The FAUW Board of Directors oversees FAUW governance and strategic direction, including in relation to the budget, policy development, salary negotiations, and the protection of member rights. FAUW's Board of Directors meets biweekly September through June.
How are directors chosen?
The voting members of the Board—the president, past president, and 11 directors—are elected by the voting members of the Association. In addition to four at-large elections, there are faculty-specific and lecturer elections, to ensure that there is always representation from among the lecturer ranks and from all six faculties.
Directors are elected for two-year terms and can serve up to three consecutive terms. There are also non-voting, ex officio representatives from committees and affiliated organizations.
Read more about the Board in the FAUW Constitution.
Board of Directors
Read more about what Board members do.
| Position | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| President | David Porreca | 2023-2027 |
| Past president | Bryan Tolson | 2025-2027 |
| Vice President | Nasser Mohieddin Abukhdeir | 2026-2027 |
| Treasurer & Director (Arts) | James Danckert | 2026-2027 |
| Director (Engineering) | Rob Gorbet | 2026-2027 |
| Director (Environment) | Jeremy Pittman | 2026-2027 |
| Director (Health) | Chris Vigna | 2026-2027 |
| Director (Mathematics) | Diana Skrzydlo | 2025-2027 |
| Director (Science) | Michael Bording-Jorgensen | 2026-2027 |
| Director (Teaching Stream Faculty) | Erin O'Connell | 2023-2027 |
| Director (at-large) | Janice Aurini | 2023-2027 |
| Director (at-large) | Hans De Sterck | 2025-2027 |
| Director (at-large) | Mario Ioannidis | 2023-2027 |
| Chair, Academic Freedom & Member Support Committee (ex officio, non-voting) | Kevin Hare | 2026-2027 |
| Chair, Equity Committee (ex officio, non-voting) | Zack Cramer | 2026-2027 |
| Chair, Nominating and Elections Committee (ex officio, non-voting) | Katy Fulfer | 2024-2027 |
| Chair, Teaching Stream Faculty Committee (ex officio, non-voting) | Pendar Mahmoudi | 2026-2027 |
| Liaison, Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo (LAAUW) (ex officio, non-voting) | Lauren Byl | 2026-2027 |
| Liaison, Renison Association of Academic Staff (RAAS) (ex officio, non-voting) | Edwin Ng | 2025-2026 |
| Liaison, St. Jerome's University Academic Staff Association (ex officio, non-voting) | vacant | 2025- |