Area Representatives

Area Representatives play a vital role in connecting with members in their designated area, gather feedback, and ensure effective communication within the community.

Applied Health Sciences – Jessica Campbell jcampbell4@brocku.ca

Education – VACANT

Graduate Studies – VACANT

Goodman School of Business – Claire Adam cadam@brocku.ca

Humanities/ MIWSFPA – Cindy Rorke crorke@brocku.ca

Math & Science – Abby MacCormack amaccormack@brocku.ca

Non Academic OSSTF Members – Rosalia Friedrich rfriedrich@brocku.ca

Social Sciences – VACANT


Bargaining Unit Committees

Social Committee

  • Charity Blaine
  • Claire Adam
  • Nicole Mooney
  • Sha Shuang

Grievance Committee

  • Wanda Gilmore (on leave)
  • Brad Sutherland
  • Grievance Officer
  • Area Rep

Grievance Appeals Committee

  • Bargaining Unit Executive, excluding Executive Members involved in the original grievance, shall function as the Grievance Appeal Committee

Status of Women Officer/ Women’s Advocate

  • Emily Hammond
  • Mary Montgomery

Elections Committee

  • TBD for 2026

Collective Bargaining Committee

  • President
  • Grievance Officer
  • Up to 12 positions TBD for 2027

Anti-harassment Officer

  • Wanda Gilmore
  • Mary Montgomery
  • Aundrea Upper


University Representation

Joint Health and Safety Committee

  • Wanda Gilmore (Worker Co-Chair)
  • Trina MacPherson
  • Emily Hammond (Alternate)

Pension Committee

  • Wanda Gilmore

Adjudication Committee for Staff Awards

  • Mary Montgomery

Job Classification and Reclassification Committee

  • Alan Liu (on leave)
  • Alison Smart
  • Brad Sutherland
  • Kelly Lipovsky
  • Nicole Mooney
  • Sha Shuang
  • Teresa Shanley (appeals only)
  • Trina MacPherson
  • Wanda Gilmore (on leave)

President’s Advisory Committee on Human Rights, Equity and Diversity (PACHRED)

  • Wanda Gilmore
  • Mary Montgomery

Employment Equity Working Group

  • Mary Montgomery (Staff Chair)

Community Representation

Niagara Regional Labour Council (NRLC)

  • Unit President – Wanda Gilmore
  • VP Internal – Brad Sutherland
  • VP External – Mary Montgomery

Other university opportunities

Board of Trustees https://brocku.ca/university-secretariat/board-of-trustees/

PACHRED & PACHRED working groups https://brocku.ca/president/pachred/ Nominations open in March of each year.

Senate https://brocku.ca/university-secretariat/senate/ Nominations open in February of each year.


OSSTF Committees, Councils and Work Groups Representatives

Applications open in January of each year.

COMMITTEES

Committees are assigned to focus on a specific issue or function and tasked with ongoing responsibilities.

2SLGBTQIA+ Committee – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Addressing Anti-Black Racism/Racism Committee – No D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Comité des services en langue française – No D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Communications/ Political Action Committee – One D35 representative; Emily Hammond (Brock Support Staff)

Educational Services Committee – No D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Finance Committee – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Health and Safety / Workplace Health and Safety Act Committee – No D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Human Rights Committee – No Brock Support Staff representation

Protective Services Committees – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Status of Women Committee – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation


COUNCILS

Councils are advisory bodies that provide guidance, oversight, or coordination and offers high-level strategic input.

Benevolent Council – No D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Judicial Council – No Brock Support Staff representation

Mediation Services Resource Bank – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Parliamentary and Constitutional Council – One D35 representative; No Brock Support Staff representation

Provincial Council – No Brock Support Staff representation


WORK GROUPS

A work group is formed to tackle a specific project, issue, or goal and focused on producing a specific outcome.

Equity Advisory Work Group – No Brock Support Staff representation

First Nations, Métis and Inuit Advisory Work Group – No Brock Support Staff representation

Persons Living with Disability(ies) Advisory Work Group – No Brock Support Staff representation


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