Staff Relations Committee

The general role of the Staff Relations Committee is to serve as a mechanism for communication between those responsible for the staff relations function of the University and the University staff.

The Committee discusses issues related to staff working condition and other matters with respect to staff-employer relations.

Policies affecting staff exclusively will be developed by the Staff Relations Committee and will recommend new or amended policies to the President and Vice-Chancellor. Depending on the nature of the policy, the President and Vice-Chancellor may issue it as a University Policy, or recommend it to the Board of Governors for approval. The Staff Relations Committee has joint responsibility with the Faculty Relations Committee for Class FS policies. 

The Associate Provost, Human Resources and the President of the Staff Association will serve as co-chairs, alternating meeting to meeting.

Membership

President and Vice-Chancellor's Appointees

Name Appointment Type Start of Term End of Term
James Rush Vice-President, Academic & Provost July 1, 2023 June 30, 2025
Michelle Hollis [Co-chair] Chief Human Resources Officer Ongoing  
Lee Hornberger Director, Human Resources, Total Rewards Ongoing  
Lisa Yuhasz Director, Employee Relations and Planning Ongoing  
Kate Windsor Senior Manager (2-year term)    
Catherine Newell-Kelly Executive Council Member
(2-year term)
   
Chris Houser Faculty (Science) Dean
(2-year term)
July 1, 2023 June 30, 2025
Tim Weber-Kraljevski Secretary, (non-voting)    

 Six Members of the University of Waterloo Staff Association Executive

Name Appointment Type Start of Term End of Term
Lisa Habel [Co-chair] President, UWSA November 1, 2024 October, 31 2025
Kenneth Berry Director, UWSA May 1, 2024 October 31, 2026
Bill Baer Director, UWSA November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025
Alyssa Kuron President Elect, UWSA November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025
Yessenia Guerrero Past President, UWSA November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025
Kosisochukwu Ike-Orji Director, UWSA November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025
Goldi Gill Member-at-Large, UWSA November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025
Alternates Agata Antkiewicz
Gail Bender
Matthew Grant