Executive board
Table Officers
Table officers are elected by the membership. Their responsibilities and accountabilities are laid out in Article 9 of the bylaws.
Alan Bohle
President
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Erwin Marbella
First Vice-President
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Jeff Theis
Second Vice-President
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Ann Forget
Treasurer
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Bryan Shain
Recording Secretary
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Extended Executive
The chair of the Grievance Committee and the Members-at-large are also part of the Executive Board. Members-at-large are elected by the voting units of which they are a member. They hold one voting meeting per year within their unit.
Leanne Opheim
Grievance Chair
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Roger Corpuz Jr.
Caretaker/BST Representative
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Diana Casimiro
Food Services Representative
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Mike Klassen
Maintenance – Trades, Steam Plant, Kinesiology Representative
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Lisa Shiffman
Library, Archives Representative
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Russ Banda
Technicians, Security, Stores Representative
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Lois MacPherson Grant
Clerical Representative
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Cheyenne Jones
Clerical Representative
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Lana Schuler
Clerical Representative
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Peter Tahn
Technicians, Security, Stores Representative
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Jennifer Montague
Student Employee Representative
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Nathaniel Oluwole
USSU Representative
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Vacant Member-at-Large Positions in 2026
- Clerical (1 position)
- Grounds (1 position)
Other Officers, Stewards, and Chairpersons (not Executive Board)
Member Services
- Mitch Unrau
Trustees
- Shelley Armbruster
- Anna Gersher
Shop Stewards
- Justine Sturgeon
- Gail Lasiuk
Committees
Standing and Joint Union/Employer Committees
Information about committees is available in Article 16 of the union bylaws. Members who are interested in serving on a committee can submit a request to the Executive Board outlining their interest. All appointments will be made in January and will be for a one (1) year period.
Grievance Committee
- Leanne Opheim (Chair)
- Erwin Marbella
- Bryan Shain
- Alan Bohle
- Cheyenne Jones
Bursary Committee
- Lisa Shiffman
- Ted Toporowski
- Erwin Marbella
Communications Committee
- Jeff Van de Voord (Chair)
- Bryan Shain
- Lisa Shiffman
- Cheyenne Jones
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Diversity Committee
- Lisa Shiffman (Chair)
- Diana Casimiro
Education Committee
- (Chair)
- Bryan Shain
- Ryan Heisler
Employee Assistance Program (Joint)
- Cheyenne Jones
Grievance Appeal Committee
- Peter Tahn (Alternate)
Membership Assistance Committee
- Erwin Marbella (Chair)
- Alan Bohle
Non-Academic Pensions Benefits Committee
- Alan Bohle
- Bryan Shain
- Erwin Marbella
Occupational Health & Safety Committee (Joint)
- Alan Bohle
- Ryan Heisler
- Peter Tahn
President’s Service Awards Committee (Joint)
- Lisa Shiffman
Reclassification Appeal Committee (Joint)
- Ted Toporowski
- Erwin Marbella
- Ryan Heisler
Retirement and Long Service Social
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
- Lisa Shiffman
Swag Committee
- Bryan Shain
- Lisa Shiffman
- Ryan Heisler
- Erwin Marbella
- Cheyenne Jones
- Ann Forget
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Social Committee
- Bryan Shain
- Ryan Heisler
- Ann Forget
- Heather Richinski (Executive Assistant)
Strike Appeal Committee
- Executive board, as per bylaws
Negotiating Committee
The Negotiating Committee is a special ad-hoc committee that is established at least two months prior to the expiry of the Local’s Collective Agreement and automatically disbanded when a new Collective Agreement has been signed. The function of the Committee is to prepare collective bargaining proposals and to negotiate a collective agreement. The Committee shall consist of the President and four (4) members from and elected by the current Executive Board. The CUPE National Representative assigned to the Local shall be a non-voting member of the Committee.
2025 Negotiating Committee
- Alan Bohle
- Erwin Marbella
- Jeff Theis
- Bryan Shain
- Will Bauer (CUPE National Representative)
2021 Negotiating Committee
- Bob Jones
- Ryan Klassen
- Jeff Theis
- Sherri Duggan
- Erwin Marbella
- Will Bauer (CUPE National Representative)
Equality statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that union members are equal and deserve mutual respect at all levels. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working together to strengthen our union.
As unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding are our goals. We should neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic or homophobic hurts and thereby divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis of ability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment should not be treated as a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that it creates are not feelings that help us grow as a union.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different; and they reduce our capacity to work together on shared concerns such as decent wages, safe working conditions, and justice in the workplace, society and in our union.
CUPE’s policies and practices must reflect our commitment to equality. Members, staff and elected officers must be mindful that all persons deserve dignity, equality and respect.