Executive Board
The NASA Executive Board manages the affairs of the union and is responsible for the conduct of NASA business according to the bylaws and policies and procedures established by the NASA membership.
The board meets regularly, and any NASA member can view the minutes of executive meetings. The board reports its activities to the membership at each AGM, and a report from each executive officer can also be found in the NASA annual report.
The executive officers of NASA are elected annually by electronic ballot. The term of office for each position is two years, and to ensure continuity, five of the nine executive positions are filled at the AGM in even years and four are filled at the AGM in odd years.Â
The current executive members are:
Quinn Benders
President
Chelsea Butler
Vice-President
Jeff Papineau
Secretary
Cassandra Van Essen
Treasurer
Shenin Mehnaj
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Chair
Elisia Snyder
Human Resources Chair
Fairfax Culpepper
Political Action & Member Education Chair
Adam Akkari
Grievance Chair
Scott Evans
Membership Services Chair
NASA Staff
Jocelyn Johnson
Director of Operations
Labour Relations Officers
If you have questions, require assistance, or are having a workplace issue, NASA’s Labour Relations Officers (LROs) are here to help you.
Sarah Aloisio
Labour Relations Officer
Dan Evans
Labour Relations Officer
Andy Lenz
Labour Relations Officer
Laurie Pederson
Labour Relations Officer
Bryan Richardson
Labour Relations Officer
Terry Sway
Labour Relations Officer
If you don’t know the LRO for your work area, you can see the chart below for LRO portfolio information (you can use the find function, CTRL-F, to search for your department in the PDF) or contact NASA by email at nasa@nasaunion.ca or by phone at 780.439.3181 or 1.877.439.3111 to be connected to your LRO.
Operations Staff
If you have questions, require assistance, or are having a workplace issue, NASA’s Labour Relations Officers (LROs) are here to help you.
Tamara Phiri
Administrative Assistant
Samantha Spurrier
Executive Assistant
Fathiya Wais
Internal Organizer
Scott Harris
Communications Strategist
Kristine Nguyen
Bookkeeper
Stewards
NASA’s Union Stewards are volunteers who work closely with the Labour Relations Officers (LROs) and other NASA staff to ensure that our members receive prompt and helpful assistance when faced with issues at work. Union Stewards also ensure that NASA is promoted as a positive presence at the university and they work to improve the lines of communication with NASA members.
A union steward is NASA’s recognized representative in the workplace, and is appointed by the chief steward of NASA to act on behalf of other members. NASA provides a steward education program that enables stewards to understand and interpret the collective agreement and to advocate on behalf of members who are experiencing problems at work.
You can contact Chief Steward Markian Hlynka at chiefsteward@nasaunion.ca.
NASA’s union stewards can represent a member anywhere on campus. Our current stewards, the areas they work in, and their phone numbers are listed below:
Search stewards by name or area​:
Adam Akkari
Lister Hall/Ancillary Services
Andrea Michaud
Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
- 780-248-5730
Angie Thomas
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry: School of Dentistry
- 780-492-3312
Arlene Figley
Donadeo ICE
- 780-492-1198
Beth Brothers
School of Business
Chas Robertson
Utilities - Colling Plant
Colin Burnett
Shared Services Finance Services
- 780-492-5393
Darin Chalifoux
Transportation Services
Eilliott Chiles
Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Elizabeth Adolf
Vice-President Research and Innovation (VPRI)
- 780-492-5335
Gavin Palmer
University of Alberta International
- 780-492-8064
Giselle Prosser
FoMD: Medicine Department
- 780-492-2920
Jody Bennett
HSLAS
Kate Pohranychny
Dentistry
Kim Koch
Kaye Clinic / ECHA
- 780-492-4447
Lorii Smith
Office of the Registrar
Markian Hlynka
IST/GSB
- 780-492-1042
Murray Jacobs
FM/Cooling Plant
- 780-492-3425
Nick Green
Shared Services - Distribution Services
- 780-492-5393
Noriko Hessmann
Rehabilitation Medicine
- 780-492-0329
Shawn Noel
Heating Plant
Tamara Stormvan’s-Gravesande
Maintenance Division
- 780-996-8134
Taylor Rutland
Medicine & Dentistry HSLAS
Zainish Hashmi
Dean of Students