COPE 378 Executive Board
The Executive Board is made up of about 21 members. The board is the executive management body of the union and meets monthly to discuss administrative and operational issues. The board reports to Council on policy and financial matters.
The Executive Board suggests ways the union can improve its policies and services to members. Board members must represent the interest of all members in their respective workplaces. They also sit on the union negotiating committee during bargaining and hold workplace membership meetings.
- Joanne Banfield
- Nancy Barrett
- Tim Bouzovetsky
- Karin Cirez
- Mike Ferguson
- Elaine Fraser
- Joyce Galuska
- Jeff Gillies
- Greg McDonald
- Rob Maschek
- Patty McCann
- Lucas Meyer
- Susan Orr
- Jeff Parker
- Sharon Thomas
- Nathan Vick
- Tim Weigelt
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Joanne Banfield Component D: Commercial, Insurance, Societies Bio coming soon… Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Joanne |
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Nancy Barrett Component A: Finance and Allied Insurance-Vancouver Island Bio coming soon… Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Nancy |
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Tim Bouzovetsky Terasen Tim has been a COPE member since August 1991 when he started work with BC Gas, now Terasen Gas, as an Engineering Drafter 2. Currently an Engineering Drafter 3 he is also a single father of two, an avid motorcyclist and is very active in this union, his church and his hometown of Chilliwack. He became a Job Steward in September 2004 and was elected to the Executive Council in early 2005. Tim was on the 2007 Terasen bargaining team that negotiated a settlement after 11 months of difficult bargaining. He was also involved in the first alternative Dispute Resolution between Terasen and COPE. Tim has attended five Job Steward Seminars, local and National Conventions and has acquired training in Managing Workplace Disputes, Facing Management and Job Evaluation. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Tim |
Karin Cirez ICBC A member of COPE 378 for 17 years, Karin Cirez works out of Head Office in Customer Collections. Over the past 10 years she served as Job Steward and Executive Councilor before joining the Board. Karin is the Chair of the Local's Women's Rights Committee, and is an active member of the Education, Human Rights, Health & Safety, and Political Action Committees. In addition to the Local's Committees Karin sits on the BC Federation of Labour Women's Rights Committee and is a delegate to the New Westminster District Labour Council. She enjoys teaching labour education courses to union members, and stays active in her community. Karin lives in Burnaby with her daughter Kelsey, and her 2 dogs, Quincy and Chi Chi. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Karin |
Mike Ferguson ICBC Mike Ferguson was elected to the Executive Board in a By-Election in 2006. A member of COPE 378 for 9 years, Mike currently works in the Privacy and Fair Practices Department of ICBC in Victoria. He has previously sat as a COPE 378 Executive Councillor, Job Steward, and on the Constitution and By-Laws Committee. Mike is currently setting up a sub-committee of the union's social committee to focus on events for members on Vancouver Island. Mike lives in Saanich and is a delegate to the Victoria Labour Council. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Mike |
Elaine Fraser  ICBC Prior to being elected to the Executive Board, Elaine was an Executive Councillor and a Job Steward. She currently works as a Programmer/Analyst at ICBC Head Office. Elaine is Co-Chair of the Human Rights committee and the ICBC Head Office OH&S site committee. She also serves on the Return to Work committee and Employee and Family Assistance Program committee. Elaine is a delegate of Vancouver & District Labour Council and she serves on the VDLC Women's committee. Elaine lives in North Burnaby with her partner Katherine and their two dogs Charlie and Jessie and their 3 cats Tom, Bob and Sam. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Elaine |
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Joyce Galuska ICBC Joyce has been working in the Labour Movement and on behalf of COPE 378 members since 1991 when she became a Job Steward. She was part of the 1996 pay equity team which secured the ICBC BIs a raise and joined the COPE 378 Executive Board from 2003 to 2005. She was an Executive Councillor for Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, during which time she participated in several successful Arbitrations. As a union trainer Joyce taught week-long Labour Studies courses for the Canadian Labour Congress and Basic Job Steward training throughout the province. Joyce has extensive committee experience. She is the past Chair of the Human Rights Committee, participated in the ICBC Joint Return to Work Committee from 2003 to 2005, was on the Wellness Committee, and sat on the Workload Committee for 5 years. She currently sits on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee. Joyce has been an Anti-Harassment Advisor at ICBC since 2000 and participated in the Management Survey Focus Group. She has taken several courses to improve her workplace on behalf of her colleagues including Ergonomics, Duty to Accommodate and Recognizing and Preventing Violence in the Workplace. She currently sits on the ERT in Kelowna and holds an OFA 3. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Joyce |
Jeff Gillies ICBC Jeff has been employed at ICBC since 1996. He currently works as a Bodily Injury Adjuster at the 5th and Cambie Claim Centre. Phone: 604-299-0378 |
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Greg McDonald Component B: Finance & Allied Insurance-Mainland Bio coming soon… Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Greg |
Rob Maschek FortisBC Board member Rob Maschek as been a COPE 378 member for 19 years and has sat on the Executive Board since being elected in 2005. Previously, he was a Job Steward for six years and an Executive Councillor for three years. Rob works in the Engineering Department of Kelowna District Operations for FortisBC Inc. He lives in Kelowna. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Rob |
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Patty McCann BC Hydro Board member Patty McCann has been a member of COPE 378 since 1987. Patty McCann works in the Nanaimo BC Hydro office. Throughout her 22 years at BC Hydro she has worked in Customer Services, Accounts Payable, Safety, the Electric Service Centre and currently in Design as a Design Assistant. Patty was an Executive Councillor before joining the Board and a long time COPE 378 Job Steward. In the past year she has become a member of the Nanaimo, Duncan & District Labour Council. Patty lives in the community of Cedar, just south of Nanaimo. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Patty |
Lucas Meyer ABSU Lucas started work as a Database Administrator with BC Hydro in 2002 and was transferred to Accenture Business Services for Utilities in 2003. During the bargaining in 2006, Lucas was asked to become a job steward when extra stewards were needed to help with grievances. He went on to become an Executive Councillor in 2007 and was elected to the Executive Board in 2008. Lucas helped organize membership meetings in support of the 2006 bargaining and assisted several of the Union's campaigns. He helped with the Take Back the Power campaign by doing research, writing letters, staffing information booths, passing out leaflets and even taking a turn as Mega Watt the Beaver, the campaign's mascot. In the course of doing research work for the Union, Lucas learned how the labour movement contributes positively to public policy debates, and pushes back to guard the rights and assets of their members and their communities. This has led him to become more active politically and socially. Lucas has worked on many political campaigns to get progressive, working-person-friendly people elected to government. He also assists the Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FOIPA), CoDevelopment Canada and other organizations that help and protect people. Lucas was born and raised in Vancouver and now lives New Westminster. Lucas and his partner, Susan, enjoy dancing, travelling to interesting places and working on various causes. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Lucas |
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Susan Orr Component C: Trade Unions Bio coming soon… Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Susan |
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Jeff Parker ABSU Jeff Parker joined COPE 378 in 2005 when working at Accenture. He quickly learned along with the rights earned by Union members comes a responsibility to act and get involved. Jeff has been an Executive Councillor since May 2008 and prior to that was a Job Steward at the Edmonds Call Centre. Jeff is the Chair of the BC Federation of Labour Young Workers Committee and a member of the COPE 378 and Vancouver and District Labour Council Young Worker Committees. He is an Officer of the BC Federation of Labour Executive Council and a member of the Canadian Labour Congress Young Workers Working Group. Jeff lives in Coquitlam where he is active in local issues and spends a lot of time in nature enjoying the beautiful city he lives in. Phone 604-299-0378 Email Jeff |
Sharon Thomas BC Hydro Sharon Thomas was elected to the Executive Board in 2005, and currently works as a Design Rep Trainee at BC Hydro Duncan, on Vancouver Island. Sharon has been a member of COPE 378 since 1995. She lives in Ladysmith. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Sharon |
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Nathan Vick Capilano University Nathan has served as an Executive Board member for COPE 378 since he was elected by the members of Combined Units in 2008. He was first elected to the Executive Council in 2005 and is currently involved in bargaining his third collective agreement. Nathan is Chair of COPE 378's Environment Committee and COPE 378's Audit Committee. He also sits on the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. In addition to his COPE 378 activities, Nathan is also a member of Amnesty International, Greenpeace, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition and the Capilano Accounting Association. Nathan became a member of COPE 378 in 1998, starting as a Programmer in the IT department of Capilano University. Since then, Nathan has worked as a Web Programmer, a Database Administrator, and now a Systems Analyst at Capilano University. Nathan lives in Burnaby with his beloved wife Ingrid and their two beautiful children Jocelyn and Andre. Nathan enjoys bicycling, walking and playing with his family. He also enjoys feeding them with the organic fruits and vegetables that he grows in his garden Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Nathan |
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Tim Weigelt Component E: Manufacturing, Shipping, Transport Tim has been a member of COPE 15 (now COPE 378) working in the dispatch office of Yellow Cabs since 1989 where he has served as Shop Steward, Picket Captain and Councillor. Tim has served as Director of the Transportation & Manufacturing Component [E] since 2007. Tim’s union experience includes terms as chair of the COPE 15 Human Rights, Constitution & Bylaws and Communications Committees. He has also served on the Education Committee, and has sat on several negotiating committees. His labour education includes several Occupational Health and Safety courses, Provincial Labour Law, Canadian Labour Congress Trainer and BC Fed Organizing Institute classes. Proudly residing in the People’s Republic of Burnaby, Tim is a delegate to the New Westminster & District Labour Council. Phone: 604-299-0378 Email Tim |
