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MURA Council 2025-26

MURA Council 2025-2026

Honorary President* — Alvin Lee

Executive

President — Jan Nicholson
Past President — Susan Birnie
Vice President — Diana Parker
Secretary — Nora Gaskin*
Treasurer — Jane Mah

*Ex officio

Elected Councillors

Continuing in office until 2026:
Virginia Aksan
Jane Mah

Elected to office until 2027:
Barry Diacon
Henry Jacek
Judith Shedden

Continuing in office until 2028:

Monica Anderson

Terri Wetton

Consultants, Non-Voting

Human Resources Delegate — Tim Doucette
Helen Barton

Standing Committee Chairs

Communications — Judith Shedden

Condolence Cards — Dina LoPresti
Web Site — Nora Gaskin

Constitution & By-Laws — Virginia Aksan
Events — Mary Gauld
Membership — Kathy Overholt
MURAnews — Judith Shedden (Acting)

News Editor (Acting) — Judith Shedden
Production Editor — Denise Anderson*

Nominating — Susan Birnie
Pensions & Benefits — Brian Beckberger
Tech Committee — Diana Parker

*Ex officio, non-voting

Liaisons And Delegates

Age-Friendly University Committee — Mary Gauld
College and University Retiree Associations of Canada (CURAC) Delegate — Jan Nicholson
CURAC Later Life Learning Committee — Susan Birnie
Hourly Pension Plan Retirement Committee Observer — Robert Stevens
Hourly Staff Liaison — Robert Stevens
MIRA Community Partner Network — Jane Mah
MUFA Liaison — Hank Jacek
Salaried Pension Trust Committee Delegate (Voting) — Brian Beckberger
Unifor Local 5555 (Formerly CAW 555/MUSA) Liaison — Barry Diacon
University Board of Governors, Observer — Susan Birnie

Special Projects

Academic Awards Endowment — Virginia Aksan
Archives — Jan Nicholson
Web Hosting — Jan Nicholson
Media Literacy — Jan Nicholson
Succession Planning — Jan Nicholson
Shared Drive — Susan Birnie
Event Equipment — Jan Nicholson

Social Media — Jan Nicholson

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