NEB members being sworn in

Delegates elected CUPE’s two diversity vice-presidents, five general vice-presidents and 14 regional vice-presidents in caucuses held Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. They join our union’s two national officers in making up CUPE’s National Executive Board.

Delegates also elected three trustees representing the East, West and Prairies regions. Here are the full election results: 

Vice-presidents:

General Vice-President, the East (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island): Sherry Hillier

General Vice-President, Quebec: Patrick Gloutney

General Vice-President, Ontario (including Northern Ontario): Fred Hahn

General Vice-President, the Prairies (Manitoba and Saskatchewan): Judy Henley

General Vice-President, the West (British Columbia, Alberta and the Territories): Lee-Ann Kalen

Regional Vice-President, Newfoundland and Labrador: Ernest Green

Regional Vice-President, Nova Scotia: Nan McFadgen

Regional Vice-President, Prince Edward Island: Leonard Gallant

Regional Vice-President, New Brunswick: Steve Drost

Regional Vice-President, Quebec: Frédéric Brisson

Regional Vice-President, Quebec: Richard Delisle

Regional Vice-President, Ontario: Michael Hurley

Regional Vice-President, Ontario: Yolanda McClean

Regional Vice-President, Northern Ontario: Bryan Keith

Regional Vice-President, Manitoba: Gina McKay

Regional Vice-President, Saskatchewan: Kent Peterson

Regional Vice-President, Alberta, Northwest Territories and Nunavut: Rory Gill

Regional Vice-President, British Columbia and the Yukon: Barb Nederpel

Regional Vice-President, British Columbia and the Yukon: Karen Ranalletta

Diversity Vice-President, Indigenous Workers: Debra Merrier

Alternate Diversity Vice-President, Indigenous Workers: Scott Quilty

Diversity Vice-President, Black and Racialized Workers: Aubrey Gonsalves

Alternate Diversity Vice-President, Black and Racialized Workers: J. R. Simpson

Trustees:

Trustee for the West (British Columbia, Alberta and the Territories): Talitha Dekker, Hospital Employees’ Union (four-year term)

Trustee for the Prairies (Manitoba and Saskatchewan): Bob Guenther, CUPE 744, Manitoba (two-year term)

Trustee for the East (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island): Donna Van Kroonenburg, CUPE 8920, Nova Scotia (four-year term)

The three newly elected trustees join trustees Christian Trudeau (Quebec) and Luc Cyr (Ontario, including Northern Ontario). Together, the trustees examine CUPE’s financial practices and audit, and help ensure our union’s financial accountability.