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.