https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/biographies daily 0.75 2023-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579840407206-8E1GIK996YELXRI8TVCR/Patrice+Blais+-+Portrait.jpg About - Patrice Blais Vice-President (ACCLAIMED) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/906403a5-37b9-4537-9b80-5d5bb17dd246/fabienne+cyrius.jpg About - Fabienne Cyrius Chair - Mobilization https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578897181875-73FTWU88R2OTIJBXBHWZ/Leslie%252BBarker%252B-%252BPortrait.jpg About - Leslie Barker Chair of Communications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578898251676-LYQ3SL08ZG8U872GNTWV/Eleni%2BPanagiotarakou%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg About - Dr. Eleni Panagiotarakou Chair - Research and Professional Development https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578897828252-UDC42SRLLR3NM0E3CO3G/Scott%2BChlopan%2B%2528Executive%2BSecretary%2529-%2BPortrait.jpg About - Scott Chlopan Executive Secretary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578897158380-5FXX6L8JAHMU4GKRFMBY/Robert%2BSoroka%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg About - Robert Soroka President, CUPFA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578897914740-9QYP3OY061SCM9I3OX9M/June%2BRiley%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg About - June Riley Treasurer (ACCLAIMED) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578897401158-BXL8APL7R5IMR5EQTBRO/Nick%2BPapatheodorakos%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg About - Nick Papatheodorakos Chair - External Relations https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/vote daily 0.75 2023-01-12 https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/home daily 1.0 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579669591808-M12JWUYOYC1GHN39CA74/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Collective Bargaining: Enhanced Member Participation Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579669674347-GWNXAAPQ2EJJJA2JCAKO/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Professional Development and Research: Advancement and Governance Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579669818235-FGJJVF9OR0NR9T5FXU36/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Job Security for Members with Fewer than 24 Credits Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579670768502-BNFB0UDKE1SFD5TVU0RE/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - More Job Security for All Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579670843585-OSC38Q2N4DL1W0FFVUIB/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Implementation of New and Existing Provisions for Our Collective Agreement Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579670871506-S2KNMUKBJ50KO2C8ROPH/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Representation on Accreditation Committees Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579671066292-GVQQZI51QE4PUK1SZGZ7/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Compensate Members for Duties Falling Outside Typical Teaching Duties Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579671031634-V3YQ8V4ZPX6Q9SMQPVAE/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Voice on the Council of Graduate School Studies Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579671226496-5MBBTQBWNWEONXWVGFTY/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Build on Our Already Strong National Presence Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579672789347-TOZW31ZZOT50W9MCIERX/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Immediate Support for Managing Student Mental and Physical Health Issues Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579672842151-8UFTAOZ3DNTSFND1JSSZ/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Ensure Strike Fund is “Green” Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579672710548-GEEHN9PQ7QKRX276G6TH/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Increase Health Care Coverage Accessibility Click to learn more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579673857902-D8FGTFSQ02137O2INV1U/fd3111-2880x1800.png TEAM ROBERT SOROKA - Home / - Upgrade our Communication Platform Click to learn more https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/platform daily 0.75 2020-01-13 https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/where-we-are-where-were-going daily 0.75 2020-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579925986719-OL10GFRYSOHNDQR8HOT9/CUPFA+SECTIONS.jpg Where We Are & Where We're Going https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579578171135-9DO9VNPG1HY0JDQBOPVO/Dr.%2BSoroka%2B-%2BCUPFA%2BPresident.jpg Where We Are & Where We're Going https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1578977319111-43MO29VT5Q9RDHMCEOP2/LTA.jpg Where We Are & Where We're Going https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/robert-soroka-biography daily 0.75 2020-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579392943877-KBTSGY470EG3JG524NZ8/Robert%2BSoroka%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg Robert Soroka - Biography - Robert Soroka CUPFA President (français à suivre) Robert Soroka has served as President of CUPFA since 2017. In that time, he and the bargaining team have negotiated an unprecedented two Collective Agreements in three years that, among other things, memorialized online course development rights, salary and professional development fund increases, greater accessibility to health benefits, seats for CUPFA on the Pension Committee and the Benefits committee, improved security for senior members and increased course limits for junior members. Under his leadership, CUPFA members have benefited with more work. To wit, in three years our workload has increased 97 sections and LTA sections have been reduced by 55 sections, creating a net gain of over $870 000 in salaries. Further, communications have been optimized with regular Town Halls, our “Under 24 Credits” Club (created to address concerns for our more junior members, and consistent outreach to Departments. https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/scott-chlopan-biography daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/ead01266-abfd-4766-821b-1180aea7be27/unnamed.jpg Scott Chlopan - Biography - Veneta William Executive Secretary Veneta William - Dawson Business Administration Graduate https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/june-riley-biography daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579401373110-9Z6MENEJ5VKSLZP555SO/Lady%2B2%2B%2528June%2BRiley%2529%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg June Riley - Biography - June Riley Treasurer (ACCLAIMED) I will be honoured to serve another term as your Treasurer. I will continue to provide successful orientations for the membership on the topics of pension plan, retirement and health insurance. Comprehensive information about these issues is on our website. Our strike fund is worth over $6 million, up from $1.25 million in 2011. I provide financial and economic analysis as part of our collective agreement negotiation team. I seek your continued confidence and support. Je serai honorée de servir un nouveau mandat en tant que votre trésorière. Je continuerai d’offrir aux membres des séances d’orientation efficaces sur les régimes de retraite, la retraite et l’assurance médicale. Vous trouverez sur notre site web des renseignements à ce sujet. Notre fonds de grève vaut plus de 6 millions de dollars, en hausse par rapport à 1,25 million en 2011. J’apporte également des analyses financières et économiques au sein de notre équipe de négociation de la convention collective. Je sollicite votre confiance et votre soutien renouvelés. https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/professional-development-and-research-advancement-and-governance daily 0.75 2020-01-20 https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/leslie-barker-biography daily 0.75 2020-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579396737031-Z9FNEI6R36PDOYWKQ873/Lady%2B1%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg Leslie Barker - Biography - Leslie Barker Chair of Communications As CUPFA’s Chair of Communications, Leslie Barker will bring the energy and experience of more than 30 years of part-time teaching in Concordia’s Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Applied Physiology (Exercise Science), as a current CUPFA representative on Senate and the University’s Fall Break committee, also a long-time department Hiring Committee member. A variety of professional experiences have required and developed responsible, respectful, and clear connections with individuals and groups, motivated engagement with colleagues and students, and a commitment to improving existing communication procedures (website, bulletins, frequent updates, feedback opportunities, etc.) for better collaboration and outcomes. https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/patrice-blais-biography daily 0.75 2026-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579925248404-8TH4V44TYIS4S40JPSAN/Patrice+Blais+-+Portrait.jpg Patrice Blais - Biography - Patrice Blais Vice-President (ACCLAIMED) Patrice has been a faculty member since 2009 and serving as vice-president of CUPFA since 2010, holding the portfolio of Grievances and Labour Relations. He also has led the successful negotiations of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Collective Agreement of the Association. He has represented part time faculty on all major governing bodies of the university. Patrice’s involvement with Concordia started earlier that while pursuing a BA with a major in Political Science (BA 2002). He served in many roles in student government including President of the Concordia Student Union in 2001-2002. He also served on multiple universities governing committees including the Board of Governors, Senate, the Arts & Sciences Faculty Council and the Concordia Council on Student Life (CCSL). https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/dr-eleni-panagiotarakou-biography daily 0.75 2020-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579400391312-BFDU3FJ1VZJZB4BEG7TZ/Lady%2B4%2B%2528Eleni%2BPanagiotarakou%2529%2B-%2BWebsite.jpg Dr. Eleni Panagiotarakou - Biography - Dr. Eleni Panagiotarakou Chair - Research and Professional Development Born in Sparta, Greece, Eleni came to Canada and lived with the James Bay Cree (Eeyou Istchee) as part of her geographic fieldwork in urban planning and Native architecture that was funded by the Department of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Her internship as a Policy Analyst at the Department of Justice (Ottawa) explored restorative approaches to criminal justice, and was undertaken at the same time as her PhD in philosophy. Presently she is a Professor at Champlain College Lennoxville (Humanities), and a part-time Lecturer at Ottawa University (environmental law), Bishop’s University (human rights), and Concordia University in the Departments of Political Science and Philosophy. An active researcher, her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, The Ethics Forum, Idealistic Studies, Schole, Logeion, Political Theory, International Philosophical Quarterly, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Polis, and the Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice. She has presented her work in over 14 international conferences, including three guest lectures at SUNY (New York), University of Wyoming (UW), and St. Stephen’s College (Oxford University, UK). https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/nick-papatheodorakos-biography daily 0.75 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/1579398709701-A9OBGORFVZP5DBZ9RR80/Nick%2BPapatheodorakos%2B-%2BPortrait.jpg Nick Papatheodorakos - Biography - Nick Papatheodorakos Chair - External Relations Maître Nick Papatheodorakos brings to our team a strong balance of legal knowledge, industrial relations experience and invaluable transferable skills. A practicing lawyer specializing in employment and industrial relations law, Nick has helped defend teachers’ rights at the hiring table, the labour management table, at arbitration hearings and at the Tribunal administratif du travail. Engaged in labour rights for almost 10 years, Nick has expanded his knowledge and experience in industrial relations to include managing labour management issues, grievance procedures and collective bargaining negotiations. With this body of knowledge, experience, skillsets, and Nick’s hard work as External Relations Chair, he has reshaped the reach of CUPFA and its network of sister unions. https://www.teamrobertsoroka.com/fabienne-cyrius-biography daily 0.75 2023-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e004ed56d81b6022f164f12/dd6522b8-0914-45a1-b7dd-6bfed8b41c22/fabienne+cyrius.jpg Fabienne Cyrius - Biography - Fabienne Cyrius Chair - Mobilization Fabienne Cyrius brings significant and varied experience to CUPFA’s executive team with her work background as a union executive member, industry professional, educator, and academic administrator. 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