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Stewards' Council

Article 4 of the YUFA Constitution establishes the Stewards’ Council to direct the affairs of the Association between General Meetings. The Stewards’ Council provides a forum for discussion of issues of concern to YUFA members and can direct the Executive Committee to take action thereon.

Its other roles include ratifying appointments, subcommittees, and Bylaw amendments; approving Primary Negotiating Positions before their ratification by the membership; reviewing the Executive Committee’s work plans; and recommending Constitutional amendments to the membership. The Stewards’ Council includes members of the Executive Committee, all elected Stewards, and one Representative from each Recognized Caucus.

Meetings: 2026–27

Stewards’ Council meetings are generally held the first Friday of every month during the Fall and Winter semesters and are open to all YUFA members.

Stewards’ Council meeting schedule for 2026–27
TermMeeting dates
Fall 2026September 11* · October 2 · November 6 · December 4
Winter/Spring 2027January 8* · February 5 · March 5 · April 2 · May 7 · June 4

* September and January meetings are the first Friday of the term.

Meeting agendas, minutes, and Zoom links will be circulated in advance. All YUFA members are welcome to attend Stewards’ Council meetings; however, voting is reserved for Stewards.

Stewards’ Representatives

AMPDFaculty of Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Stewards for Faculty of Arts, Media, Performance and Design
Group NameStewardTerm
Film & Media ArtsBarbara Evans2025–28
MusicLisette Canton2023–26
Theatre, Dance & PerformanceJames McKernan2023–26
Visual Art and Art History/ Computational Arts/DesignTammer El Sheikh2023–26
EducationFaculty of Education
Stewards for Faculty of Education
Group NameStewardTerm
EducationTina Rapke2025–28
Rebecca Beulne-Stuebi2025–28
Environmental and Urban ChangeFaculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Stewards for Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change
Group NameStewardTerm
Environmental and Urban ChangeJenny Foster2023–26
Lisa Myers2025–28
GlendonGlendon College
Stewards for Glendon College
Group NameStewardTerm
Glendon Global Communication and CultureCommunications, Drama and Creative Arts, English, Humanities courses, Translation, French Studies, Spanish and Latin American Cultures and Societies, Certificate DTEIL, Certificate Technical and Professional Communication, Certificate Spanish for Business and Professional Communication; Certificate Spanish/English TranslationAmanda Ricci2025–28
Glendon Global and Social StudiesEthics and Political Philosophy, International Studies, Modes of Reasoning, Social Sciences courses, Sociology, Canadian Studies, Global History and Justice, Linguistics, Language and Society, Political Science, Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, Certificate Law and Social Thought, Certificate in Public History, Certificate Refugee and Migration StudiesVacant2025–28
Glendon Science / Economics, Business and MathematicsBiology, Natural Science Courses, Psychology / Economics, Mathematics, Business Economics, ITEC courses, Dual Degree IBA/BBA with EM LyonVacant2025–28
HealthFaculty of Health
Stewards for Faculty of Health
Group NameStewardTerm
Health Kinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and ManagementKinesiology & Health Sciences/ Health Policy and ManagementVacant2023–26
Vacant2024–27
Vacant2025–28
Health NursingNursingAndria Phillips2025–28
Vacant2025–28
Health PsychologyPsychologyMelody Wiseheart2023–26
Vacant2023–26
LA&PSFaculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Stewards for Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Group NameStewardTerm
Administrative StudiesSandra Iacobelli2024–27
Ron Ophir2024–27
AnthropologyShubhra Gururani2024–27
Communication Studies/ Information TechnologyNatalie Coulter2024–27
Vacant2025–28
EconomicsVacant2023–26
J Barry Smith2025–28
EnglishSheetala ratified2023–26 · Will Stand: Sheetala Bhat
Equity Studies/ Gender, Sexuality & Women's StudiesEquity Studies; Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies, & GlendonMike Palamarek2024–27
French StudiesVacant2023–26
HistoryBoyd Cothran2024–27
Human Resource Management/ Public Policy and AdministrationSoren Frederiksen2023–26
Humanities/ WritingHumanities, Writing Departmentaudrey Laurin-Lamothe2023–26
Vacant2024–27
LL&LLanguages, Literatures, & LinguisticsJames Corcoran2023–26
PhilosophyZeyad El Nabolsy2024–27
PoliticsTerry Maley2024–27
Tamanisha John2025–28
Social ScienceAsmita Bhutani2024–27
Audrey Laurin-Lamothe2024–27
Social WorkTrish Lenz2023–26
SociologyFuyuki Kurasawa2025–28
LibrariesYork University Libraries
Stewards for York University Libraries
Group NameStewardTerm
LibrariesPeter F. Bronfman Business Library, Frost Library, Law Library, Scott Library, Steacie, Science & Engineering LibraryRosa Orlandini2025–28
Jenna Stidwill2025–28
LassondeLassonde School of Engineering
Stewards for Lassonde School of Engineering
Group NameStewardTerm
Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceVacant2023–26
Vacant2023–26
Vacant2025–28
Earth and Space Science; Mechanical Engineering; Civil EngineeringReza Rizvi2025–28
Hugh Chesser2023–26
SchulichSchulich School of Business
Stewards for Schulich School of Business
Group NameStewardTerm
SchulichMarkus Biehl2025–28
Sylvia Hsu2025–28
Vacant2025–28
ScienceFaculty of Science
Stewards for Faculty of Science
Group NameStewardTerm
BiologyTanya Da Silva2023–26
Dasantila Golemi-Kotra2025–28
ChemistryMohammad Yousaf2024–27
MathematicsMathematics and StatisticsIain Moyles2025–28
Alyssa Lumley2023–26
Physics and Astronomy/ Natural ScienceVacant2025–28
Vacant2025–28
Recognized Caucus RepresentativesRepresentatives serving on Stewards’ Council
Stewards for Representatives serving on Stewards’ Council
Group NameStewardTerm
Disability CaucusEve Haque2025–28
Indigenous CaucusAngele Alook2023–26
Queer CaucusAllyson Mitchell2025–28
Race Equity Caucus (Keele)Kasim Tirmizey2024–27
Race Equity Caucus (Glendon)Mike Palamarek2026–29

*Numbers are based on the latest membership lists provided by the Employer and will be updated annually. Only regular members are counted towards the number of Stewards per academic department/unit. For the definition of “regular members,” please see Article 2.1 in the YUFA Constitution.