Healthy Workplace Commitee

The Healthy Workplace Committee (HWC) consists of representation of various stakeholder groups across campus and supports health and wellness activities at the University. HWC consists of representation from the Faculty Association, Staff Association, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 793, Undergraduate Student Association, Graduate Student Association and from the following University Departments: Human Resources and Occupational Health.

As of April 2023, the Healthy Workplace Committee is as follows:

Area

Members

Human Resources
  • Lee Hornberger, Director, Total Compensation, Human Resources
  • Melanie Will, Director, Organizational & Human Development
  • Lisa Yuhasz, Manager, Workforce Planning and Analytics, Human Resources
Occupational Health
  • Karen Parkinson, RN, COHN(C). Occupational Health Manager
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 793
  • Ralph Wind, Plant Operations
University of Waterloo Staff Association  (UWSA)
  • Kalpita Gaitonde, Health Promotion and Evaluation Specialist 
Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo (FAUW)
  • Omar M. Ramahi, Faculty of engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor
Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association (WUSA)
  • Alana Guevara
Graduate Student Association (GAS-UW)
  • Kaylee Biggart