Executive Committee
Founded in 1951, CAUT is Canada’s voice for academic and professional staff. CAUT represents more than 75,000 professors, librarians, researchers and other professionals in universities, colleges, and polytechnics across Canada. We are committed to improving the working conditions and professional rights of members, and to advancing the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada.
Executive Committee members 2026-2027
Robin Whitaker
President
Memorial (MUNFA)
Marc Schroeder
Vice-President
Mount Royal (MRFA)
Yalla Sangaré
Treasurer
Sainte-Anne (APPBUSA)
Peter McInnis
Past President
St. Francis Xavier (StFXAUT)
Hélène Albert
Representative-at-large (Francophone)
Moncton (ABPPUM)
Célyne Bastien
Representative-at-large (Quebec)
Laval (SPUL)
Fabrice Colin
Representative-at-large (General)
Laurentian (LUFA)
Marc Spooner
Representative-at-large
(General)
Regina (URFA)
Rheanna Robinson
Representative-at-large
(Indigenous)
Northern BC (UNBC-FA)
Shauna MacDonald
Representative-at-large (Colleges & Institutes)
ACIFA (ACIFA)
Michael Arfken
Chair, Academic Freedom
& Tenure Committee
PEI (UPEIFA)
Kristine Smitka
Chair, Contract Academic
Staff Committee
Alberta (AASUA)
Amy McLay Paterson
Chair, Librarians'
& Archivists' Committee
FPSE-BC (FPSE-BC)
Michael Shaw
Chair, Collective Bargaining
& Organizing Committee
Manitoba (UMFA)
Mayurika Chakravorty
Co-Chair Equity Committee
Carleton (CUASA)
Kate Cushon
Co-Chair Equity Committee
Regina (URFA)
David Robinson
Executive Director
(Ex-officio)
Committees and Working Groups of the Executive
Committee and working group members make recommendations on relevant policy matters to the Executive Committee.
The committees and working groups draft papers and other resources relevant to their mandate.
