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Elections for OPSEU’s 21 Executive Board Members took place across the province on Saturday, April 18, 2015.
Seventeen Executive Board members were re-elected to their positions, including OPSEU President Smokey Thomas and First Vice-President/Treasurer Eddy Almeida. Four new members were elected to the Board.
Elections also took place for regional representatives to OPSEU’s Provincial Human Rights Committee, Provincial Women’s Committee, Provincial Young Worker’s Committee and, the Provincial Francophone Committee.
Elections for OPSEU President and First Vice-President/Treasurer will take place at the OPSEU Convention on May 8. The new Executive Board will be sworn in and begin their term at the close of the Convention on May 9.
See below for the election results.
Executive Board Members
Region 1
Ron Elliot, L. 102 Regional Vice-President
Len Elliott, L. 102 Alternate RVP
Philip Shearer, L. 112 EBM
Florry Foster, L. 137 Alternate EBM
Region 2
Deb Tungatt, L. 262 Regional Vice-President
Drew Finucane, L. 219 Alternate RVP
Eduardo (Eddy) Almeida, L 248 EBM
Lucy Morton, L. 269 Alternate EBM
Region 3
Sara Labelle, L. 348 Regional Vice-President
Sean Platt, L. 368 Alternate RVP
Gord Longhi, L. 314 EBM
Tammy Carson, L. 369 Alternate EBM
Region 4
Gareth Jones, L. 440 Regional Vice-President
Chrisy Tremblay, L. 454 Alternate RVP
Warren (Smokey) Thomas, L. 431 EBM
Oliver Obagi, L. 446 Alternate EBM
Region 5
Myles Magner, L. 568 Regional Vice-President
Ibrahim Bozai, L.526 Alternate RVP
Edie Strachan, L. 506 EBM
Krista Maracle, L.571 Alternate EBM
Region 6
Jeff Arbus, L. 613 Regional Vice-President
Michael Bisaillon, L. 616 Alternate RVP
Felicia Fahey, L. 681 EBM
Kerri Chevrier, L. 615 Alternate EBM
Region 7
Carl Thibodeau, L. 708 Regional Vice-President
Glen Archer, L. 719 Alternate RVP
Edward Arvelin, L. 720 EBM
Richard Belleau, L. 731 Alternate EBM
Provincial Human Rights Committee
Region 1
Elizabeth Ha, L. 154 Delegate
Tina Stevens, L. 102 Alternate
Region 2
Marco Costa, L. 283 Delegate
Chris Terreberry, L. 294 Alternate
Region 3
Ron LePage, L. 329 Delegate
Michael McKeown, L. 353 Alternate
Region 4
Morgan Veres, L. 487 Delegate
Kier Verner-Prokop, L. 448 Alternate
Region 5
Kingsley Kwok, L. 575 Delegate
Sharon Williams, L. 540 Alternate
Region 6
Rob Boulet, L. 608 Delegate
Rina Gulli, L. 678 Alternate
Region 7
Owen Smith, L. 731 Delegate
Cam Goodman, L. 706 Alternate
Provincial Women’s Committee
Region 1
Christine Laverty, L. 151 Delegate
Sue Fairweather, L. 166 Alternate
Region 2
Shana Shipperbottom, L. 249 Delegate
Anjela McCool, L. 234 Alternate
Region 3
Tracy Vyschaft, L. 377 Delegate
Angela Bick-Rossley, L. 303 Alternate
Region 4
Janet Heyman, L. 443 Delegate
Rhonda Ferguson, L. 494 Alternate
Region 5
Laura Thompson, L. 503 Delegate
Carol Bennett, L. 500 Alternate
Region 6
Charlene Legacy, L. 629 Delegate
Shauna Weston, L. 607 Alternate
Region 7
Elaine Kerr, L. 731 Delegate
Karen Paisley, L. 710 Alternate
Provincial Young Workers Committee
Region 1
Connie Collins, L. 137 Delegate
Brandon Yohnicki, L. 102 Alternate
Region 2
Adrian-Alexandru Balojin, L. 206 Delegate
Erin Thorson, L. 241 Alternate
Region 3
Andrew Parker, L. 369 Delegate
Cindy Robinson, L. 377 Alternate
Region 4
Adam Ly, L. 499 Delegate
Alex Lane, L 494 Alternate
Region 5
Jessica Sikora, L. 586 Delegate
Tim Krizner, L. 586 Alternate
Region 6
Catherine Csuzdi, L. 608 Delegate
Jordan Evens, L. 605 Alternate
Region 7
Ken Maclam, L. 740 Delegate
None – Alternate
Provincial Francophone Committee
Region 1
André Savoie, L. 109 Delegate
Connie Collins, L. 137 Alternate
Region 2
Serge Valcourt, L. 270 Delegate
Sylvie Valcourt, L. 211 Alternate
Region 3
Elsa Linton, L. 320 Delegate
Paulette Chaisson, L. 377 Alternate
Region 4
France Fortin, L. 426 Delegate
Hervé Cavanagh, L. 466 Alternate
Region 5
Jennie Miller, L. 503 Delegate
Noeline Ah-Hone, L. 502Alternate
Region 6
Daniel Brisson, L. 672 Delegate
Manuel St. Jean, L. 664 Alternate
Region 7
Paulette Gagné , L 736 Delegate
Richard Belleau, L. 731 Alternate