FA Committees

FA Bargaining Team (2023-2024 committee will be dissolved at the time of CA contract is completed and signed)Geneviève Boulet, Lead Negotiator Currently on Sabbatical
Tammy Findlay Currently on Sabbatical
Germaine Chan Currently on Sabbatical
Kelly Resmer
Diane Piccitto
FA Communications Committee
positions will be filled if committee is required
FA Equity Action Committee –
open/no limit, no set term
*Kelly Resmer (GO) 2024-25
VACANT (ex officio from Executive Committee) 2024-25
*Michael Lin 2024-25
*Krista Collier-Jarvis 2024-25
*Johan Woodworth 2024-25
Brooke Richardson 2023-24
Gerald Tembrevilla (Chair) 2023-24
Shuyue Huang 2023-24
*David Awde 2024-25
VACANT 2024-26 (MSVU EDIA Rep)
*Amna Mirza (MSVU EEC Rep ex officio) 2023-26
Grievance Officer*Kelly Resmer 2024-25
FA Investment Committee VACANT 2023-24
*Adrian Downey 2024-25
*Rhonda Bursey (ex officio) 2024-25
FA Nominations Committee VACANT (Chair) 2024-25
*Maria Matthews 2024-25
*Nick Deal 2024-25
*Nicole Slipp 2024-25
*Susie Brigham (ex officio past-president currently on sabbatical) 2024-25
FA Social Committee *Lori Borgal 2024-25 (Chair)
*Jillian Ruhl 2024-25
*Fred French 2024-25
*Alina Ruiz 2024-25
*Ian Liujia Tian 2024-25
*Will Shead 2024-25
VACANT (ex officio) 2024-25
FA Research & Scholarship CommitteeJessie-Lee McIsaac (Chair)
Lori Borgal
Michelle Eskritt
Janice Keefe
Lindsey MacCallum
Tamara Franz-Odendaal
Stefon Van Noordt
Kyly Whitefield
Jen Khoury
FA Job Action Committee (only required when Bargaining)
MSVUFA Representatives on University Committees
ANSUT Council Representative
Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers
VACANT 2024-25
Shannan Grant 2023-24
CAUT Defence Fund Trustee
Canadian Association of University Teachers
*Stan Orlov 2023-25
HDDLC Representatives
Halifax-Dartmouth District Labour
Council
VACANT 2024-25
*Kelly Resmer 2024-25
*Krista Collier-Jarvis (Mayworks Rep) 2024-25
NSFL Human Rights/Anti-Racism
Nova Scotia Federation of Labour
Contact NSFL
MSVU Accessibility Advisory Committee (2-year term)Rhonda Bursey 2022-24
MSVU Benefit Users Committee (3-year terms)
Terms of Reference
*Kelly Resmer 2022-25
El Jones 2021-24
MSVU Board of Governors**Tianyuan Yu 2024-25 (FA President, pro tem)
*Deborah Norris 2024-25
*Amy Thurlow 2024-25
MSVU Budget Committee (3-year terms)
Terms of Reference
Jeff McKinnon 2021-24
*Peter Mombourquette 2023- 26
MSVU Deans’ Travel Committee (one Chair/Director from each of the three Faculties elected for 2-year terms by FA members) *Cornelia Schneider (Education) 2023-25
*Danielle Cox (Arts & Science) 2023-25
Peter Mombourquette (Professional Studies) 2022-2024
MSVU EDIA Committee (2-year term)VACANT (FA Rep) 2022-24
VACANT (FA EAC Rep) 2024-26
MSVU Employment Equity Committee (3-year term)*
Terms of Reference
*Amna Mirza 2023-26
MSVU Harassment & Discrimination Committee (2-year term)*
Terms of Reference
*Nick Deal 2024-26
MSVU Joint Occupational Health
& Safety Committee (2-year terms)
Terms of Reference
Kelly Resmer 2022-24
*Deanna Struthers 2023-25
MSVU L’nu Advisory Circle *Michelle Forrest (FA appointment) 2024
VACANT Jan-Jun 2025
MSVU Pension Governance Board (3-year terms)
Terms of Reference Education Committee
Terms of Reference Investment Committee
Delegation Document – Retirement Plan for Employees
*Fred French 2023-2026
*Peter Mombourquette 2022-25
*Robert Farmer 2022-25
MSVU Retention Committee
Terms of Reference
*Alina Ruiz 2024-25
*Ellen Shaffner 2024-25
MSVU Wellness Committee
Terms of Reference
*Phillip Joy 2024-25
*Positions filled for 2024-25

Other Committees

MSVU Senate Committees Executive (EX)
Academic Appeals (AAC)
Academic Policy & Planning (CAPP)
Undergraduate Curriculum (UCC)
Appointment, Promotion & Tenure or Permanence for Academic Administrators (CAPTPAA)
Information Technology & Services (SCOITS)
Library Committee (SLC)
Nominations Committee (SNC)
Research & Publications (CRP)
Student Experience (SE)
Teaching & Learning (SCOTL)
Writing Initiatives (WIC)
Undergraduate Admissions, Scholarships & Awards (UASAC)
Graduate Scholarships, Assistantships & Awards (GSAA)
University Research Ethics Board (UREB)
Student Judicial Committee (SJC)
MSVU Senate-Related Committees Nancy’s Chair
University Review Committee (URC)
University Review Committee – Librarians (URCL)
University Review Committee – Lab Instructors (URCLI)
Board of Governors (BOG)
Joint Board/Senate Liaison (JBSL)
Advisory Committee for the Gail and Stephen Jarislowsky Chair in Learning Disabilities