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Chair – Braden White, Paramedic
Rob Snell, EMT

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, Speech Language Pathologist
Bill Feldbruegge, Vice-President, Speech Language Pathologist
Maureen Kraemer, Secretary, Social Worker
Amy Ewart, Treasurer, Mental Health Therapist

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Chair – Natalie Horejda, Board of Governor, Physical Therapist
Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist
Maureen Kraemer, Secretary, Social Worker
Amy Ewart, Treasurer, Mental Health Therapist
Rob Snell, EMT
Dean Job, Executive Director
Mark Jagoe, Office Manager
Dawn Brown, Communications Officer

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

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Chair – Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist
Maureen Kraemer, Secretary, Social Worker
Natalie Horejda, Board of Governors, Physical Therapist
Chelsea Gordon, Occupational Therapist
Colleen Howe, Assessor Coordinator
Dean Job, Executive Director

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

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Chair – Amy Ewart, Treasurer, Mental Health Therapist
Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist
Bill Feldbruegge, Vice-President, Speech Language Pathologist
Karen Schmid, Board of Governor, Respiratory Therapist
Krishna Vegunta, Physical Therapist
Dan Szmutko, Occupational Therapist (member at large)
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 and presenting it to the Executive Council.
• Before the end of each Fiscal Year, the Finance Committee shall provide to the Executive Council a proposed Association budget for the next Fiscal Year.
• Monitoring all revenue and expenditures in relationship to the budget.
• Preparing a quarterly statement of receipts, disbursements and members equity with documentation of investments and present it to the Executive Council.
• Presenting the approved budget at the annual convention.
• The Finance Committee also has the following portfolios:
  • Education – set up to administer the various funds the association offers
  • Charitable Donations – established to evaluate charitable donation opportunities
  • Professional Contributions – established to review sponsorship of professional conferences.
  • Emergency Fund

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Interim Chair – Angela Barsalou, Respiratory Therapist
Dean Job, Executive Director

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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Permanent Committee Members
Dean Job – Chief Negotiator/Negotiating Committee Chair & HSAS Executive Director
Karen Wasylenko – HSAS President & Speech Language Pathologist (SHR)
Natalie Horejda – HSAS Communications Chair & Physical Therapist (RQHR)

Appointed Committee Members
Maureen Kraemer – Social Worker, MSW (Sun Country)
Angela Barsalou – Registered Respiratory Therapist (SHR)
Scott Boucher – Dietitian (RQHR)
Jodi Posehn – Addictions Counsellor (SHR)
Sergio Silveira – Primary Care Paramedic (Heartland/Cypress)
Shannon Orell-Bast – Assessor Coordinator (RQHR)

The Negotiating Committee is responsible for bargaining the best possible Collective Agreement for the membership as a whole.

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Chair- Michelle Marud, Assessor Coordinator

Karen Wasylenko, President, Speech Language Pathologist
Angela Barsalou, Respiratory Therapist
Marcel Shevalier, Addictions Counsellor
Brent Vanin, Pharmacist
Dean Job, Executive Director