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Chair – Karen Schmid, Board of Governor and Respiratory Therapist, Union Region 7 – Saskatoon

Karen Wasylenko, President and Speech Language Pathologist, Union Region 7 – Saskatoon (Ex-officio)

Committee Support:
Mark Jagoe, Office Manager
Natalie Horejda, Communications/Membership Benefits Manager
Jess Grant, Communications Officer
Dawn Brown, Communications Officer

Following the Annual Convention each year, Executive Council elects chairs for each committee. Shortly thereafter, each Chair selects members from Executive Council, and sometimes members-at-large to be a part of the committee. The Annual Convention Committee is responsible for making arrangements for the Annual Convention within the budget approved by the Executive Council.

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Chair – Karen Wasylenko, President and Speech Language Pathologist, Union Region 7

Angela Barsalou, Vice-President, Respiratory Therapist, Union Region 7 – Saskatoon
Crystal Bittman, Secretary, Occupational Therapist, Union Region 11 – Regina
Krishna Vegunta, Treasurer, Physical Therapist, Union Region 11 – Regina

Committee Support:
Dean Job, Executive Director
Mark Jagoe, Office Manager
Natalie Horejda, Communications/Membership Benefits Manager
Holly Bratt, Executive Assistant, Recorder

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Chair – Natalie Horejda, Communications/Member Benefits Manager

Karen Wasylenko, President and Speech Language Pathologist, Union Region 7- Saskatoon (Ex-officio)

Committee Support:
Dean Job, Executive Director
Mark Jagoe, Office Manager
Holly Bratt, Executive Assistant/Recorder
Jess Grant, Communications Officer
Dawn Brown, Communications Officer

The Communications Committee is responsible for developing a communications strategy regarding internal and external communications.

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Chair – Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist, Union Region 7

Committee Support:
Dean Job, Executive Director
Holly Bratt, Executive Assistant/Recorder

The Governance Committee is responsible for assisting Executive Council in all matters pertaining to the HSAS Constitution and Bylaws.

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Chair – Krishna Vegunta, Treasurer, Pharmacist, Union Region 11 – Regina

Committee Support:
Dean Job, Executive Director
Mark Jagoe, Office Manager

The Finance Committee is responsible for managing the finances of HSAS.  Duties include:

• Supervising the preparation of the annual budget.
• Monitoring all revenue and expenditures in relationship to the budget

The Finance Committee also oversees the following portfolios:

• Education Funds
• Charitable Donations
• Professional Contributions
• Emergency Fund

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Chair – Tracy Erickson, Executive Council, Addictions Counsellor, Union Region 8 – Yorkton

Committee Support:
Dean Job, Executive Director
Holly Bratt, Executive Assistant/Recorder

The Grievance Committee is responsible for ensuring that all HSAS members are represented in a fair, consistent and reasonable manner.  This Committee will hear a member’s appeal of a decision by the Labour Relations Staff not to advance her grievance to arbitration.

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Chair – Dean Job, Chief Negotiator & HSAS Executive Director

Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist, Union Region 7 – Saskatoon
Natalie Horejda, Communications Committee Chair, Communications/Member Benefits Manager

Committee Support:
Holly Bratt, HSAS Executive Assistant, Recorder

The Negotiating Committee is responsible for bargaining the best possible Collective Agreement for the membership covered by the HSAS & SAHO Collective Agreement.

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Chair – Travis Bolen, Paramedic, Union Region 11 – Regina

The OH&S Committee develops and implements a process approved by Executive Council for the selection and tracking of HSAS Members to local OH&S Committees.