2017 Union Executive & Stewards
We represent the over 500 workers of the Workers Compensation Board & SAFE Work Manitoba in Winnipeg, Brandon & Thompson. We provide Manitobans with valued services for injury prevention, compensation, and return to health and work.
If you have problems in your workplace, please contact your local shop steward, or your union executive. Here’s who we are:
| Position | Name | Phone # |
|---|---|---|
| President | Dennis Kshyk | 981-5471 |
| 1st Vice-President | Dave Ferguson | 954-4361 |
| 2nd Vice- President | Justin Beaudin | 954-4087 |
| Treasurer | Chris Rerick | 954-4284 |
| Recording Secretary | Crystal Jarvis | 954-4387 |
| Chief Shop Steward | Bob Sawchyn | 954-4150 |
| Executive Office | Carl Kernested | 954-4886 |
| Executive Office | Drew Badger | 954-4198 |
| Executive Office | Jamie Prokopec | 954-4405 |
| Executive Office | Elizabeth Wheeler | 954-4420 |
| Shop Steward | Cathy Gervais | 954-4555 |
| Shop Steward | Syeed Khan | 954-4422 |
| Shop Steward | Ryan Black | 954-4830 |
| Shop Steward | Pat Stone | 954-4711 |
| Shop Steward | Sue Roth | 954-4942 |
| Shop Steward | Shawn Trudell | 954-6136 |
| Trustee | Peter Wiebe | 954-4342 |
| Trustee | Todd McDonald | 954-4648 |
| Trustee | Lisa Rintoul | 954-4622 |
| CUPE National Representative | Steve Parrot | 942-0343 |
Joint Employee Benefits Committee
Charlene Mooney – co-chair
Lisa Rintoul
Michael Bennett
Michelle Zdrill- alternate
Joint Job Evaluation
Peter Wiebe – co-chair
Jamie Prokopec
Chris Rerick
Justin Beaudin
Sheldon Hummel – alternate
Joint Pension Advisory Committee
Todd McDonald – co-chair
Robin Kobylak
Bryan Pragdies
Michael Bennett
Carl Kernested – alternative
Workplace Health & Safety Committee
Warren Gottfried – co-chair
Sarah Liebrecht
Pam Greenlay
Kelly Paterson
Cid Zaldivar
Linda Unrau
Catherine Lee
Joint Equity & Diversity Initiative (JEDI)
Elizabeth Wheeler – co-chair
Orlando Rivera
Jamie Prokopec
Aaron Castanaga
Flexible Work Committee – joint
Bob Sawchyn – co-chair
Dave Ferguson
Denise Antosh
Melissa Hyytiainen
Veronica Suszynski
Claire Kosmac – alternative
Charlene Skrypnyk – alternate
Workload Committee – joint
Bob Sawchyn – co-chair
Drew Badger
Colleen Ashby
Justin Beaudin
Long Term Disability – joint
Kim Keating – co-chair
Vacant
Darrel Richcoon
Succession & WorkForce Planning – joint
Cheryl Wieclawski – co-chair
Ted Liusz
Kelly Paterson
Dave Ferguson
Stand-By – joint
Carl Kernested – co-chair
Ryan Black
Newsletter
Dennis Kshyk – senior editor
Carl Kernested – editor