Elections were held on May 30th and 31st for the Executive Board and Standing Committees at the CUPE Nova Scotia Division Convention in Membertou, NS. An explanation of the election of officers and committees can be found below (see Election of officers and committees).
CUPE NS Executive Board as of June 1, 2023
President
Nan McFadgen – acclaimed
Vice-President
Dianne Frittenburg
Recording Secretary
Mallory Axworthy– newly elected
Secretary-Treasurer
Donna Van Kroonenburg
Diversity Vice-President
Lee Wilson– newly elected
Young Worker Vice-President
Ty Loppie – newly elected
Communications Editor
Matt MacDonald
Area Vice-President, Cape Breton
Cheryl MacDonald
Area Vice-President, Central
Daniel Colbourne – newly elected
Area Vice-President, Northern
Alan Linkletter – newly re-elected
Area Vice-President, Southern
Marcy Vacon– newly re-elected
Trustees
Joel O’Neil– newly elected
Jess Haley– newly elected
Drew Marson
Newly elected committees as of June 1, 2023
| Women’s Committee | Human Rights Committee |
| Ty Loppie (young worker) | Savannah Lenethan (young worker) |
| Bonnie Brown | Ashton Brown |
| Patricia Perry | Jess Haley |
| Donna Biron | Karen Tanner |
| Natasha O’Neil | Laura McKinnon |
| Political Action Committee | Pensions Committee |
| Sharon Hubley | David Brewster |
| Rhonda Pitts | Ray Graham |
| Maryanne Pearson | Steve Stewart |
| Debbie Gale | |
Vacant positions filled:
| Contracting Out Committee | Education Committee |
| Darryl Steele | Moriah Drever (young worker) |
Election of officers and committees
As per articles 5.06 and 5.07 of the CUPE Nova Scotia Constitution, the nomination and election of executive board officers will proceed in the following order.
| ODD YEARS | EVEN YEARS |
| President | Vice-President |
| Recording Secretary | Secretary-Treasurer |
| Diversity Vice-President | Communications Editor |
| Young Worker Vice-President | Area Vice President, Northern |
| Area Vice President, Central | Area Vice President, Cape Breton |
| Area Vice President, Southern | |
| EVERY YEAR | |
| One trustee elected each year, for a three-year term |
Each committee will consist of four members plus one young worker. Delegates elected to committees shall serve a term of two years and alternate as follows.
| ODD YEARS | EVEN YEARS |
| Women’s Committee | Health and Safety Committee |
| Human Rights Committee | Education Committee |
| Political Action Committee | Contracting Out and Privatization Committee |
| Pensions Committee | Global Justice Committee |
See CUPE NS Constitution: https://novascotia.cupe.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/498/2023/01/CUPE-NS-Constitution-2022.pdf (2023 version coming soon).