Executive Board, Trustees and Shop Stewards
Updated: 2026-02-11
Executive Board:
- President – Steve Kerr, Cell: (902) 717-6937 President@cupe227.ca
- Diversity Vice-President – Anthony Riley, Cell (902) 240-1088 VPDiversity@cupe227.ca
- Vice-President (1) – Joel O’Neil, VicePresident-1@cupe227.ca
- Vice-President (2) – Paul Harder, Cell (902) 210-8999 VicePresident-2@cupe227.ca
- Secretary-Treasurer – Kristyn Surette, Treasurer@cupe227.ca
- Recording Secretary – Nick McPherson, RecordingSecretary@cupe227.ca Cell (902) 229-6657
- Membership Officer – Nick Durant, nickwdurant@gmail.com
Trustees:
- 1-Year – Mike West
- 2-Year – Chris Hatt
- 3-Year – Chris Huggins
Shop Stewards:
- Alex Hines hines_444@hotmail.com
- Chris Huggins Cell: (902) 830-4270 chris.shea.huggins@gmail.com
- Dave Connolly connolly.david.a@gmail.com
- Dylan Litle Dylanlitle@outlook.com
- Matt Vautour vautour.matt@icloud.com
- Nick Durant nickwdurant@gmail.com
- Steve Kerr Cell: 902-717-6937 President@cupe227.ca
- Joel O’Neil VicePresident-1@cupe227.ca
- Daniel Hooper danielghooper@outlook.com
- Nick McPherson nickmcpherson@cupe227.ca
- Adam Bryson bryson902@hotmail.ca
- Paul Harder VicePresident-2@cupe227.ca
Committees
Updated 2026-01-18
Social Committee:
- Kristyn Surette (2024)
- Joel O’Neil (2024)
- Nick Durant (2024)
- Nick McPherson (2025)
Education Committee:
- Chris Huggins (2024)
- Nick McPherson (2024)
- Andrew Eisan (2025)
- Nick Durant (2025)
- Chris Hatt (2025)
Pension & Benefits Committee:
- Steve Kerr
- Joel O’Neil (2022)
- Vacant
- Alternate – Vacant
Grievance Committee:
- Steve Kerr (Executive)
- Anthony Riley (Executive)
- Joel O’Neil (Executive)
- Paul Harder (Executive)
- Kristyn Surette (Executive)
- Nick McPherson (Executive)
- Nick Durant (Executive)
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
- Vacant
Labour Management Committee:
- Steve Kerr (Executive)
- Alan O’Leary (2024)
- Kristyn Surette (2025)
- Executive Alternate:
- Pam MacDonald (2025)
- Alternate – Vacant
By-Laws Committee:
- Vacant
Job Posting Committee:
- Vacant
Member Principles
The CUPE equality statement, code of conduct, and constitution lay out the basic principles of equality and respect that are at the core of our union. These apply at all Union events