July 2025 Area Reps Meeting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The UWSA Area Representatives Council is a space to exchange information about current issues facing staff at UW and to keep an open line of communication between the UWSA leadership and staff members across the University. Most meetings are open to Area Reps, with one meeting each term open to all staff. Find your rep here or apply to be one now!

July 2025 meeting

In the July meeting, reps will hear from Susan Willsie and Melanie Will about the Workday 'Talent' module and a new way of doing staff development/performance conversations.

This meeting is for Area Reps only. Please speak to your rep about bringing forward questions or reporting back after!

Find your representative(s) here

Area/unit

Representative(s)

Advancement Davene Palvetzian, Rachel Pridham
Associate Provost, Students  
Athletics & Recreation Jane Arnem
AVP Academic Programs: Office of Academic Integrity     Julie Piatek
AVP Academic Programs Kathy Becker
Campus Housing Shelby Bolitsky
Campus Support & Accessibility Sarah Turner, Karin Enns
Katie Damphouse (AccessAbility Services)
Campus Wellness  
CEE - Centre for Career Development Laura Ashfield
CEE - Co-operative and Experiential Education Stephanie Facca, Shannon Taylor
CEE - Centre for Work-Integrated Learning Dami Adebajo, Shannon Taylor
CEE - Work-Learn Institute Shannon Taylor
Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology  
Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing Dikshant Ghimire
Centre for Extended Learning Stephanie Boragina, Monika Kitor
Centre for Teaching Excellence Matthew Babela, Maris Weiss
Commercialization and Entrepreneurship  
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business  
Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute  
Department of Anthropology  
Department of Applied Mathematics  
Department of Biology  
Department of Chemical Engineering Cheryl Newton
Department of Chemistry Audrey Kompter
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Izabela Polowa
Lorraine Quast
Department of Classical Studies  
Department of Combinatorics and Optimization  
Department of Communication Arts  
Department of Earth and Environmental Science  
Department of Economics  
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Andrea Pinos
Department of English Language and Literature Jenny Conroy
Department of Fine Arts  
Department of French Studies Claire Newbigging
Department of Geography Kosi Ike-orji
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies  
Department of History  
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences Melanie Scholz
Department of Knowledge Integration  
Department of Management Sciences  
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering  
Department of Philosophy  
Department of Physics and Astronomy Mikolas Skilandziunas
Department of Political Science  
Department of Psychology  
Department of Pure Mathematics  
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies  
Department of Religious Studies  
Department of Sociology and Legal Studies  
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies  
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science  
Department of Systems Design Engineering Sarah Landy
Facilities  
Faculty of Arts Jen McCaig
Faculty of Arts – Undergraduate Office Kristen Deckert
Faculty of Engineering Charles Boyle (Machine Shop)
Faculty of Environment  
Faculty of Health  
Faculty of Math Krista Denny, Dana Hociung
Faculty of Math – Undergrad Office  
Faculty of Science Andrew Urschel
FAUW Sara Perkins
Finance Junling Wu
Food Services  
Games Institute  
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Stephanie Forsyth
GSA  
Human Resources Kirstie D'Aloisio
Institute for Quantum Computing Kimberly Kuntz
Institutional Analysis and Planning Rohem Adagbon
Integrated Planning and Budgeting  
IST Ryan Goggin
Library Timothy Ireland, Stefaniada Voichita (Davis Centre), Susan Martin
NanoFabrication  
Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-racism Mersedeh Abedi
Office of Indigenous Relations  
Office of Research Christine Gillis Bilton, Stephanie Filsinger
Office of the President  
Office of the Registrar Tracey McKee
Office of the Vice-President, Administration and Finance  
Organizational and Human Development John Fedy
Print and Retail Solutions  
Provost's Office  
Safety Office  
School of Accounting and Finance  
School of Architecture  
School of Computer Science Edward Chrzanowski, Gail Bender, Lewis Fraser
School of Environment Resources and Sustainability  
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development Jennifer Nicholson
School of Optometry and Vision Science  
School of Pharmacy Katie Schafer
School of Planning Tracey Beirness
School of Public Health Sciences Jessica Reid
Secretariat  
Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business  
Student Success Office Angela Rooke
Sustainability Office  
University Relations Marcie Parrott
Velocity  
Water Institute  
Waterloo Climate Institute  
Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology  
Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics  
Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy  
Waterloo International  
WatSPEED  
Writing and Communication Centre Amanda de Oliveira Fogaca
WUSA Becky Wroe