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Akerley Campus —Sean Kettley, Don MacDonald

Annapolis Campus — Matt Belliveau

Burridge Campus —Percy Thurston, Josh Hiltz

Central Campus — Seana Blanchard, Beth Easson, Tammy Harrison (alternate)

COGS — Martha Bostwick, Mark Hebert (alternate)

Cumberland Campus — Jennifer Dickinson, Lisa Gower

Digby — vacant

E-Campus — Helle Jorgensen

IT Campus — Todd Verge

Ivany Campus — Colin Campbell, Vicki Paddick, Brenda Silver, Hussien Zughaer

Kingstec Campus — Annaleisa Scigliano, Jason Saltzman, Robert Riggs

Lunenburg Campus — Doug Thibodeau, Andrew MacAdam

Pictou Campus — Adam Rumsey, Michael King, Hilary Gibson

Shelburne Campus — vacant

Strait Area Campus — Charlie Probert, Lawson Landry, Julie Marchand, Tanya Levy (alternate)

Sydney Waterfront — Adrian Wilson, Shawn Bigley, Sherry Addicott (alternate), Cory Christie (alternate)

Truro Campus — Lillian Lake, Gordon LaRusic, Sam Robichaud, Charmaine Borden (alternate), Shari Mallory (alternate)

Christy Culberson, Director — Christy earned a BBA degree from UNB and has spent the majority of her career involved in the agriculture sector, managing all the financial aspects of a large private agriculture business and was a key member of a transformation initiative for the potato marketing industry in NB. Christy has also taught business at the college level, worked at several accounting firms and was part of a provincial level political campaign. She has enjoyed volunteering for the many sports organizations that her children were a part of, reading and cooking. She has two children and one dog who are spread between NB and NS. A fun fact about Christy, she loves Christmas and decorating Christmas trees for the holiday season.

David LeBlanc, Labour Relations Officer — David came to AAU after 25 years with the BCTGM International Union. He has served in numerous positions in the Nova Scotia local, culminating in 12 years as Business Agent, Financial Secretary and Principal Officer. He has served as a Vice President of the Canadian Council and on the Finance Committee of the International Union. David served as a General Vice President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour for 10 years. He is a graduate of St. Mary’s University (B.Comm - Economics) and the Labour College of Canada. David is married with two children and various cats and dogs. He resides in Dartmouth, but is a proud Cape Bretoner.

Amber de Vos, Coordinator — Amber joined AAU in early 2022 and has experience that covers administration, office management, customer service, entrepreneurship and more. She immigrated to Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2010 from the Netherlands, where she graduated from Tourism Management. She speaks several languages, which was an asset during her 13 years as a flight attendant with a Dutch Airline. While in Canada, she gained experience in teaching/training employees and customer support. She is married with two children. Amber enjoys the outdoors, walks with her dog, travelling and crafts.

Finance Committee - Melanie Sampson (VP Admin), Allyson Marsh

Faculty Contractual Issues Committee - David Pearson (VP Faculty), Arun Bhatnagar, Kurt Lanigan, Neil Cody

PS Contractual Issues Committee- Cheryl Beesley (VP PS), Anna Marie Roper, Katrina Doucette

Pension and Benefits Committee -

Communications Committee - Rankin MacMaster (VP ME)

AAU Bylaws (Governance) Committee - Tammy Harrison, Allyson Marsh, Shelly Kelly

Personnel Committee - Barbara Gillis, David Pearson, Cheryl Beesley, Katrina Doucette, Melanie Sampson, Rankin MacMaster

AAU Spring Symposium Committee - Brenda Silver, Beth Easson, Dan Cole, Rankin MacMaster (VP ME)

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (JEDI) - Tammy Harrison

College Union Committee – Kim Long, Nathalie Irving, Todd Verge, Adrian Wilson, Lillian Lake, Jennifer Dickinson

LCP Committee Faculty - Barbara Gillis, Melissa Pulsifer, Lyn Cleveland

LCP Committee Professional Support - Katrina Doucette, Lana Penny, Lorella Vardy

Faculty Duties Committee - David Pearson, Andrew MacAdam, Jolene Pattison

Salary Placement Advisoryand Appeals Committee Faculty - Barbara Gillis, David Pearson, Melanie Sampson

Learning Leave Faculty - Luke Monk, Charlene Marshall, Shari Mallory

Learning Leave Professional Support - Beth Easson

Joint Steering Committee OHS - Barbara Gillis

Classification Advisory and Appeals Committee PS - Belinda Doyle, Tammy Harrison, Hilary Gibson

College Advisory Committee on AEP - Scott Furlotte

Program Renewal and Planning Committee - Kim Long, Lawson Landry, Krista Taverner, Glenda Lewis, Vicki Paddick, Tracy Peers, Jennifer Dickinson, Lesley Keeley

Joint Committee Policy Review - Barbara Gillis, Dale Gruchy, Crystal MacManus, Katrina Doucette, Alma Farrell, Susan Thompson Graham, Christy Culberson