I am an associate professor in the Faculty of Health and Community Studies and have been a full-time member since 2010. Before that, starting in 2000, I served as a sessional member for ten years, providing me with dual experience of being both a long-serving sessional and tenured member. As an associate professor, I have maintained a TS workload, primarily in the Acupuncture program, where I teach a broad spectrum of courses from foundational theory to clinical skills. Outside of my regular teaching duties I have recently served as Chair for the Department of Allied Health and Human Performance. This experience provided me with valuable insights into the operational dimensions of our University, from the logistics of academic scheduling to the nuances of workload assignment.
My interest in the position of president stems from my work as a Faculty Advocate with the GMUFA for the past four years. Through this role, I came to see how critical the work of the GMUFA is to our members. The mentorship I received from our former Professional Officer Graham Baker, our former ED Jasmine French, and our current Professional Officer Justin, has provided me a robust understanding of the needs of our members and the association as a whole. I believe I am well-positioned to serve the GMUFA in this role.
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Michelle Malin is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and an Associate Professor with MacEwan University’s School of Business.
Prior to joining MacEwan in 2011, Michelle worked as an auditor with Deloitte, a large, international accounting firm where she worked on audits for a variety of public and private corporations in Alberta. Later in her accounting career, Michelle specialized in income tax where she provided tax and estate planning services to individual and corporate clients.
At MacEwan, Michelle teaches taxation and financial accounting courses. Michelle also teaches post-graduate courses for the accounting profession in the CPA Professional Education Program (PEP).
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Ashley Stasiewich is a Sessional-Extended Instructor in the Paralegal Studies program at MacEwan University, with over 17 years of legal industry experience. Ashley teaches courses such as Legal Research, Technology for Paralegals, and the Paralegal Studies capstone course. She also coordinates practicum placements for students, ensuring they gain valuable, hands-on experience in the legal field.
In 2024, Ashley was honored with the Sessional Instructor Teaching Excellence Award at MacEwan University. Currently pursuing a doctoral degree focused on paralegal education, Ashley aims to enhance the educational experiences and professional development of future legal professionals.
I am an Associate Professor of Classics in the Humanities Department and the current Discipline Coordinator for Classics which requires me to be aware of the Collective Agreement’s provisions regarding workload and faculty and sessional hiring. Prior to coming to MacEwan, I was a sessional instructor at several universities; as a result, I have experiences of being contingent faculty and a junior, tenure-track faculty member. In addition to committee work at MacEwan, I have also chaired committees for my national discipline and was a union representative during my graduate degrees.
As representative for FAS, my goal is to represent the needs of all faculty ranks (from sessional to full professor) by bringing in my experience as a sessional instructor and junior faculty member along with my knowledge of the CA when discussing workload, teaching and research support, and job security. In addition to representing all faculty ranks, as FAS representative my job is to represent the entirety of the faculty by being aware of the particular teaching, research, and service expectations and needs of the Arts and Sciences. I have contacts across the faculty and am thus able to respond to the individual needs of each area of the faculty.
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Jennifer Spencer is a long term Sessional in the Theatre Department. She is a Director, Actor, Playwright, and voice and text coach. She has served as the Music Theatre Performance Sessional Representative on the Department of Theatre Council for over three years, and served two elected terms as the Sessional Representative for FFAC Council.
Jennifer also served on the formation of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications' Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Action Committee. Her article "Performance Arts Training in the Era of #metoo" won Forum Article of the Year from VASTA, the Voice and Speech Trainers Association.
Jennifer was the first woman, and artist, to chair the board of Workshop West Playwrights’ theatre, and is one of the few women and artists across Canada to do so.
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We currently have a vacant position on the Board. If you are interested in serving, please reach out to the Faculty Association Office FAOffice@macewan.ca
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Melanie Neumeier is a Registered Nurse (RN), Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Nursing, and co-founder of the PAWSS (Pets Assisting with Student Success) program at MacEwan.
She is dedicated to integrating technology and innovative teaching strategies to enhance the student experience and has a passion for leveraging digital tools to create interactive and engaging learning environments to help make complex concepts more accessible and relevant to students.
She is committed to enhancing campus life for students and faculty and believes that being involved is the best way to do that.
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Birgitta teaches English as an Additional Language in Academic and Language Preparation and has taught French in the Department of Humanities. As an EAL instructor, she has had the opportunity to teach on two campuses and mentor practicum students.
Birgitta has been at MacEwan since 2002 and is eager to represent the School of Continuing Education.
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Jenna Williams is a Counsellor and Registered Psychologist with Wellness and Psychological Services. She has worked in Students with Disabilities at NAIT and at a not-for-profit as a counsellor before she joined MacEwan in October 2022. Jenna has a deep commitment to education, inclusive and ethical practice, professional development, and collaboration. Currently she is a member of the Healthy Relationships Week Planning Committee and the Consent Action Week Planning Committee. Previously she was a part of FANC's EDI Working Group, SVPEC, and the Restorative Justice Sexual Violence Planning sub-committee.
Jenna is is eager to contribute her knowledge, experience, and passion to this role, and she is honoured to serve as a voice for faculty.
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