ANGELO MINGARELLI

President

Angelo is Professor of Mathematics in the School of Mathematics and Statistics, where he’s been on the faculty for 29 years. As a  CUASA member he’s been a member of almost every committee in the association and president of the association for a fourth term this year. He has published more than 110 papers and is the author of six books.

ROOT GORELICK

Past President

Root is an anarchist who cares deeply about equity, inclusion, integrity, and due process. His guiding principles are “do no harm” and “leave things better than you found them”. He has training and work experience in biology, mathematics, economics, and physics.

GREG FRANKS

Treasurer

Greg is Associate Professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He has served on Council and as Salary and Benefits officer, in addition to being the Treasurer. His research interest is primarily in trying to make computer systems run fast. When he is not trying to balance books, decipher University finance, advise students, or make computer systems run faster, you will find him out snowboarding in the winter and cycling in the summer.

CHANTAL DION

Chair, Collective Bargaining & Chief Negotiator

Education is Chantal’s passion. Fair democracy is her main objective. With this in mind, it probably helps she has written a PhD dissertation on Humor and Laughter in learning and teaching a second language (Université de Montréal, 2007). Chantal believes in negotiations, as long as all parties are respectful and fair. Over time, her involvement with CUASA has been natural: Council representative, Instructor representative, President, and Chair of the Collective Bargaining Committee/Chief Negotiator. She believes in the strength of the whole, and she has faith in intelligent and positive participation. In Chantal’s opinion, there is no greater power than the power of solidarity exercised with no-nonsense diplomacy.

RAJ SINGH

External Relations Officer

CHINNAIAH JANGAM

Chair, Grievance Policy and Administration

Chinnaiah Jangam is an Associate Professor in the Department of History. His research focuses on the history of Dalits (untouchables) in South Asia. He writes on the issues of caste, race social justice, human rights, inclusion, equity, and equality. He teaches courses on colonialism, anti-colonial nationalism, decolonization. He served as a CUASA Council representative before becoming the Chair of Grievance Policy and Administration.

BRETT STEVENS

Salary and Benefits Officer

Brett Stevens has been a professor of mathematics at Carleton University since 2001. He has represented Mathematics and Statistics on CUASA Council for several terms. He was CUASA's Salary and Benefits Officer from 2005-2006, Chief Negotiator from 2008-2011 and Chair, Internal Affairs from 2019-2020. He is interested in equity, secure employment, fairness and intellectual property/privacy rights in Universities.

DAWN MOORE

Chair, Equity

JULIE LAVIGNE

Professional Librarian Representative

Julie has been Legal Studies Librarian at Carleton since 2012, and previously held similar positions at uOttawa and the Library of Parliament. Julie has served as Council rep to CUASA (2013-16) and on the Grievances Committee (2015-17), and has twice been a member of CUASA's Collective Bargaining Committee (2016-17, 2019-). A member of the Law Society of Ontario since 2004, Julie's research focuses on copyright law, privacy rights, law and ethics, and the intersection between law, society, and culture.

MARYLYNN STECKLEY

Instructor Representative

My work is located broadly in the field of political ecology, with a focus on development, and social inequality. I am particularly interested in processes of social differentiation, displacement, and ‘othering’ in food systems, with an emphasis on how class, race and gender intersect to influence food security, dietary choices, and access to land. My approach to food systems reflects the ‘structure-agency’ tension that characterizes much of the work in the field of political ecology, and has focused on how political economic systems and food cultures interact to influence environmental and dietary change. In this respect, I aim to understand how agro-food trade policies and dietary aspirations for ‘prestigious’ goods can shape food systems in ways that can reproduce poverty and contribute to environmental change. However, I am deeply committed to the faith that this is not inevitable – eating can also be emancipatory!

CHRISTAL CÔTÉ

Director / Senior Grievance & Arbitration Officer

Christal is the in-house legal services professional responsible for representing the Association, and its members, at all stages of the grievance process and before various boards, administrative tribunals and arbitrators. Under the oversight of the Grievance Policy and Administration Committee and in collaboration with the President, Christal is also responsible for coordinating legal projects, developing grievance education and overseeing the Association’s grievance handling and representation services. She also serves as CUASA’s Director.

Christal is licensed by the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) and holds a P1 license; has a BA from the University of Manitoba; is a Mediator with a certificate in Advanced Negotiations; and graduated with honours from the LSUC accredited licensed paralegal program at Algonquin Careers Academy. Christal is currently a graduate student in the Master of Ethics and Legal Studies, Labour and Industrial Relations program at Charles Stuart University.

DEBORAH JACKSON

Office Manager

In addition to the day to day running of the CUASA Office, Deborah is responsible for CUASA’s finances, administering the mailing and membership lists, running CUASA elections and the loan of CUASA materials to members. Deborah has been with CUASA since 1999.

JOSH HORTON

Member Services and Communications Officer

Josh’s primary responsibilities include member services, such as assisting in collective bargaining, providing committee support, responding to member inquiries, meeting with academic job candidates, and developing and coordinating events and activities. He is also responsible for helping to write, edit, and distribute both internal and external communications on behalf of the Association, including the CUASA website and social media feeds, coordinating and administering electronic votes and surveys, and ensuring the effective functioning of all information technology used by the Association.

Josh holds a Master of Arts in Communication from Carleton University, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Communication from Cape Breton University in his hometown of Sydney, NS. He recently completed a Professional Writing Certificate in Marketing and Public Relations from the University of Calgary, and is currently working towards a Certificate in Employment Relations from Queen’s University.

JOHN ROSE

Research Officer

JR is a Research Officer helping with bargaining and equity initiatives at CUASA. He has a PhD in Geography & Planning from Queen's University, he is a former Grievance Officer at PSAC 901 and CUPE 3908, and he has spent the last 15 years researching and teaching about settler colonial institutions in Canada.

JR is also a singer-songwriter and volunteers for tenant and labour rights organizations in south-eastern Ontario. He is originally from Treaty No. 2 (1790) shared Huron, Ojibwe, Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Odawa (Anishinaabe) territory, but currently resides on Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee territory at Katarokwi.

ALEX AUCOIN

Grievance Support Services Assistant

Alex provides assistance throughout the grievance and arbitration processes.

Alex holds a P1 licence from the Law Society of Ontario and graduated with honours from the paralegal program at Algonquin Careers Academy in Ottawa. Alex has also completed a certificate in labour law from York University and he is currently working towards completing a bachelor degree in human resources and labour relations from Athabasca University.

Alex is currently the chief steward for Unifor Local 567.

HANAN MANKAL

Grievance Support Services Assistant

Hanan grew up in Ottawa and moved to the Middle East for a number of years with her family. She comes from a diversified professional background working in the medical field, retail, and the legal field.

Hanan holds a P1 licence from the Law Society of Ontario, and graduated with excellence from the LSO accredited paralegal program at Algonquin Careers Academy. She is passionate about helping people and is looking forward to a new chapter in her career.

LIALA SWAYTY

Assistant to the Director

Liala first joined CUASA’s team in 2015 as the Records and Space Management Coordinator and is now the Assistant to the Director. Liala helps contribute to the overall effective operation of CUASA services by providing executive administrative support, taking minutes, scheduling meetings, preparing various material, and organizing and filing association documents.

Liala has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Commerce degree, both from the University of Ottawa.