Established in 1951, CAUT is the national voice of the university body. CAUT represents more than 72,000 professors, librarians, researchers and other academics and is committed to academic freedom and is actively working in the public interest to improve the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada.
Executive Committee Members 2024-2025
![Peter McInnis](/sites/default/files/headshot-peter_mcinnis-exec2023.png)
Peter McInnis
President
St. Francis Xavier (StFXAUT)
![Robin Whitaker](/sites/default/files/headshot-robin-exec2023.png)
Robin Whitaker
Vice-President
Memorial (MUNFA)
![Yalla Sangaré](/sites/default/files/headshot-yalla-exec2023.png)
Yalla Sangaré
Treasurer
Sainte-Anne (APPBUSA)
![Brenda Austin-Smith](/sites/default/files/headshot-brenda_austin-smith-exec2024.jpg)
Brenda Austin-Smith
Past President
Manitoba (UMFA)
![Patrick Noël](/sites/default/files/headshot-patrick-exec2024.jpg)
Patrick Noël
Representative-at-large (Francophone)
Saint-Boniface (APPUSB)
![Chantale Jeanrie](/sites/default/files/headshot-chantal-exec2023.png)
Chantale Jeanrie
Representative-at-large (Quebec)
Université Laval (SPUL)
![Marc Schroeder](/sites/default/files/headshot-mark-exec2024.jpg)
Marc Schroeder
Representative-at-large (General)
Mount Royal (MRFA)
![David Newhouse](/sites/default/files/headshot-david_newhouse-exec2023.png)
David Newhouse
Representative-at-large (Aboriginal)
Trent (TUFA)
![Claudia Steinke](/sites/default/files/headshot-claudia_steinke_-exec2023.png)
Claudia Steinke
Representative-at-large (General)
Lethbridge (ULFA)
![Alison Hearn Michael Arfken](/sites/default/files/headshot-mike-exec2024.jpg)
Michael Arfken
Chair Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee
PEI (UPEIFA)
![Nick Papatheodorakos](/sites/default/files/headshot-nick-exec2023.png)
Nick Papatheodorakos
Chair Contract Academic Staff Committee
Concordia Part-Time (CUPFA)
![Jennifer Dekker](/sites/default/files/headshot-jennifer-exec2024.jpg)
Jennifer Dekker
Chair Librarians' & Archivists' Committee
Ottawa (APUO)
![Michael Shaw](/sites/default/files/headshot-michael-exec2024.jpg)
Michael Shaw
Chair Collective Bargaining and Organizing Committee
Manitoba (UMFA)
![Susan Spronk](/sites/default/files/headshot-susan-exec2024.jpg)
Susan Spronk
Co-Chair Equity Committee
Ottawa (APUO)
![Fabienne Cyrius](/sites/default/files/headshot-fabianne-exec2024.jpg)
Fabienne Cyrius
Co-Chair Equity Committee
Concordia (CUPFA)
![David Robinson](/sites/default/files/davidrobinson-2018-rgb-compressed.jpg)
David Robinson
Executive Director
(Ex-officio)