Leadership & Governance
EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board is the leadership group of the Union Leaders. 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.
Coalition Constitution & Laws (rev. Feb. 2020)
CHAIR
Meg Niemi
President
SEIU Local 49
SECRETARY TREASURER
Francisco “Frankie” Preciado
Executive Director
IFPTE Local 20
VICE CHAIR
Vicki Jackson
Kaiser Division Director
SEIU-UHW
Kelly Gschwend
President/Business Manager
OPEIU Local 29
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 “Frankie” Preciado, Executive Director
IFPTE Local 20 – Northern California
fpreciado@ifpte20.org
Linda Bridges, President
OPEIU Local 2 — Mid-Atlantic States
lbridges@opeiu-local2.org
Leslie Liddle, Union Representative
OPEIU Local 8 — Washington
leslie@opeiu8.org
Kelly Gschwend, President & Business Manager
OPEIU Local 29 — Northern California
gschwend@opeiu29.org
Marianne Giordano, Executive Director/CFO
OPEIU Local 30 — Southern California
mariannegiordano@opeiulocal30.org
Rosalee Agas Yuu, President
OPEIU Local 50 — Hawaii
ragas-yuu@hinurse.org
Meg Niemi, President
SEIU Local 49 — Northwest
megn@seiu49.org
Stephanie Felix, President
SEIU Local 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
