President
Nas Yadollahi
Nas has led Local 79 to historic gains at the bargaining table by putting members at the centre of every campaign.
Executive Committee
The table officers who lead Local 79 day to day, from bargaining and the grievance process to the Local's finances and membership.
First Vice-President
Keith Fiering
Keith has put health and safety back at the centre of the Local's work, and he brings 19 years of strategy and bargaining experience to winning for members.
Vice-President–Executive Steward
Jeremy Jaber
Jeremy has strengthened the Duty Desk and trained stewards across the city, and he is running to make the grievance process faster for every member.
Vice-President, Equity
Brigett Coleman
Brigett brings legal training and more than two decades of membership to giving members facing discrimination a voice.
Recording Secretary
Mekhi McKenzie-Jones
Mekhi co-led the Part-Time Recreation table in the round that ended minimum-wage pay scales at the City.
Membership Secretary
Fred Shilson
Fred has chaired the Membership and Strike Committees and led the Local's work for members facing layoffs and redeployment.
Treasurer
Shannon Berseth
Shannon has made financial transparency the standard for the role entrusted with members' money.
Unit Officers
Each Unit Officer represents the members of one bargaining unit on the Executive Board.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerFull-Time
Unit
Unit
Lloyd Campbell
Parks and Recreation
After fighting his own wrongful termination, Lloyd represents every member the way he wanted to be represented.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerFull-Time
Unit
Unit
Jason Desjardins
Printing Services
Jason has represented members in nearly every City division over 15 years as a Unit Officer.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerFull-Time
Unit
Unit
Sherry Desmond
Shelters
Sherry brings a shelter worker's compassion and a steward's firmness to every member she represents.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerFull-Time
Unit
Unit
Melinda McClean
Toronto Employment and Social Services
Melinda has carried health and safety advocacy from TESS all the way to CUPE National.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerPart-Time
Unit B
Unit B
Omar Fairclough
311 Toronto
Omar pairs careful preparation with strategic pressure to win concrete improvements for members.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerPart-Time
Recreation Unit
Recreation Unit
Talla Ahmad
Parks and Recreation
Talla organizes across divisional lines because she believes solidarity should not stop at one workplace.
City of Toronto Unit OfficerSeniors Services &
Long-Term Care Unit
Long-Term Care Unit
Florence Mwangi
Seniors Services and Long-Term Care
Florence has fought to make every hour worked, including STAT hours, count toward seniority in long-term care.
Unit OfficerHennick Bridgepoint
Service Unit
Service Unit
William Stubbs
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
William wants to close the gap between the floor at Bridgepoint and the Executive Board.
Unit OfficerToronto Community
Housing
Housing
Joel Leotaud
Toronto Community Housing
Joel has carried more than 700 member-signed petitions straight to the TCHC CEO.
Unit OfficerToronto Seniors
Housing
Housing
Ron Reyes
Toronto Seniors Housing
Ron helped win TSHC's first standalone collective agreement, with raises and better benefits and no concessions.
Executive Officers at Large
Stewards, health and safety representatives and organizers from across the City, TCHC, TSHC and Bridgepoint, elected by the whole membership.
Coline Babin
Technology Services
Coline has stood with workers in refusals over dangerous conditions and led injury investigations across the City.
Arlene Dias
Toronto Public Health
Arlene has taken the case for public health nurses to the Board of Health and into print.
Rose Marie Edwards
Seniors Services and Long-Term Care
Rose Marie has stood with long-term care members through investigations, grievances and Step 2 meetings.
Marva Johnson
Toronto Public Health
Marva has been a steward since 2005 and is known for taking the time to listen to members.
Trish MacKenzie
Legal Services
Trish built the steward team that protects members facing the City's Internal Investigations Unit.
Mary Grace Marquez
Seniors Services and Long-Term Care
Mary Grace has guided members through WSIB, accommodation and long-term disability cases.
Brianna Plummer
Toronto Community Housing
Brianna uses every platform she has, from posters to the CUPE Cast podcast, to keep members informed and heard.
Ann-Marie Reynolds
Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration
Ann-Marie brings 25 years across City departments and job evaluation experience to the fight for a strong contract.
Ahsan Said
Municipal Licensing and Standards
Ahsan has helped build organizing campaigns from TCHC bargaining to Forepersons and TESS.
Jit Singh
Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital
Jit has held Bridgepoint accountable on the duty to accommodate and seniority-based overtime.
Chris Spataro
Transportation Services
Chris has represented members in grievances, arbitrations and redeployments, and is Deputy Chair of the Strike Committee.
Brad Truax
Toronto Shelter and Support Services
Brad brings a licensed paralegal's grounding in employment and human rights law to representing members.
Carla Wallbridge
Children's Services
Carla brings 25 years in Children's Services and a decade of health and safety work to the Executive Board.
Will Walsh
Toronto Paramedic Services
Will helped fix pay and retention at the ambulance communications centre, which helped bring down 911 hold times.