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Appointee Biographies

Labour-Management Advisory Committee

SANDRA SHIME

Sandra Shime is the Director of Dispute Resolution Services. Sandra has extensive experience in dispute resolution, adjudication, and management in both the private and public sectors. Most recently she served for 13 years as a Vice Chair and the Alternate Chair at the Workplace Safety & Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT). Sandra adjudicated and mediated cases at the WSIAT and also worked on policy and training initiatives. Sandra has broad expertise in administrative law and mediation and has worked throughout the province with major unions and employers. Her prior roles included working as a litigation lawyer at a national law firm in NYC, as an Assistant District Attorney, and as Director of Pro Bono Programs at the Women's Bar Foundation in Massachusetts. In her volunteer work, Sandra has served as part of the executive team for Women in Leadership Foundation where she has led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and worked on leadership initiatives in the areas of business, law and technology. She was selected as Co-Chair for the 2022-2023 year. Sandra also volunteers as a mentor with high school students for Achev, a non-profit in Ontario, and has worked as a mentor for law students at Justice for Children and Youth and at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law. Sandra has worked as a lecturer and speaker at the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators and at the Ontario Bar Association. Sandra is a certified mediator in New York, Massachusetts and Ontario. She is currently a member in good standing at the Law Society of Upper Canada and has been admitted to the bar in Massachusetts, Ontario and New York. Sandra was nominated for the 2021/2022 YWCA Women of Distinction Award and she was recently nominated in July 2022 for the Ministry for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Governor-General Award for her work with first generation students and on gender equality in the law.

DAVID GRAF

David Graf is currently senior vice-president of labour relations with Loblaw Companies. Previously, he held several labour relations positions with Weston Bakeries, Neilson Dairy and then Loblaw Companies. David holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo.

SHAWN HAGGERTY

M. Shawn Haggerty is Director, North West Region and is Executive Assistant and President of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) Local 175 and 633. Previously, Mr. Haggerty was an Industrial Electrician and held various union positions with the UFCW Local 416P. He served as a member of the Fundraising Committee and Chair of the Port Colborne Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Mr. Haggerty also served in various roles with the Port Colborne and District Labour Council.

ERIN KUZZ

Erin Kuzz is one of the founding members of Sherrard Kuzz LLP in Toronto, Canada where she represents employers in all areas of employment and labour law. Erin has been recognized by Lexpert®, Chambers Global®, Who’s Who Legal® (Most Highly Regarded and Global Elite) and Best Lawyers® as one of Canada’s leading employment and labour lawyers. Erin is a Past Chair of the Labour and Employment Section of the Ontario Bar Association and was a member of the Human Resource Committee for the Toronto 2015 Pan/Para Pan Am Games. She is also a member of the prestigious College of Labour and Employment Lawyers. Erin is widely published, has written extensively about a number of different labour and employment issues and has also taught labour relations at both York University and University of Toronto.

KELLY TOSATO

Kelly Tosato, of Mississauga, is President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Locals 175. Kelly’s community involvement has included serving as President of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Locals 175 Housing INC.