2026 AGM: Committee Acclamation & Election Results!

At today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), there were many acclamations and multiple elections for various CUPE 3903 committees! The terms of these new committee members will start in April 2026. Congratulations to our newest committee members, and thank you to everyone who put their names forward.

Please see the full list of acclaimed committee members below, followed by the results of committee elections. Information about committee by-elections and run-off elections is coming soon, so make sure to check the newsletter for details when they are available.


2026-2027 Committee Acclamations (AGM)

Accessibility Committee

  • Natasha Alcalde Lawton
  • One Vacancy

Advisory Committee on Race/Ethnic Relations, Discrimination and/or Harassment

  • Ransford Tei
  • Prateeksha Pathak

Affordable Housing Committee

  • Elham Akbari
  • Elif Birbiri

All-University Pensions Committee

  • Sylvia Peacock

Archive Committee

  • Corey Orszak (Archive Coordinator)
  • Steff Mendolia (Curator)
  • Graham Lloyd (Curator)

Bargaining Research and Preparation Committee

  • Julie Allen
  • Two Vacancies

Bursaries Committee

  • Two Vacancies

Communications Committee

  • C.L. (Bilingualism Representative)
  • Steff Mendolia (General Member)
  • Elif Birbiri (General Member)

CUPE Toronto District Council

  • Megan Hillman
  • Three Vacancies

Distribution Committee

  • Vindra Moonilal
  • Ransford Tei
  • Two Vacancies

Employment Equity Committee

  • Madeliene Merrick
  • Christopher Sorio
  • One Vacancy

Extended Health Benefits Committee

  • Sylvie Côté (General Member)
  • Ari Para (General Member)
  • Alireza Azizi (General Member)
  • Kumiko Inutsuka (General Member)
  • One Vacancy (Coordinator)

International Graduate Students’ Committee (IGSC)

  • Elif Birbiri
  • Ransford Tei

Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC)

  • Aishwarya Bhattacharyya (JHSC Coordinator)
  • Tareq K
  • Andrea Valente
  • M. Paula Vidal Valdespino
  • Steff Mendolia
  • Ankit Singh
  • Yoonmee Han
  • Six Vacancies

Labour-Management Committee (Unit 2)

  • Zoë Newman

Labour-Management Committee (Unit 5)

  • C.L.

Mentoring Fund Committee

  • Ayesha Menezes
  • Ari Para

Postings Officers – Nursing

  • Jonas Lim

Postings Officers

  • Marlene Murphy
  • One Vacancy

Research Costs Fund Committee

  • Zoya Zoya
  • One Vacancy

Research Leave Adjudicating Committee

  • Angela Hug

Support Fund for Racialized Members Committee

  • Ransford Tei
  • Ari Para

Toronto & York Region (TYRLC) Labour Council Representatives

  • Megan Hillman
  • Ankit Singh
  • Three Vacancies

Union Trustees’ Committee

  • Gordon Craig

2026-2027 Committee Elections (AGM)

The names of those candidates who were successfully elected to their committees are indicated in bold.

Labour-Management Committee (Unit 1)

  • Prateeksha Pathak (85.2%, elected)
  • Elif Birbiri (14.8%)

Senate Representative

  • Sylvia Peacock (50%, tied)
  • Angela Stigliano (50%, tied)

Due to the tie, a run-off election will be held to determine which member will be the primary Senate Representative and which member will be the alternate Senate Representative. (Details forthcoming.)

Teaching Development Fund Committee

  • Kumiko Inutsuka (41.2%, elected)
  • Angela Hug (29.4%, tied)
  • Elena Chou (29.4%, tied)

Due to the tie, a run-off election will be held to determine the final results. (Details forthcoming.)


Please click here for a PDF showing the full voting results for 2026 AGM committee elections.

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