Leadership & Governance
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
Meg Niemi
President
SEIU Local 49
VICE CHAIR
Vicki Jackson
Kaiser Division Director
SEIU-UHW
SECRETARY TREASURER
Francisco “Frankie” Preciado
Executive Director
IFPTE Local 20
Kelly Gschwend
President/Business Manager
OPEIU Local 29
- Coalition Constitution & Laws (PDF; rev. Feb. 2020)
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
Rosalee Agas Yuu, President
OPEIU 50 — Hawaii
ragas-yuu@hinurse.org
Meg Niemi, President
SEIU 49 — Northwest
megn@seiu49.org
Stephanie Felix, President
SEIU 105 — Colorado
sfelix@seiu105.org
Katelyn Zamora, Field Director
SEIU 121RN — Southern California
zamorak@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