Strand Hall 2300
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5A 1S6
A detailed map of the SFU Burnaby campus is available here
Locate an office room on campus here
Directors
Catherine Stoddard
Executive Director
Email: fr_execdir@sfu.ca
Negotiations, departmental strategy, legal matters
- Responsible for strategic direction of unit
- Faculty bargaining, Chief Negotiator
- Primary liaison with SFU Faculty Association (SFUFA)
- Substantive interpretation and advice on SFUFA/SFU Collective Agreement and Academic (A) Policies
- Salary and economic benefits negotiations
- Faculty Review Committee (FRC) and University Salary Appeals Committee (USAC) reviews
- Labour relations, legal matters and inquiries
Adam James
Director, Faculty Labour Relations
Email: frdir@sfu.ca
Collective agreement administration, Faculty Labour Relations Services
- Substantive interpretation and advice on SFUFA/SFU Collective Agreement and Academic (A) Policies
- Labour Relations, legal matters and inquiries
- Promotes and ensures consistent application of academic employment, labour related policies and relevant legislation
- Deals with conflict resolution, performance management, disciplinary processes and grievances to resolve complex LR and employee issues
Karim Dossa
Director, Faculty Relations Systems
Email: frappa@sfu.ca
Salary, Statistics, Faculty Retirement
- Contract renewal, tenure, and/or promotion
- Salary review, Salary anomalies and University Salary Appeals Committee (USAC) reviews
- Development for Deans, Chairs, and Directors
- Workshops for administrative staff and mid-career faculty
- Faculty retirement options and consultation
- Faculty salary calculations
- Salary scales, salary letters, and negotiated increases
- Salary reviews, outside activities, and faculty schedules
- Faculty complement statistics
- CV system
Faculty Labour Relations Advisors
- Supports the advisor team
- Assists with grievances
- Bargaining
- Medical School
Advisors
- Advice to Faculty, Academic Administrators and Academic Administrative Staff
- Faculty appointments, including administrative appointments, visiting faculty, as well as term lecture and research faculty
- Chairs, fellowships, professorships, and retention awards
- University Research Associates
- Leaves, including Study Leaves, Parental Leaves, Leaves of Absence
- Retirement and Resignation
- Faculty relocation
- Employment verification letters
Magda Crinu
Faculty Relations Advisor
Email: fr_advisor4@sfu.ca
ADVISOR for:
- Applied Sciences
- Beedie School of Business
Allyson Dallas
FACULTY RELATIONS ADVISOR
Email: fr_advisor1@sfu.ca
Advisor for:
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Education
Nicola Kuchta
FACULTY RELATIONS ADVISOR
Email: fr_advisor3@sfu.ca
ADVISOR for:
- Science
- Health Sciences
Shagufta Saddiq
FACULTY RELATIONS ADVISOR
Email: fr_advisor6@sfu.ca
Advisor for:
- Library
- Communication, Art and Technology
- Environment
EDI
Suman Jiwani
Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Email: suman_jiwani@sfu.ca
Advancing equity practices university-wide
- Identifying needs and developing institutional strategies related to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion goals and practices at SFU.
- Working on several Faculty Relations projects aimed at advancing equity practices.
- Developing resources and providing training for Selection Committees and Tenure and Promotion Committees on strategies and best practices for achieving diversity and inclusion goals.
- Providing consultation, coaching, and conflict-resolution services, related to developing and maintaining positive and inclusive workplace environments
Learning & Development
Rebecca Sum
Faculty & Leadership Development Specialist
Email: frlearn@sfu.ca
Training, resources for faculty development and academic leaders
Immigration
- Immigration processes and policy
- Applications for Labour Market Impact Opinion (LMIA) and BC Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- Immigration advice and information to Faculty, Academic Administrators and Academic Administrative Staff related to Faculty Appointments, Visiting Faculty, Visiting Scholars, Postdoctoral Fellows, and other international employees
- Faculty immigration expense claims
All Inquiries
Please send all immigration queries to imm_sfu@sfu.ca. We cannot guarantee a timely response to emails sent to individual accounts.
Assistants
Silvana De Benedetto
Faculty Relations Assistant and Reception
Phone (778) 782-9715
Email: frsupp@sfu.ca
Reception & General Inquiries, Professional Development Claims
- Reception and general inquiries
- Professional Development Reimbursement (processing, inquiries, workshops)
- Service recognition letters
Roya Ghorab (on leave)
Faculty Relations Assistant
Email: frassist@sfu.ca
Faculty Advisors' Assistant & New Faculty Orientation
- Study Leaves
- Resignations & retirements
- Assisting the faculty advisors on faculty appointments and leaves
- New Faculty Orientation
Shannon Pitney
Faculty Records Coordinator
Phone: (778) 782-6758
Email: fr_records@sfu.ca
Faculty Records Processing in APS, Sick Leave, Long Term Disability and Mortgage Subsidy
- Processing system records for faculty appointments, leaves, leaving SFU
- Reciprocal tuition waivers
- Mortgage subsidy/down payment assistance
- Sick leave and long-term disability