NTFC Local 6546 AFT / IFT

Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition, University of Illinois

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Officers

 

President

Amanda Bales (she/her) is a Lecturer in the Department of English.

Contact Amanda here

 

Vice-President 

Rachel Fein-Smolinski (they/them) is Lecturer in the School of Art and Design

Contact Rachel here

 

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.

Contact Zuofu here

 

Grievance Chair

Kate Newton (she/her) is a Lecturer in the English Department.

Contact Kate here

 

Bargaining Research Chair

Stephanie Fortado (she/her) is a lecturer in the Labor Education Program.

 

Contact Stephanie here

 

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