Elections were held on May 28th and 29th for the Executive Board and Standing Committees at the CUPE Nova Scotia Division Convention in Halifax. 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, 2024
President
Nan McFadgen
Vice-President
Alan Linkletter – newly elected
Recording Secretary
Emily MacNeil – newly elected
Secretary-Treasurer
Donna Van Kroonenburg – acclaimed
Diversity Vice-President
Jess Haley – newly elected
Young Worker Vice-President
Ty Loppie
Communications Editor
Matthew MacDonald – acclaimed
Area Vice-President, Cape Breton
Cheryl MacDonald – newly re-elected
Area Vice-President, Central
Ann Marie Danch – newly elected
Area Vice-President, Northern
Ralph Vickers – newly elected
Area Vice-President, Southern
Marcy Vacon
Trustees
Steve Joy – acclaimed
Justin Cull – newly elected
Joel O’Neil
Newly elected committees as of June 1, 2024
| Health and Safety Committee | Education Committee |
| Steve Joy | Miriah Drever (young worker) |
| Kelly Morrison | Floyd Seymour |
| Justin Cull | Donna Beals |
| Matt Cummings | Ray Smith |
| Contracting Out and Privatization Committee | Global Justice Committee |
| Nimrod Matthias | Cat Hutt (young worker) |
| Craig Bayer | Edwina Donovan |
| Nikki Braniff | Cheryl Burbidge |
| Ashley Sellon | |
| Dan Woods |
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 (2024 version coming soon).