Executive Election 2025: Final Call for Nominations

2025 Election of UBCFA Executive Committee Members

The Nominations Committee is seeking candidates wishing to run in the upcoming Executive Committee election. There are 6 (six) 2-year term vacancies and 1 (one) 1-year term vacancy. 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 4:30PM, Saturday, March 1st, 2025. If you would like a nominations form sent to you, please email us.

 Nominations are open for: 

  • Treasurer, Executive Committee (1-year term)
    Nominee(s) to date: Lea Caragata (Social Work, UBCV)
  • Chair, Equity Committee
    Nominee(s) to date: Shirley Chau (Social Work, UBCO)
  • Chair, Membership Services & Grievances Committee
    Nominee(s) to date: Timothy Taylor (School of Creative Writing, UBCV)
  • Chair, Okanagan Faculty Committee
    Nominee(s) to date: Peter Arthur (Education, UBCO)
  • 3 (three) Members-at-Large
    Nominee(s) to date:

    • Jacquelyn Cragg (Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBCV)
    • Mohamed Gebril (Oral Health Sciences, UBCV)
    • Karen Pinder (Cellular and Physiological Sciences, UBCV)
    • Susan Paterson (Library, UBCV)
    • Ben Britton (Materials Engineering, UBCV)

All chair positions will receive a one-half teaching release.

The Election will run from Wednesday, March 12 to Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 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 2025 Nominations Committee: Dory Nason (President), Alan Richardson (Past President), Ray Taheri (Applied Science, UBCO), David Gaertner (CIS/English, UBCV), Elisa Baniassad (Science, UBCV), Deena Rubuliak (ex officio).