(Sudbury – January 6, 2017) On the recommendation of the Executive, the Board has appointed Dr. Denis Hurtubise as LUFA’s Chief Negotiator for the contract beginning July 1, 2017.

Dr. Hurtubise was until recently Associate Vice-President, Academic and Francophone Affairs at Laurentian University. He previously served as Dean of Studies at Université du Québec en Outaouais. He was also Vice-President, Academic and Research as well as an Associate Professor at Saint-Paul University. He is currently a member of both the Ontario University Council on Quality Assurance and the Quality Network for Universities of the Conference Board of Canada. Dr. Hurtubise also has significant experience in labour relations, as he was for four years Vice-President, then President of the Professors’ Association of Saint Paul University.