A six member Executive Committee, consisting of the four provincial officers and two at-large officers, assists the Presidents’ Council. The President and Secretary-Treasurer are elected annually to work full-time on Federation of Post-Secondary Educators’ business for the coming year. The Vice-Presidents are elected annually at the AGM. There are one or two Vice-Presidents on the Executive and Presidents’ Council, depending on whether the Past President position is filled. In addition, two local presidents are selected from Presidents’ Council to sit on the Executive Committee.
Executive Committee:
(as of May 2013)
President: | |
First Vice-President: | |
Second Vice-President: | |
Secretary-Treasurer: | |
Member-at-Large: | Terri Van Steinburg (Local 5) |
Member-at-Large: | Leslie Molnar (Local 6) |
FPSE President
Cindy Oliver is President of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC. Prior to being elected President in 2002, Cindy served three years as FPSE’s Secretary-Treasurer. Previously, she was an instructor of Adult Basic Education and an Educational Advisor at the College of the Rockies. Cindy is an officer of the BC Federation of Labour, and represents FPSE at many external organizations and agencies, including the Canadian Association of University Teachers. Cindy was appointed to the board of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum in 2004.
FPSE Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. George Davison is Secretary-Treasurer of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC. Prior to being elected
Secretary-Treasurer in 2009, George had served for six years as an FPSE Vice-President and and co-chair of the Provincial Negotiating Committee for two rounds of bargaining. He has been active in his local union, the Faculty Association of the College of New Caledonia, for 17 years and is an instructor of history at CNC in Prince George.