur |
| Privacy Officer | Jenn Evans |
| Social, Organizing & Job Action Chair (NEW) | [vacant] Nominations open! |
| Steward, Arts, Science & Management | Tony Trudel |
| Steward, Health & Human Services | Heidi Deagle |
| Steward, Trades & Technical | Brent DiGiuseppe |
| Steward, Non-instructional, Service & Continuing Education | Margaret Hearnden |
| Steward, At-large | [vacant] |
FPSE Standing Committe Representatives
| Academic Governance | Ashley Blacquiere |
| Bargaining BCC | Brian Koehler |
| Contract Administration & Review CARC | Erin McConomy |
| Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization DRISC | Evelyn Voyageur |
| Disability Management DMRC | Cynthia Zhao |
| Human Rights & Solidarity HRISC | Kerri Lowey McKenzie |
| Non-regular Faculty NRFC | Dan Webb |
| Pension Advisory PAC | Sherrie Wang |
| Women & Gender Eqity | Noreen McCaffrey |
| Workplace Health, Safety & Environment WHSEC | Ryan McElroy |
NICFA Committee Representatives
| In Service PD | Liz Girard & Suzanne Schiller |
| Common PD | Denise Sibileau & Liz Gerard |
NICFA Joint Occupational Health & Safety Representatives
| Campbell River | Kyle Ward |
| Comox Valley | Ryan McElroy |
| Port Alberni | [vacant] |
NEW! Social, Organizing & Job Action Chair
The NICFA Executive is thrilled to say that we will be piloting a 25% release next academic year for the newest executive position, the Social, Organizing, and Job Action Chair. Members will find the relevant information about the position, including links to the application form and instructions, HERE. Nominations are open until Tuesday, May 14th at 4:00pm. No previous experience doing union work is required; just a desire to learn more and improve working conditions at NIC.
We encourage all eligible members to consider this released position. This includes faculty who work high contact hours; NICFA is ready to work with you, your department, and your exempt administrator, to ensure this opportunity is widely available!
You can contact Jen Wrye directly for more information. Alternatively, you can attend a previously scheduled NICFA policy consultation meeting to learn more or ask questions.