All questions or concerns — including grievances, collective agreement issues, or any other union matters — should be submitted through the contact form. When you use the contact form, your request is triaged by the Executive team, so it reaches the right person and gets the attention it needs as efficiently as possible.
Meet your 2026-2028 Executive Committee
Your Executive Team:
| President – City | William Turman | 647-822-3739 | president@cupe973.ca |
| Vice-President – City | Spencer Stroszka-Li | 519-998-9518 | vpcity@cupe973.ca |
| Vice-President – County | Angela Friendship | 226-218-3734 | vpcounty@cupe973.ca |
| Recording Secretary | Liz McGee | 226-500-4720 | recording@cupe973.ca |
| Secretary-Treasurer | TBD | treasurer@cupe973.ca | |
| Chief Steward – City | Bridget Irving | 226-820-1784 | stewardscity@cupe973.ca |
| Chief Steward – County | TBD | stewardscounty@cupe973.ca |
Trustees:
- John Bailey (1 Year)
- Tracy Benson (2 Year)
- Nancy Page (3 Year)
City Health & Safety Contact:
Covering City WSIB, Return to Work, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Accommodations, etc.
- Mathieu Alain-cityhealth@cupe973.ca
County Health & Safety Contact:
Covering County WSIB, Return to Work, Short Term and Long Term Disability, Accommodations, etc.
- Pam Dick: pamelad@wellington.ca
City Stewards:
- Bridget Irving (Chief Steward)-stewardscity@cupe973.ca
- Sarah Boghossian-sarah.boghossian@cupe973.ca
- Kelly Patzer
- Jeanette Hicks
- Jon Myers
- Maria Salgado
- Mathieu Alain
County Stewards:
- Angela Friendship (Chief Steward)-stewardscounty@cupe973.ca
- Amber Bell-amber.bell@cupe973.ca
City Wellness Coordinator:
City contact for member retirements, bereavements, sick leaves and congratulations.
- Liz McGee : citywellness@cupe973.ca
County Wellness Coordinator:
County contact for member retirements, bereavements, sick leaves and congratulations.
- Melissa Schweneger: countywellness@cupe973.ca
Barganing Committee – City:
- To be updated
Barganing Committee – County:
- Will Turman
- Angela Friendship
- Erica Sibio
- Lead Steward, County-TBD
Mobilization Committee – City:
- To be updated
Mobilization Committee – County:
- Alex Paytner
- more (TBD)
Grievance Committee – City:
- To be updated
Grievance Committee – County:
- To be updated
Education Committee:
- Liz McGee
- William Turman
Social Committee:
- Liz McGee
- Devon Myers
- Farial Hashimi
- Maria Salgado
- Amber Bell
Kids Christmas Party – City:
- Nancy Page
- Tracy Benson
Kids Christmas Party – County:
- To be updated
Health & Safety Committee – City:
- Alex Saftic-Central Civic
- Jocelyn Pederson-Central Civic
- Obinna Emeadi-Central Civic
- Kelly Patzer (a)-Central Civic
- Maria Salgado (a) – Central Civic
- Mathieu Alain -Central Civic
- Tanya Mazziotti-Culture & Recreation
- Sarah Farwell-Culture & Recreation
- Becky Macdonald-Culture & Recreation
- Jill Hunt-Culture & Recreation
- Michelle Clarke-Operations/Parks
- Andrew Shouldice-Solid Waste
- Joe Sciorilli-Wastewater
- Amanda Warne-Wastewater
Health & Safety – County:
- To be updated
City JJEC:
- Michelle Thalen- member
- Rory Templeton- member
- Tiffany Hanna (alternate)
- Marko Soro (alternate)
County JJEC:
- Taylor Aker- member
- Dunja Lukic- member
- Margaret Wrobel- co- chair
- empty-alternate
- Shaylyn Miller-alternate
By-Law Committee:
- Chair-Louis De Jong
- Edna Escalara
- Amber Bell
- From Executive – Will Turman, Spencer Stroszka-Li, Angela Friendship