President
Amanda Bales (she/her) is a Lecturer in the Department of English.
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Vice-President
Rachel Fein-Smolinski (they/them) is Lecturer in the School of Art and Design
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Secretary
Jordan Sellers (he/him) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English. He became UIUC faculty and a NTFC member in 2015 after also teaching at UIUC as a graduate student. Since 2018, he has held several positions in the union including the NTFC Stewards Council. From 2019-2022, he served as Chair of Bargaining Research and acted as lead negotiator during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since May 2022, he has taken over the records management work of Secretary and continues to participate in the Bargaining Research Committee.
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Treasurer
Daniel Roche (he/him) is a Lecturer in the English Department.
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Communications Chair
Heather McLeer (she/her) joined the UIUC faculty as a Lecturer in the Department of English in 2017 after completing her graduate work, also at UIUC. In addition to serving as Communications Chair, she has been a member of the Stewards Council since 2018 and served as Chief Steward from 2019-21. As Comms Chair, her role is to craft outreach and information about NTFC’s activities and platforms. In 2022-23, she aims to expand that outreach, particularly in the area of NTFC’s day-to-day activities and advocacy for its members. NTFC is a union of volunteers, and one of Heather’s goals is to make visible how we are colleagues working on behalf of colleagues.
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Chief Steward
Zuofu Cheng (he/him) is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.
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Grievance Chair
Kate Newton (she/her) is a Lecturer in the English Department.
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Bargaining Research Chair
Stephan
ie Fortado (she/her) is a lecturer in the Labor Education Program.
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