Tammy Stieb, USFA Executive Assistant
Phone: 306.966.5609
Email: tammy.stieb@usask.ca
Tammy started with the USFA in 2008 after working for the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Regina in Prince Albert and the College of Dentistry at the U of S. She is the first contact for the majority of member inquiries. Tammy assists in the coordination of all USFA special events, conferences, workshops and travel arrangements. She has overall responsibility for the operation of the office and takes lead responsibility for appointments, scheduling, preparing agendas and minutes for the Executive Committee, as well as coordinating and structuring office meetings and those of the various committees.
Johanne Brassard, USFA Member Services Officer
Phone: 306.966.5610
Email: johanne.brassard@usask.ca
Johanne joined the staff of the USFA in 2001 after more than a decade as a local union leader and activist with the United Steelworkers union. She is an active participant at the bargaining table and works closely with USFA leadership on strategic matters. Johanne is responsible for advising and supporting a number of association committees including the Joint Committee for Management of the Agreement (JCMA), the USFA Communications Committee and the USFA Committee on Women’s Issues (CWI). She is one of the USFA observers for appointments and attends many initial Search Committee meetings.
Maureen Fryett, USFA Professional Officer
Phone: 306.966.5611
Email: maureen.fryett@usask.ca
Maureen Fryett has been the USFA Professional Officer since August of 2004 after serving 17 years as a national union representative for Service Employees International Union. She is responsible for advising the Executive Committee on collective agreement administration and labour relations issues. She serves on a number of USFA Committees, including the Association and Joint Grievance Committees, and the Joint Benefits Committee. Maureen is one of two USFA observers on the University Review Committee and provides advice to members with respect to appeals of collegial decisions as well as assisting faculty advocates in representing members through the appeal process. Maureen provides confidential advice to faculty in managing their terms and conditions of appointment. She has acted as union counsel at arbitration hearings, served on numerous union negotiating committees and has represented union members during grievance proceedings, harassment and discrimination investigations, and academic misconduct proceedings. Maureen also served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the annual Calgary Lancaster Labour Arbitration Conference in 2012 and was a Co-Chair of the conference in 2013. She has also served as a conference panelist at the Calgary Labour Arbitration Conference and was a regular speaker at the Centre for Labour-Management Development conferences in Saskatchewan.