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2022 Election of Localwide Officers, Executive Board Delegates, Trustees, and Bylaws Amendments

During the upcoming March Executive Board meeting, the Election Committee will submit a written report, including the certified results. All elected officers and Executive Board members shall assume office upon taking an oath of office at this Executive Board meeting. Click here for the vote results.

SEIU 521 is a democratically-run, member-driven organization.

That means members govern and are at the heart of every decision in our union. At the head of our member-driven governance is our union’s Executive Board. Members elect the officers, executive board delegates, and trustees from among their fellow union members, every three years. Guided by SEIU International Constitution & Bylaws, they make decisions about our union’s budget, policies, and other organizational issues. The officers and board members are active union members representing every division in our union.

SEIU 521 represents 40,000 county, city, and non-profit workers in 17 counties grouped into five regions:

• Region 1: San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties
• Region 2: Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito Counties
• Region 3: Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Mariposa, Mono, Alpine, Merced Counties
• Region 4: Madera & Fresno Counties
• Region 5: Tulare, Kings, Kern, Inyo Counties

In addition, Family Child Care Providers are joining our union in all these regions, as well as in Alameda County.

Meet the SEIU 521 Executive Board Officers, Delegates, and Trustees – Term: March 2022 – March 2025

Riko Mendez, Chief Elected Officer (CEO) – Bio

2017 SEIU 521 Convention
Contact the 521 Executive Board
How to conduct union elections – from the U.S. Department of Labor

2022 Executive Board Meeting Calendar

RSVP to your Local Union office or via MemberLink under the Events tab.
SEIU 521 Executive Board meeting minutes are posted in MemberLink under the Documents tab.

Full Executive Board Meetings
Meets quarterly. 

• March 26 2022 @ 9:00 am Saturday via Zoom – Register Here
• June 2022 TBD
• September 24–25, 2022 @ 9:00 am Saturday – end of business
• December 3-4, 2022 @ 9:00 am Saturday – end of business

Officers’ Meetings

Officers’ meetings will be on the 4th Tuesday each month by undecided means. EXCEPTIONS: 1. Officers will not meet in months when the Executive Board meets. 2. Officers will not meet in November because of Thanksgiving and the December Executive Board meeting will be the first weekend in December.

• Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, February 22, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, July 26, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 23, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 6:00 pm

Budget & Finance Committee Meetings
No meeting in December.

• Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, April 20, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, July 20, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, September 21, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 6:00 pm

Regional Meetings
Region 1: San Mateo & Santa Clara counties
Region 2: Monterey, San Benito & Santa Cruz counties
Region 3: Alpine, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus & Tuolumne counties
Region 4: Madera & Fresno counties
Region 5: Inyo, Kern, Kings & Tulare counties
Caucuses and Committees Meetings
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Officers

Riko Mendez

Chief Elected Officer (CEO)

Alysia Bonner

President

Supervising Office Assistant I, Fresno County

Mullissa Willette

First Vice President

Exemption Investigator, Santa Clara County

Lupe Gutierrez

Secretary

Patient Services Assistant II, San Mateo County

Donald Michael Allen

Treasurer

Social Worker IV, Madera County

Tammy Dhanota

Region 1, Vice President

Public Communications Specialist II, Valley Transportation Authority

Alicia Metters

Region 2, Vice President

Social Worker III, Monterey County

Kate Selover

Region 3, Vice President

Retired Members Chapter

Riley Talford

Region 4, Vice President

Supervising Juvenile Correctional Officer, Fresno County

Sonja Bennett

Region 5, Vice President

Retired Members Chapter

Delegates

Lucy Latu

San Mateo County Delegate

Patient Services Assistant II

Mercedes Segura

San Mateo County Delegate

Office Assistant II

Lorena Briones

Santa Clara County Delegate

Social Worker II

Connie Chew

Santa Clara County Delegate

Senior Paralegal

Janet Diaz

Santa Clara County Delegate

Patient Business Services Clerk

Carmella DiSopa

Santa Clara County Delegate

Revenue Collection Officer

Jason Dorsey

Santa Clara County Delegate

General Maintenance Mechanic III

Cindy Macy

San Jose Office Composite Delegate

Instructor Day Program I, Hope Services

Maisha Willis

San Jose Office Composite Delegate

Timekeeping Tech, Valley Transportation Authority

Yvette Carreon

Monterey County Delegate

Behavioral Health Unit Supervisor

Victor Baez

Salinas Office Composite Delegate

Senior Urban Forestry Worker, City of Salinas

Renee Crawford

Stanislaus County Delegate

Social Worker IV

Lorenzo Lambaren

Fresno County Delegate

Social Services Program Supervisor

Lucia Sapiens

Fresno County Delegate

Social Services Program Supervisor

Ron Emenheiser

Fresno County Delegate

Eligibility Worker III

Debbie Acosta

Fresno USD/FASTA Delegate

Swimming Pool Operator, Fresno USD

Theresa Vasquez

Fresno Office Composite Delegate

Property Assistant, Fresno Housing Authority

Paul Adams

Kern County Delegate

Information Systems Specialist III

Susan Price

Kern County Delegate

Human Services Technician III

Tiffany Sagbohan

Kern County Delegate

Probation Program Specialist

Jason Suchin

City of Bakersfield Delegate

Motor Sweeper Operator

Bernard Daverin

City of Bakersfield Alternate Delegate

Solid Waste Equipment Operator

Arvelia Via Cooper-Whigham

AFRAM (African-American) Caucus Delegate

Whigham, Behavioral Health Admitting Interviewer II, Fresno County

Karen Nakatani

APALA (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance) Caucus Delegate

Retired Member, San Mateo County

Myrna M. Bravo

APALA (Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance) Caucus Delegate

Rachel Subega

Latino Caucus Delegate

Retired Member

Carol Garvey

Retired Delegate

Retired Member

Brian O’Neill

Retired Delegate

Retired Member

Gwyndolyn Harshaw

Retired Delegate

Retired Member

Trustees

Laura Hernandez

Trustee-At-Large & Region 5 Trustee

Child Support Specialist III, Tulare County

Darlynn Qualls

Region 4 Trustee

Social Worker IV, Madera County

Trevor Gillis

Region 1 Trustee

Criminalist III, Santa Clara County