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¹û½´ÊÓƵ Faculty Association (¹û½´ÊÓƵFA)

About us

The ¹û½´ÊÓƵ Faculty Association represents more than 300 faculty members of ¹û½´ÊÓƵ. It serves to maintain and promote the professional status of the members of the Association, to regulate relations between faculty and ¹û½´ÊÓƵ through collective bargaining, and to function as a trade union pursuant to the laws of British Columbia.

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¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Contacts

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Executive

  778 + _____ @ocfaculty.ca 
PresidentCaroline Gilchrist583-2509president
First VP, Chief StewardSean Johnston583-3347chiefsteward
Second VP, Bargaining ChairMichael Conlin583-2705vicepresident2
SecretaryBryan Penfound583-3052secretary
TreasurerAdrian Fontenla583-3047treasurer
Faculty Liaison - ArtsRaluca Fratiloiu4582RFratiloiu@okanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - BusinessDrew McGillivray4793DMcGillivray@kanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - HealthTo be sunsetted  
Faculty Liaison - Non-InstructionalSarah Lefebure  
Faculty Liaison - ScienceJoseph Hobart4402JHobart@okanagan.bc.ca
Faculty Liaison - TechnologyScott Fazackerley4376SFazackerley@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - KelownaJulian Buck6778JBuck@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - PentictonErin Creagh  
Community Representative - Salmon ArmBrian May8212BMay@okanagan.bc.ca
Community Representative - VernonVacant  
Decolonization, Reconciliation, and Indigenization RepresentativeVacant  
Human Rights and International Solidarity RepTerry Bridges4484TBridges@okanagan.bc.ca
Non-Continuing Faculty RepresentativeDavid Acosta2353DAcosta@okanagan.bc.ca
Pension Advisory RepresentativeSatoshi Tomoda4645STomoda@okanagan.bc.ca
Women and Gender Equity RepresentativeFawn Turner6489FTurner@okanagan.bc.ca
Workplace Health, Safety, & Environment Representative (WHSE)Leonard Lermer4643LLermer@okanagan.bc.ca
President (ex-officio)Caroline Gilchrist president@ocfaculty.ca
Chief StewardSean Johnston  chiefsteward@ocfaculty.ca
Kelowna Campus StewardJasmine Korcok4851JKorcok@okanagan.bc.ca
Penticton Campus StewardVacant  
Salmon Arm Campus StewardTerry Kosowick8234TKosowick@okanagan.bc.ca
Vernon Campus StewardArt Boehm2243ABoehm@okanagan.bc.ca
Climate Action Rosalind WarnerRWarner@okanagan.bc.ca
Governance Jillian Garrett JGarrett@okanagan.bc.ca

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Meetings & Events

Council Meetings

Council meetings normally take place once a month on Fridays from 2-4 pm. Meetings are on Kelowna campus or online. 

  • email the Secretary, or speak with any Council member, for information about upcoming meeting dates or to attend

General Meetings

  • Fall GM: October 24, 2025, Coast Capri Hotel, Kelowna
  • Winter GM: January 30, 2026
  • AGM: May 1, 2026

Campus Socials

Socials are an opportunity to meet with members of the Executive, Council, and other union members. If you have questions about a campus social, please reach out to your area representative. The dates and times for our fall socials are listed below.

Fall 2025 Socials

  • Salmon Arm: TBA
  • Penticton: Tuesday, October 21, 6:00PM
  • Kelowna: Thursday, October 14, 5:00PM
  • Vernon: Thursday, October 16, 5:30PM

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Resources

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Collective Agreement

 The ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Collective Agreement Binder (Local,  MOA, Travel, Common):

  1. The 2022-2025 Collective Agreement (Local)
  2. The 2019 - 2022 Common Agreement
  3. April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2024 Negotiated Salary Scales

For Collective Agreement term of April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2025.

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Handbook

Information about conditions of your employment and common FAQs. 

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Handbook

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Constitution & Bylaws

Constitution & Bylaws

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Policy Manual

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Policy Manual

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Department Chairs Guide

Chairs Guide

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Expense Claim Form

Expense Claim

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Benefits and Pension

Benefits

See the current CA (above) as well as the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ People Services benefits page. For detailed information on extended health benefits, see the current Manulife benefits booklet. To access this, members need to create an online account with Manulife (find account info on your Manulife benefits card). You can also ask an ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA council member for assistance, and/or contact Manulife directly.

Pension

For information on your Pension, consult the ¹û½´ÊÓƵ People Services Pension page. Also, you can reach out to the ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Pension Advisory Representative on Council. 

¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Forms: Allowance, Grants, & Leaves

Profesional Allowance

For more information and to submit (and find the form for) your PA application, see the Moodle page "¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Professional Allowance"

PA Guidelines

Professional Developmet

PD Guidelines PD Form

Grants in Aid

GIA Guidelines

Extended Study Leave

ESL Guidelines ESL Report

The Update

The Update is ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA's newsletter to members. It is usually published two to three times annually. The Update contains reports from members of Council and the Executive as well as letters to the editor from ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA members. Published digitally in PDF format, issues are distributed by e-mail and via this website. Please address any questions about the Update to its editor, the current ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Secretary.

The Update welcomes letters to the editor from members of the Association. Members are encouraged to write either in response to what they read in the newsletter or about other Faculty Association matters. Letters to the Update do not represent the opinions of the editor nor the ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Executive. Letters should be sent by e-mail to the current ¹û½´ÊÓƵFA Secretary. Preferred formats are MS Word (.doc), rtf or plain text.

Related Links

Links to Legislation and Government Bodies