2026 Election of UBCFA Executive Committee Members
Your UBCFA Executive Committee members volunteer their time to help guide the Faculty Association’s operational and policy decisions including advocacy, negotiation, education, communication and planning decisions. This year, a vote is being held to elect a Vice-President, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives Committee Chair and three Members at Large.
The Election will run from Monday, March 16 to Monday, March 30, 2026, closing at 4:30 p.m. Our electronic voting is conducted through third-party voting software to ensure that your vote is anonymous. Members will be receiving a unique email link to vote online. You will be directed to the voting website and required to enter the password contained in your email invitation as well as your 7-digit UBC Employee ID number. (Please check your junk email if you do not receive your email invitation.) If you have any questions about the positions or the election, please contact the Nominations Committee at [email protected]
UPDATE: We would like to congratulate Kevin Chong who has been elected to the position of Secretary by acclamation.
Candidates standing for election:
- Vice President:
- Joshua Brinkerhoff (School of Engineering, UBCO)
- Lea Caragata (Social Work, UBCV)
- Ray Taheri (School of Engineering, UBCO)
- Chair, Anti-Racism & Indigenous Initiatives Committee:
- Judith Paltin (English, UBCV)
- Katrina Plamondon (Health and Social Development, UBCO)
- Member-at-Large (3 Positions)
- Adam Hofri-Winogradow (Law, UBCV)
- Stephen O’Leary (Applied Science, UBCO)
- Guy Tanentzapf (Cellular & Physiological Sciences, UBCV)
- Mila Zuo (Department of Theatre & Film, UBCV)
Candidate statements are available on our website. We thank all candidates who have agreed to stand for these positions.
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).
