People

Stewards

If you have questions about our Collective Agreement or are in need of union representation, it is strongly recommended that you contact our CUPE 1615 Stewards group at stewards@cupe1615.ca.

Role Campus Name Phone Email
Chief Steward St. John's Bill Kavanagh (709) 864-2393 chiefsteward@cupe1615.ca
Steward Grenfell Diane Johnson (709) 637-6249* djohnson@cupe1615.ca
Steward St. John's Natalie Webber (709) 864-8476 nwebber@cupe1615.ca
Steward St. John's Scott Quilty (709) 864-2864* squilty@cupe1615.ca
Steward St. John's Mike Owens (709) 864-8317* mowens@cupe1615.ca
Steward St. John's Sammie Hung (709) 864-3825* shung@cupe1615.ca

* This is not a phone number of CUPE 1615 but instead a work line for the member in their unit of work. If leaving a voicemail to these particular numbers, you should only leave the name of the member you are trying to reach, your name and the number at which to best reach you. If no answer or response to voicemail, consider trying one of the CUPE 1615 lines listed in Contact Us.

2024–2026 Executive

If you have questions, suggestions or concerns regarding matters pertaining to the Executive and those in certain positions please consider the following.

  • For information on what happens at our Regular Meetings of the Membership you should contact the President.
  • For what is happening at the Executive you should contact the First Vice President.
  • On matters related to duties and responsibilities of the executive members as laid out in our by-laws you should contact the appropriate executive member(s).
Role Name Phone Email
President Bill Kavanagh (709) 864-2393 president@cupe1615.ca
First Vice President Mike Owens (709) 864-8317* vp1@cupe1615.ca
Second Vice President Sammie Hung (709) 864-3825* vp2@cupe1615.ca
Third Vice President Diane Johnson (709) 637-6249* vp3@cupe1615.ca
Secretary Treasurer Natalie Webber (709) 864-8476 treasurer@cupe1615.ca
Recording Secretary Melissa Hefford (709) 864-4917* recordingsecretary@cupe1615.ca
Membership Officer Maria Lear (709) 864-7679* membership@cupe1615.ca

* This is not a phone number of CUPE 1615 but instead a work line for the member in their unit of work. If leaving a voicemail to these particular numbers, you should only leave the name of the member you are trying to reach, your name and the number at which to best reach you. If no answer or response to voicemail, consider trying one of the CUPE 1615 lines listed in Contact Us.

Trustees

Role Name Term
Trustee Bill Gin 1 yr Term from 2024/01/16.
Trustee Scott Quilty 2 yr Term from 2024/01/16.
Trustee Timothy Strange 3 yr Term from 2024/01/16.