The mission of the Union of Health and Environment Workers (UHEW) is to serve our members. UHEW fosters a culture that sets the highest standard of integrity, professionalism and ethical behavior.
UHEW promotes standards among its representatives and employees which provides members information about what they can anticipate from the services UHEW provides.
Service Standards

Shimen Fayad
National President
Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • National Capital Region • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Yukon • 
Marc Blanchard
National Vice-President
Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • National Capital Region • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Northwest Territories • Nova Scotia • Nunavut • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan • Yukon • 
Benoît Thibault
Regional Vice-President, Quebec (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Quebec • 
Karla Levangie-Connor
Health Canada, Public Health Agency Canada, Indigneous Services Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch only), Regional Vice-President
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • 
Robert Chafe
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Regional Vice-President
Newfoundland and Labrador • 
Tyler Augustine
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Cananda (Canadian Forest Service only), Regional Vice-President
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • Prince Edward Island • 
Diane De Berardinis
Health Canada, Public Health Agency Canada, Indigenous Services Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch only), Regional Vice-President
Quebec • 
Rubin Kooner
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Natuarl Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service only), Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Regional Vice-President
National Capital Region • 
Diane Girouard
Health Canada, Public Health Agency Canada, Indigenous Services Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch only), Regional Vice-President
National Capital Region • 
Janine Etherington
Fisheries and Oceans Canada , Enivronment and Climate Change Canada, Natural Resources Canada (Canadian Forest Service only), Regional Vice-President, NCR
Ontario • 
Kevin Lundstrom
Health Canada, Public Health Agency Canada, Indigneous Services Canada (First Nations and Inuit Health Branch only), some Six Nations, Regional Vice-President
Ontario • 
Darlene Lewis
HC, PHAC, ISC (FNIHB only), Regional Vice-President, BC and Alberta
Alberta • British Columbia • 
Richard May
DFO, ECCC, NRCan (CFS only)
British Columbia • Yukon • 
Rae McCleave
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada — Regional Vice-president, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
New Brunswick • Nova Scotia • 
Jamie Bonner
Public Health Agency of Canada – Regional vice-president, Manitoba
Manitoba • 
Donald Racette – temporary vacant
Regional vice-president, Saskatchewan (Indigenous Services Canada)
Saskatchewan • 
Robert Weaver
Regional Vice-President, Prairies/North (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
Alberta • Northwest Territories • Nunavut • 
Francesco Lai
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Philip Griffin
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Richard Dollimount
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Sarah Oakley
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Scott Mossman
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Tim Eddis
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Aline Vignola
Alternative Regional Vice-President

Bruno Laganière
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Dana-Lee Armstrong
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Eamon Miyagi
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Sonya Driscoll
UHEW HR-Rep

Tanya Gyorfi
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Jasmine Shields
Alternate Regional Vice-President

Jeannine Laing
Alternate Regional Vice-President, National Capital Region
National Capital Region • 