Leadership & Governance

EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board is the leadership group of the Union Leader (see below). Officers are elected, with each national or international union in the Coalition represented on the board. The Executive Board oversees budgets and makes recommendations on bargaining interests, program directions, and other topics to the Union Leaders.

CHAIR
Vicki Jackson
Kaiser Division Director
SEIU-UHW

VICE CHAIR
Francisco “Frankie” Preciado
Executive Director
IFPTE Local 20

SECRETARY TREASURER
Tamara Rubyn
President/Business Manager
OPEIU Local 29

Meg Niemi
President
SEIU Local 49

UNION Leaders

The Union Leaders are a representative body of the Coalition, comprising delegates from each local union in the Coalition. The group sets policy, program development, bargaining interests, and contract enforcement, and oversees coordination among and between local unions.

Francisco Preciado, Executive Director
IFPTE 20 – Northern California
fpreciado@ifpte20.org

Linda Bridges, President
OPEIU 2 — Mid-Atlantic States
lbridges@opeiu-local2.org

Suzanne Mode, Business Manager
OPEIU 8 — Washington
suzanne@opeiu8.org

Tamara Rubyn, President & Business Manager
OPEIU 29 — Northern California
rubyn@opeiu29.org

Marianne Giordano, President
OPEIU 30 — Southern California
mariannegiordano@opeiulocal30.org

Daniel Ross, President
OPEIU 50 — Hawaii
dross@hinurse.org

Meg Niemi, President
SEIU 49 — Northwest
megn@seiu49.org

Stephanie Felix, President
SEIU 105 — Colorado
sfelix@seiu105.org

Sam Cook, Director of Collective Bargaining
SEIU 121RN —  Southern California
cooks@seiu121rn.org

Jane Hopkins, President
SEIU 1199NW — Northwest
janeh@seiu1199nw.org

Vicki Jackson, Kaiser Division Director
SEIU-UHW — Northern and Southern California
vjackson@seiu-uhw.org