Welcome to the 2026 UWOSA Elections
On behalf of the Elections Committee, we would like to introduce the candidates for the 2026-28 Elections.
President (Candidates)
Vice President (Candidates)
Chief Steward (Candidates)
**Click link to see candidates’ pictures and bios.**
The following positions have been acclaimed, as follows:
Membership Services Officer
Cassandra Schultz
Health & Safety Officer
Cleusa de Oliveira
Treasurer
Shailesh Nene
Secretary
Mike Parker
We will be holding elections for the three full-time release officer positions, President, Vice-President, and Chief Steward beginning on Monday March 2. To begin the voting, all candidates will have the opportunity to address the general membership in a public forum on Monday March 2 from 12-1pm. Each candidate will have a maximum of seven minutes to formally address the general membership.
**Registration is open for the March 2nd Public Forum via this LINK. Please ensure to use your Western email account to register. The deadline to register is tomorrow Friday February 27th at 12:00pm.
Those members not available to attend the live public forum will have access to view the recording on the UWOSA 2026 Elections page by Monday March 2 at 2pm. The electronic voting will begin on Monday March 2 at 1pm and will remain open until Thursday March 5 at 1pm. **All eligible members will receive an email from Intelivote with instructions on how to cast your vote on Monday March 2nd.**
Questions please email elections@uwosa.ca
