About CUFA BC

Annabree has served as CUFA BC Executive Director since 2019. Annabree has worked in post-secondary academic labour relations union-side for over a decade in BC and Alberta. She has experience representing faculty rights in bargaining and labour disputes, as well as personal experience as a contract faculty member. Prior to her career in university labour, Annabree was a published researcher and a contract instructor at both the university and college level. She holds a Master of Science in experimental psychology and a double major Bachelor of Arts and Science in French and Psychology, as well as a Labour Relations-Management Certificate. Whenever she isn’t working, Annabree enjoys spending time with her wife and two children and distracting herself with hobbies, which include stone sculpture and playing piano. Email: [email protected]

Dr. Kenneth Christie is the Program Head and a Professor of the Human Security and Peacebuilding graduate program at Royal Roads University. Christie is a political scientist, author, editor and international academic who has taught and conducted research at universities in the U.S., Singapore, South Africa, Norway, the United Arab Emirates and Canada. Working all over the world has given him a unique perspective on peace, development and human security. His work has focused on issues of human rights, security and democratization. He is widely published as an author and editor with eleven books to his credit. His most recent book, co-edited with Marion Boulby, Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the Mediterranean and MENA was published by Palgrave MacMillan (2018). Today, he is working on issues of human security and its links to ethnic and state formation/failure in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. Christie is also working on issues of de-radicalization, terrorism and human rights as well as populism (historical and contemporary) and corporate social responsibility. The work he produces is truly interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature. Dr. Christie is also a frequent commentator in the international and national media including television, radio and print on a wide variety of international affairs topics.

Niña holds a Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences with a Minor in Gerontology from Simon Fraser University. Niña brings previous knowledge of Event Planning at a University Student Union level. She previously worked as an Admission Officer at a private post-secondary institution. When she is not at work, Niña enjoys volunteering at a long-term care home and staying active by playing volleyball.

Dr. Elizabeth Hodgson is Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. Her scholarly publications on the literatures of the English Renaissance include 3 monographs, an edited collection and many articles focused on political and spiritual cultures, social and literary history, gender, poetics, and women writers. Dr. Hodgson has been Associate Head in her department and founder of the graduate Co-op program in the Faculty of Arts.  She is former President and current Chief Negotiator for the UBC Faculty Association, a former member of the national Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee of CAUT, and trustee for several arts and non-profit community organizations.

Mr. Nidal Mousa is an Assistant Professor at Royal Roads University, where he serves as the intellectual lead for Finance and teaches finance, accounting, and business analytics. His teaching and academic leadership focus on helping students connect financial analysis, accounting information, and data-driven decision-making to real organizational challenges. He is especially committed to applied, experiential, and inclusive learning that prepares students to make financially sound, socially responsible, and strategically informed decisions. Dr. Mousa is a finance scholar-practitioner with more than 20 years of combined experience in financial analysis, corporate planning, portfolio strategy, risk management, and academic instruction. His research interests include sustainable finance, ESG-washing, corporate accountability, stakeholder influence on ESG practices, and financial decision-making in the public sector. He brings extensive professional experience from the public and financial sectors, including senior roles in financial analysis, planning, advising, and private banking with organizations such as the Canada Revenue Agency, Scotiabank, CIBC, and Bank Leumi.

Dr. Paul Siakaluk is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), where he has taught and conducted research since 2004. His research interests include examining the roles of embodiment and individual differences on language and conceptual processing. He has taught a variety of courses over his career, including introductory psychology, cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind, and statistics. He also currently serves as the President of the UNBC Faculty Association.