Brittany Sanders will join the HSA Board of Directors as the representative from Region 9 (Kootenays). Sanders was acclaimed after the deadline passed with no further nominations.
Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members working in Region 7 on the union’s board of directors.
The two candidates in the election are Jas Giddha and Edith MacHattie.
The successful candidate will assume the position of Regional Director for a two-year term at the conclusion of HSA's 2019 annual convention. Candidate statements will be included with voting information sent to members by email or postal mail.
Four candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members working in Region 5 on the union’s board of directors.
The candidates in the election are Ramzan Anjum, John Christopherson, Carla Gibbons, and Jill Slind.
The successful candidate will assume the position of Regional Director for a two-year term at the conclusion of HSA's 2019 annual convention. Candidate statements will be included with voting information sent to members by email or postal mail.
Two candidates have been nominated to represent HSA members working in Region 3 on the union’s board of directors.
The two candidates in the election are Mojtaba (Moji) Borairi and Cheryl Greenhalgh.
The successful candidate will assume the position of Regional Director for a two-year term at the conclusion of HSA's 2019 annual convention. Candidate statements will be included with voting information sent to members by email or postal mail.
Becky Packer will join the HSA Board of Directors as the representative from Region 1 (central and north Vancouver Island). Packer was acclaimed after the deadline passed with no further nominations.
Nominations are now open for regional director elections in Regions 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9. This is an excellent opportunity for members to contribute to the leadership of the union and to represent the interest of other members.
HSA’s 2019 annual convention will include an election for the position of president. The two-year term begins at the adjournment of the 2019 convention, set for April 4 and 5, 2019 in Vancouver.
The president is HSA’s senior elected officer, and acts as the CEO of the union, overseeing the union’s day to day operations, including staffing and budget management. The president is the union’s primary spokesperson and ensures that the policies and decisions of annual conventions and the board of directors are carried out.
Preparations for HSA’s annual convention, where delegates representing members from throughout the province set goals, debate policies, and recommend actions for the union and its members to carry out for the year, are already underway.
HSA members in Region 8 have elected Cherylee Hale as their representative on the union’s Board of Directors. Her election is effective immediately for a two-year term that ends at conclusion of HSA’s annual convention in 2020.
Hale is a cardiology technologist working at Penticton Regional Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital. She has also worked at Kootenay Lake Hospital and Trail Regional Hospital. For 28 years throughout her working career, she has been an active union member, initially with HEU and then as an HSA member.
During the coming weeks, HSA members in Region 8 will have an opportunity to elect their representative on HSA's Board of Directors.
The position was left vacant at the end of the recent HSA annual convention, as no member was nominated at the original call for nominations. After a second call for nominations in a byelection, the position closed with two members declaring their candidacy:
