911±¬ÁÏÍø Faculty Association (911±¬ÁÏÍøFA)
About us
The 911±¬ÁÏÍø Faculty Association represents more than 300 faculty members of 911±¬ÁÏÍø. It serves to maintain and promote the professional status of the members of the Association, to regulate relations between faculty and 911±¬ÁÏÍø through collective bargaining, and to function as a trade union pursuant to the laws of British Columbia.
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Contacts
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Executive
| #s: 778 + | emails: _____ @ocfaculty.ca | ||
| President | Sharon Mansiere | 583-2509 | president@ |
| First VP, Chief Steward | Alan Rice | 583-3347 | chiefsteward@ |
| Second VP, Bargaining Chair | Matt Kavanagh | 583-2705 | vicepresident2@ |
| Secretary | Amy Cohen | 583-3052 | secretary@ |
| Treasurer | Adrian Fontenla | 583-3047 | treasurer@ |
| Benefits Officer | Marlo Edwards | 583-3048 | benefitsofficer@ |
| Faculty Liaison - Arts | Raluca Fratiloiu | 4582 | rfratiloiu@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Faculty Liaison - Business | Michael Conlin | mconlin@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Faculty Liaison - Health | to be sunsetted @ 2025 AGM | ||
| Faculty Liaison - Non-Instructional | Lindsay Willson | 4567 | lwillson@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Faculty Liaison - Science | Joe Hobart | jhobart@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Faculty Liaison - Technology | Scott Fazackerley | 4376 | SFazackerley@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Community Representative - Kelowna | Laura Loewen | 4776 | lloewen@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Community Representative - Penticton | Louise Blais | lblais@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Community Representative - Salmon Arm | Brian May | 8212 | bmay@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Community Representative - Vernon | Billy Spelchan | bspelchan@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization Representative | Vacant | ||
| Human Rights and International Solidarity Rep | Terry Bridges | 4484 | tbridges@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Non-Continuing Faculty Representative | David Acosta | dacosta@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Pension Advisory Representative | Satoshi Tomoda | stomoda@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Women and Gender Equity Representative | Norah 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 Steward | Alan Rice | chiefsteward@ocfaculty.ca | |
| Kelowna Campus Steward | Jasmine Korcok | jcorkok@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Penticton Campus Steward | Colin Wallace | 3334 | cwallace@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Salmon Arm Campus Steward | Terry Kosowick | tkosowick@okanagan.bc.ca | |
| Vernon Campus Steward | Art Boehm | 2243 | aboehm@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Climate Action | Rosalind Warner | rwarner@okanagan.bc.ca |
| Governance | Jillian Garrett | jgarrett@okanagan.bc.ca |
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Meetings & Events
Council Meetings
Council meetings normally take place one a month, Fridays, 2-4 pm, on the Kelowna campus or online.
- email any Exec or Council member for information about upcoming meeting dates
General Meetings
- Fall GM: October 25, 2024, 5-9 pm, Capri Hotel, Kelowna
- Winter GM: January 31, 2025 (7-9:30 pm), ONLINE
- 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
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Resources
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Collective Agreement
The 911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Collective Agreement Binder (Local, MOA, Travel, Common):
- The 2019-2022 Collective Agreement (Local & Common);
- 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)
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Handbook
Information about conditions of your employment and common FAQs.
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Constitution & Bylaws
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Policy Manual
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Department Chairs Guide
911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Benefits and Pension
Benefits
See the current CA (above) as well as the 911±¬ÁÏÍø People Services benefits page. For detailed information on extended health benefits, see the current Manulife benefits booklet. To access this, members need to create an online account with Manulife (find account info on your Manulife benefits card). You can also ask an 911±¬ÁÏÍøFA council member for assistance, and/or contact Manulife directly.
Pension
For information on your Pension, consult the 911±¬ÁÏÍø People Services Pension page. Also, you can reach out to the 911±¬ÁÏÍøFA Pension Advisory Representative on Council.