Second Call for Nominations for 2026 KFA Elections

Posted on March 23, 2026

Dear Kwantlen Faculty Association Members,

In accordance with Article 7 of our Constitution and By-Laws, this is the second call for nominations for the following positions on the KFA Executive Committee:

President (until end of term, August 31, 2028)
VP-Negotiations (until end of term, August 31, 2028)
Member-at-Large (until end of term, August 31, 2028)
Science & Horticulture Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
School of Business Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Faculty of Health Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
School of Design (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Trades & Technology Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2027)
Qualifying Studies & Access Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2027)
Non-Regular Faculty Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Status of Women Committee Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Occupational Health & Safety Committee Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Academic Governance Committee Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028)
Pension Advisory Committee Representative (until end of term, May 31, 2028

Please see the attached document titled “ Responsibilities of an Executive Committee Member” and By-law 4.2 for information about these roles. Please also see the new KFA Conflict of Interest Policy .

Nomination Period – March 23-April 14, 2026
The nomination period runs from March 23 to April 14, at noon. Nomination forms are to be sent to the Chief Returning Officer (C.R.O.), Diane Walsh. Three calls for nominations will be made during this time period. In the event that the call for nominations results in only one nomination being received by the close of the nomination period, the nominee shall be acclaimed at the Annual General Meeting on April 15, 2026. If there is more than one nominee, an online election will be held.

The nominations received to date are as follows:

Nominee	Nominator	Position
		President
Mark Diotte	Marc Kampschuur	VP-Negotiations
		Member-at-Large
		Science & Horticulture Representative
		School of Business Representative
		Faculty of Health Representative
		School of Design Representative
		Trades & Technology Representative
		Qualifying Studies & Access Representative
		Non-Regular Faculty Representative
		Status of Women Committee Representative
		Occupational Health & Safety Committee Representative
		Academic Governance Committee Representative
Richard Le Grand	Kyle Matsuba	Pension Advisory Committee Representative