Association of Teaching Professors of the University of Ottawa

Committee Representation

APTPUO Standing Committees

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Bargaining
Lina AlHassan, OLBI Unit, Faculty of Arts
Luc Angers, Main Unit, Faculty of Education
Julie Delorme, Main Unit, Faculty of Arts
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, Main Unit, Faculty of Law
Greer Knox, Main Unit, Faculty of Education
Otoyé Francine Vizi, Toronto/Windsor Unit, Faculty of Education
Grievance
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Greer Knox, English Grievance Officer
Emilie Bernier, French Grievance Officer
Jean-Sébastien Marier, Representatives Council
Richard James, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Pascal Sergent, At-Large, Chair (September 2025 – August 2026)

 

Finance
Lina AlHassan, Treasurer, Chair
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Fadi Malek, Representatives Council
Bruce Millar, At-Large (May 2026 – August 2027)
Reza Farzi, At-Large
Awards
Lina AlHassan, Treasurer, Chair
Julie Delorme, Recording Secretary
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Nathalie Le Marec, Representatives Council
Fadi Malek,  Representatives Council
Yves Laberge, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Reza Farzi, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)

 

Political Action and Mobilization
Luc Angers, VP, Membership Engagement, Chair
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs
Emilie Bernier, French Grievance Officer
Nathalie Le Marec, Representatives Council
Raúl Colón, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Laurent Benoit, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Abdelhamid Benhmade, At-Large (July 2026 – August 2027)
Keith Haysom, At-Large (July 2026 – August 2027)
Isaac Nizigama, At-Large (July 2026 – August 2027)
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
Luc Angers, VP, Membership Engagement
John Serrati, Representatives Council
Danica Vidotto, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Abla Krouma, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)

 

Governance
Julie Delorme, Recording Secretary, Chair
Lina AlHassan, Treasurer
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs
Fadi Malek, Representatives Council
Md Mahmud Hassan, Representatives Council
Bruce Millar, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Academic Affairs
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs, Chair
Luc Angers, VP, Membership Engagement
Fadi Malek, Representatives Council
Martine Rhéaume, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Andreas Buss, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Bruce Millar, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)
Danica Vidotto, At-Large (September 2025 – August 2026)

Joint Committees

Joint Committees gather representatives of the University of Ottawa and the APTPUO (and other unions, if applicable). These committees discuss issues that matter to part-time professors. APTPUO representatives, nominated by the Board of Directors, sit on these committees and report back to the Board. Any member sitting on a joint committee shall receive a seniority point (reference: section 5.8.1.e of the Collective Agreement).

 

Labour Management Committee (Main)
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Emilie Bernier, French Grievance Officer
Greer Knox, English Grievance Officer
Julie Delorme, Recording Secretary
Labour Management Committee (OLBI)
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Lina AlHassan, Treasurer
Greer Knox, English Grievance Officer
Labour Management Committee (Toronto-Windsor)
Nelson Arturo Ovalle Diaz, President
Luc Angers, VP, Membership Engagement
Otoyé Francine Vizi, At-Large

 

Benefits
Julie Delorme, Recording Secretary
Emilie Bernier, French Grievance Officer
Pension Plan
Thomas Boogaart, Representatives Council
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs

 

Parking Committee
Luc Angers, VP, Membership Engagement

 

University Senate (2)
Hadi Khalil, Faculty of Medicine
Muslim Majeed, Faculty of Engineering
Senate Committee on Teaching and Teaching Evaluations 
Thomas Boogaart, Representatives Council
Mathieu Laflamme, At-Large

 

Joint Health and Safety Committees

University Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (UJOHSC)
John Serrati, Representatives Council
Nelson Ovalle Arturo Diaz, President

 

Sector 1 – Downtown Campus North (3)
Keith McCuaig, At-Large
Radamis Hany Zaky, At-Large
Laith Ismail Ahmad Gharaibeh, At-Large
Sector 2 – Downtown Campus South (2)
Jo-Anne McCutcheon, Representatives Council
Mahmud Hasan, Representatives Council

 

Sector 3 – Facilities and Protection (1)
Muslim Majeed, Representatives Council
Sector 4 – Alta Vista Campus (2)
Darrin Wijeyaratnam, Representatives Council
Wenbo Guo, At-Large

 

Sector 5 – Rideau River Campus (2)
Robert Johnson, VP, Administration and Academic Affairs
Tansy Etro-Beko, At-Large
Sector 6 – Off-Campus Locations (1)
John Serrati, Representatives Council

 

Sector 7 – Psychological (2)
Isabelle Barsive, At-Large
Natalie Le Marec, Representatives Council