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Contact us!

The TSUM office is located at 3641 rue University, suite 207, Montréal QC H3A 2B3.
Please note that our office is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

Executive Committee

President - Ari Blondal
president@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact him about: issues that affect the entire union, inter-union and broader labour movement issues, Executive Committee Meetings, union affiliate matters (CSN, CCMM, FNEEQ), media inquiries

Secretary - Emma Moore
secretary@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: minutes, requests for union documentation, how to write a motion, the rules of order, policies and procedures, union records and history, General Assemblies, signing your card, elections

Treasurer - Camille Jones
treasurer@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: questions about honoraria payments, union finances, Budget Steering Committee, reimbursements, Mutual Aid Fund cheques

Communications Officer - Em Grisdale
communications.officer@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact them about: our newsletters, our social media, the website, union merch, Teaching Assistant orientations

Mobilization Officer - Gianluca Guglietti
mobilization@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact him about: mobilizing, organizing, getting involved!

Mobilization Officer - Tara Gold
tara.gold@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: mobilizing, organizing, getting involved!

Unit 1 Grievance Officer (Teaching Assistants) - Alexandra Gastaldi
grievance.1@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: issues at work for Teaching Assistants (late pay, harassment, etc.), grievances, questions about the TA Collective Agreement, checking a tentative hiring list

Unit 2 Grievance Officer (Invigilators) - Sneha Senthil
grievance.2@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: issues at work for Invigilators (late pay, harassment, etc.), grievances, questions about the Invigilator Collective Agreement

Unit 3 Grievance Officer (Academic Casuals) - Grey Lorbetskie
grievance.3@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact them about: issues at work for Academic Casuals, health and safety issues

Unit 1 Bargaining Committee Chair - Mike Avanzato, Katie Carson, Garrett Evans
tabargaining1@tsum-stsem.ca, tabargaining2@tsum-stsem.ca, tabargaining3@tsum-stsem.ca Contact about: Teaching Assistant bargaining research and preparation. Role is shared between all three members of the Unit 1 Bargaining Committee.

Unit 2 Bargaining Committee Chair -Andrews Baada, Probir Gupta, Maureen Nayebare
invigilator.bc2@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact them about: Invigilator bargaining. This role is shared between all three members of the Unit 2 Bargaining Committee.

Unit 3 Bargaining Committee Chair - Jordan Cowie, Emma Moore, Sinan Shariff
bargaining.casual1@tsum-stsem.ca, bargaining.casual2@tsum-stsem.ca, bargaining.casual3@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact them about: Academic Casual bargaining. Role is shared between all three members of the Unit 3 Bargaining Committee.

Committee & General Contacts

Mutual Aid Fund Committee
mutual.aid@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact about: applications submitted to the Mutual Aid Fund. Note that the Mutual Aid Fund is no longer accepting applications as of April 7 2026. Read more about this change here.

Equity & Diversity Committee
equity1@tsum-stsem.ca equity2@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact about: concerns about equity within the union

General Inbox
mail@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact about: general inquiries, departments sending tentative hiring lists and orientation information, if you haven’t gotten a response from the person you are trying to reach!

Delegates

The Delegates’ Council is a deliberative body made up of the Executive Committee, the Delegates, and three Chief Delegates.

There is at least one delegate per hiring unit of Teaching Assistants and Invigilators. For hiring units with more than 30 Teaching Assistants and/or Invigilators, there may be two Delegates. For hiring units with more than 100 Teaching Assistants and/or Invigilators, there may be up to three Delegates.

You should directly contact the Delegate affiliated with your hiring unit if you encounter a problem or have a question. If your department does not have a delegate, or you haven’t received a response, please email mail@tsum-stsem.ca or the relevant officer as listed above.

Departmental administrators: If there is no delegate listed for your department, please email mail@tsum-stsem.ca and grievance.1@tsum-stsem.ca with your tentative hiring list.

Chief Delegates

Chief Delegate Mobilization - Maya Krishnan
cd.mobilization@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: connecting with your department delegate, becoming a delegate, Delegates’ Council

Chief Delegate Chair - Asa Kohn
cd.chair@tsum-stsem.ca
Contact her about: Rules of Order, impartial advice on formulating motions or interpreting TSUM constitution and standing rules

Unit 1 (TA) Delegates

Unit 2 (Invigilator) Delegates

Unit 3 (Non-TA Teaching Support and McGill Writing Centre) Delegates

Delegates at Large

Last updated: September 28 2026