The Faculty Union is directed by members who are elected to act on the SMUFU Executive Committee and union committees. Members of the SMUFU Executive Committee are elected by the Faculty Union membership each year.
As @ October 25, 2024, the 2024-2025 SMUFU Executive Committee members are:
President – Cathy Conrad
Vice-President – Dave Bourgeois
Secretary – Maria Gomez
Treasurer – Claudia De Fuentes
Members-at-large – Leslie Digdon, Mohita Bhatia, Hao Lu
Co-Chairs – Grievance & Arbitration Committee (ex-officio) – Luke MacDonald, Diego Rojas
Lead Negotiator (ex-officio) – Bui Petersen
Affiliations
The SMU Faculty Union is affiliated with:
- The Canadian University Association Teachers (CAUT)
- The Canadian University Association Teachers Defense Fund (CAUTDF)
- The National Union of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (NUCAUT)
- The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC)
- Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Congress (NSFLC)
- The Atlantic School of Theology Faculty Association