STANDING COMMITTEE ON SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

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The Standing Committee on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Violence is a permanent university committee of students, faculty and staff convened to revise and implement the University’s Policy on Sexual Violence and coordinate efforts to prevent and respond to university sexual violence and sexual misconduct.

Specifically, this group will address, implement and monitor both the University’s obligations under Bill 151 as well as the University’s progress on the 2018 task force recommendations and priorities.

Committee members

Lisa Ostiguy, Special Advisor to the Provost on Campus Life (Chair)
Zarish Abba (Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia - TRAC)
Heather Adams-Robinette, Director, VPRGS Sector / Office of the Vice-President Research and Graduate Studies (representing Association of Concordia University Management and Administrative Employees-ACUMAE)
- Barbara Henchey, Director / Office of the Dean, JMSB (representing Association of Concordia University Management and Administrative Employees-ACUMAE)
Margot Berner (representing the Concordia Student Union)
Enza De Cubellis, Director / University Secretariat (Committee Coordinator)
Nadia Hardy, Vice-Provost Faculty Relations
Jennifer Drummond, Coordinator, Sexual Assault Resource Centre-SARC
- Lindsay Faul, Social Worker, Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC alternate)
Christian Durand, Senior Communications Advisor, Student Services, Universtiy Communications Services
Darren Dumoulin, Assistant Director, Security
- Lyne Denis, Investigator/Preventionist, Security (Security alternate)
Amanda Hold, Coordinator, Coord, Intl Student Affairs, Undergraduate Programs - John Molson School of Business (representing Concordia University Professional Employee Union-CUPEU)
- Gillian Roper, Senior Systems Administrator, Engineering and Computer science (CUPEU alternate)
Kristina Huneault, Professor and GPD, Art History (representing Concordia University Faculty Association-CUFA)
Vidya Khan, Secretary, Security (representing Concordia University Support Staff Union-CUSSU)
- Donna Fasciano, Data Coordinator (CUSSU alternate)
JoséEve McCarthy, Advisor Labour Relations Human Resources
- Sonia Coutu, Executive Director, Labour Relations (Human Resources alternate)
- Gabriel Prevost, Advisor, Labour Relations (Human Resources alternate)
Norhen Mehr (Graduate Student Association)
Amir Molaei, President (GSA alternate)
Nell Perry (Concordia Student Union)
Max Silverman, Part-Time Professor, Political Science (representing Concordia University Part-time Faculty Association-CUPFA)
Melodie Sullivan, Senior Legal Counsel, University Secretariat
- Alison Beck, Associate Legal Counsel (Legal Counsel alternate)
Lisa White, Director and Senior Advisor, Rights and Responsibilities
Rabecca Lane Waldie (Graduate Student Association)

If you have any questions or would like more information on the review, please contact
standing-cmt.smsv@concordia.ca

Training and Education Sub Committee

The 2018 task force recommendations and new requirements in the Bill 151 require a greater focus on training and education. The standing committee has established a sub committee dedicated to training and education.

The role of this committee will be to make recommendations on the training requirements of Bill 151 and to work with the coordinator of the Sexual Assault Resource center to develop further training opportunities and initiatives.

Jennifer Drummond, Coordinator, Sexual Assault Resource Centre (Chair)
Zarish Abbas, Teaching and Research Assistants at Concordia
Andree-Anne Bouchard, Manager, Employee Relations, Human Resources
Nathalie Camirand, Manager, Organizational Development, Human Resources
Saul Carliner, Professor, Education
Fabienne Cyrius, Part-time Professor, JMSB
Enza De Cubellis, University Secretariat, (SubCmt Coordinator)
Christian Durand, Sr. Communications Advisor, University Communications Services
Lauren Farley, Director, Residence Life
Jesse Harris, KnowledgeOne
Magalie Kanho, Senior Advisor, Training and Development, Human Resources
Nell Perry (Concordia Student Union)
Mark Andrew Galang Villacorta, Senior Lead, Equity and Diversity
Andrew Woodall, Dean of Students Office

Stand Alone Sub Committee

The Stand Alone sub committee was formed to work over the summer 2019 to address stand alone concerns with the 2018 sexual violence policy. The sub committee will provide a summary report and suggestions for addressing stand alone concerns in the policy to the standing committee for further discussion in the fall semester.

Kristina Huneault, Professor (Chair)
Zarish Abbas, TRAC Representative
Margot Berner, Student Representative
Enza De Cubellis, University Secretariat
JoseEve McCarthy, Human Resources
Perla Muyal, Academic Consellor
Lisa Ostiguy, Special Advisor to the Provost on Campus Life
Max Silverman, Part-time Professor