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About the ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA

The ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Faculty Association represents more than 300 faculty members of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ. It serves to maintain and promote the professional status of the members of the Association, to regulate relations between faculty and ¹û½´ÊÓƵ through collective bargaining, and to function as a trade union pursuant to the laws of British Columbia.

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¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Contacts

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Executive

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PresidentSharon Mansiere583-2509president@
First VP, Chief StewardAlan Rice583-3347chiefsteward@
Second VP, Bargaining ChairMatt Kavanagh583-2705vicepresident2@
SecretaryAmy Cohen583-3052secretary@
TreasurerAdrian Fontenla583-3047treasurer@
Benefits Officer Marlo Edwards 583-3048benefitsofficer@
Faculty Liaison - ArtsRaluca Fratiloiu4582rfratiloiu@okanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - BusinessMichael Conlin mconlin@okanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - Healthto be sunsetted @ 2025 AGM  
Faculty Liaison - Non-InstructionalLindsay Willson4567lwillson@okanagan.bc.ca 
Faculty Liaison - ScienceJoe Hobart jhobart@okanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - TechnologyScott Fazackerley4376SFazackerley@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - KelownaLaura Loewen4776lloewen@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - PentictonLouise Blais lblais@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - Salmon ArmBrian May8212bmay@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - VernonBilly Spelchan bspelchan@okanagan.bc.ca
Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization RepresentativeVacant  
Human Rights and International Solidarity RepTerry Bridges4484trbridges@okanagan.bc.ca
Non-Continuing Faculty RepresentativeDavid Acosta dacosta@okanagan.bc.ca
Pension Advisory RepresentativeSatoshi Tomoda stomoda@okanagan.bc.ca
Women and Gender Equity RepresentativeNorah Bowman nbowman@okanagan.bc.ca
Workplace Health, Safety, & Environment Representative (WHSE)Leonard Lermer llermer@okanagan.bc.ca
President (ex-officio)Sharon Mansiere president@ocfaculty.ca
Chief StewardAlan Rice  chiefsteward@ocfaculty.ca
Kelowna Campus StewardJasmine Korcok jcorkok@okanagan.bc.ca
Penticton Campus StewardColin Wallace3334cwallace@okanagan.bc.ca
Salmon Arm Campus StewardTerry Kosowick tkosowick@okanagan.bc.ca
Vernon Campus StewardArt Boehm2243aboehm@okanagan.bc.ca
Climate Action Rosalind Warnerrwarner@okanagan.bc.ca
Governance Jillian Garrett jgarrett@okanagan.bc.ca

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Meetings & Events

Council Meetings

Council meetings normally take place on Fridays, 2-4 pm, on the Kelowna campus or online.

  • September 13 (in-person)
  • October 25 (in-person, Capri Hotel)
  • November 15 (in-person)
  • December 13 (online)

General Meetings

  • Fall GM: October 25, 2024, 5-9 pm, Capri Hotel, Kelowna
  • Winter GM: January 31, 2025 (5-9 pm), Capri Hotel, Kelowna
  • AGM: April 25, 2025 (tentative)

Campus Socials

Socials are an opportunity to meet with members of the executive and council of your union, as well as other faculty.  The locations below represent which campus representative is hosting, but socials are open to all members across campuses

Fall 2024 Socials

  • Salmon Arm: Monday October 7, Setters Pub, 4:30 pm
  • Penticton: Tuesday October 8, Neighbourhood Brewery, 6pm
  • Kelowna: Monday Oct 21, Great Canadian Brewing Company (Pandosy), 4-7pm
  • Vernon: Wednesday October 23, Alexander's Pub, 4:30-8:30pm

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Resources

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Collective Agreement

 The ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Collective Agreement Binder (Local,  MOA, Travel, Common):

  1. The 2019-2022 Collective Agreement (Local & Common);
  2. April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024 Negotiated Salary Scales

For Collective Agreement term of March 31, 2019 - April 1, 2022

CURRENT CA WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON (UNTIL THEN, PLEASE REFER TO THE ONE POSTED HERE)

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Handbook

Information about conditions of your employment and common FAQs. 

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Handbook

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Constitution & Bylaws

Constitution & Bylaws

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Policy Manual

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Policy Manual

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Department Chairs Guide

Chairs Guide

The Update

The Update is ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA's newsletter to members. It is usually published two to three times annually. The Update contains reports from members of Council and the Executive as well as letters to the editor from ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA members. Published digitally in PDF format, issues are distributed by e-mail and via this website. Please address any questions about the Update to its editor, the current ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Secretary.

The Update welcomes letters to the editor from members of the Association. Members are encouraged to write either in response to what they read in the newsletter or about other Faculty Association matters. Letters to the Update do not represent the opinions of the editor nor the ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Executive. Letters should be sent by e-mail to the current ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Secretary. Preferred formats are MS Word (.doc), rtf or plain text.

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