2026 Election of UBCFA Executive Committee Members
The UBCFA Nominations Committee is seeking candidates wishing to run in the upcoming Executive Committee election. There are 10 (ten) 2-year term vacancies. The nomination period will remain open for the month of February.
If you are interested in standing for election, please download the nomination form and submit it to the Faculty Association by 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2026. If you would like a nomination form sent to you, please email us.
Nominations are open for:
- President*
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Timothy Taylor (Creative Writing, UBCV)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Vice President
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Joshua Brinkerhoff (School of Engineering, UBCO)
- Lea Caragata (Social Work, UBCV)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Secretary
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Kevin Chong (Creative and Critical Studies, UBCO)
- Ehsan Karim (School of Population & Public Health, UBCV)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Treasurer
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Chris Addison (Chemistry, UBCV)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Chair, Librarians & Archivists Committee
- Chair, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Judith Paltin (English, UBCV)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Chair, Contract Faculty Committee
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Stephanie Tolman (Creative & Critical Studies, UBCO)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Member-at-Large (3 Positions)
- Nominee(s) to date:
- Sarika Bose (English, UBCV)
- Adam Holfi-Winogradow (Law, UBCV)
- Stephen O’Leary (Applied Science, UBCO)
- Nominee(s) to date:
*Candidates for this position must have prior service on the Executive Committee.
The Election will run from Monday, March 16 to Monday, March 30, 2026, closing at 4:30 p.m. Members will be receiving a unique email link to vote online. If you have any questions about the positions or the election, please contact the Nominations Committee at [email protected].
Members of the 2026 UBCFA Election Nominations Committee: Dory Nason (President), Alan Richardson (past President), William Bowman (Computer Science), Helen Yanacopolous (Economics, UBCO), Elisa Baniassad (Academic Director LTIC), and Deena Rubuliak (ex-officio).
