2020 Board Elections


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The official nominees in the 2020 Board of Directors Election were:

President

Two candidates:

Second Vice-President/Secretary of the Board

Three candidates:

Chief Trustee

Election no longer required; to be elected by acclamation: Sandi GIESLER

A second nominee, Rosa Anderson, officially withdrew candidacy on October 13, 2020.

Contractual Unit Director, Edmonton Public Library

No election required; elected by acclamation: Lori JEFFERY-HEANEY

Contractual Unit Director, EPCOR

No election required; elected by acclamation: Teresa DOBLANKO

Contractual Unit Director, Capital Power

No nominations were received. This position remains vacant.

On October 31, 2020, the Election Officers and Scrutineers virtually met following the closing of the Election Period to analyze the votes that were conducted through Simply Voting. The official certified results (generated by the voting platform) which includes details such as voter turnout and votes are currently viewable on the Simply Voting website (click 'View Results' at the bottom).

President

Two candidates:

Lanny CHUDYK:

Received 508 votes (51.1%)

Laurie FIORILLI:

Received 486 votes (48.9%)

Abstained votes: 52 (5.0%)
Total votes: 1,046
Elected: Lanny Chudyk

Second Vice-President/Secretary of the Board

Three candidates:

Esther ANDERSON:

Received 257 votes (27.9%)

Pierre BLANCHETTE:

Received 318 votes (34.5%)

Anna VESALA:

Received 347 votes (37.6%)

Abstained votes: 124 (11.9%)
Total votes: 1,046
Elected: Anna Vesala

Chief Trustee

Election was not required (other nominee withdrew candidacy); elected by acclamation: Sandi GIESLER 

Contractual Unit Director, Edmonton Public Library

Election was not required; elected by acclamation: Lori JEFFERY-HEANEY

Contractual Unit Director, EPCOR

Election was not required; elected by acclamation: Teresa DOBLANKO

Contractual Unit Director, Capital Power

No nominations were received. A nomination period will reopen for interested Capital Power members to fill this position - more info to come.

11/2/2020

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2020 CSU 52 Board of Directors Election:

  • LANNY CHUDYK is declared elected to the position of President
  • ANNA VESALA is declared elected to the position of Second Vice-President/Secretary of the Board

The official certified results (generated by the voting platform which includes details such as voter turnout and votes) are currently viewable on the Simply Voting website (click ‘view results’ at the bottom).

Scrutineers and Poll Clerks were invited to join a Zoom meeting on October 31 to observe the “count.” In attendance were: Ariel Bowering, Becky Machnee, Tracy Foran, Michael Goth, Laura Raynor, Greg Novak.

A final written report will be provided to the Board of Directors and at the next General Meeting.

  • The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on November 10 at 12:30 p.m. Members can attend Board meetings so long as they provide advance notice of their plan to attend by emailing [email protected]
  • The next General meeting is December 1

Thank you very much for your participation in the democratic processes of our Union and putting yourselves forward to represent your fellow workers.

In solidarity,

Ariel Bowering, Returning Officer
Becky Machnee, Assistant Returning Officer
CSU 52 Board of Directors Elections 2020

Union Scrutineers

  • Greg Novak
  • Laura Raynor

2020 CSU 52 Board of Directors Election Report

View Election Report (member login required)