SEIU Local 99 membership committees held nominations for 2014 committee officers at their scheduled January meetings. Elections will take place at each committee’s February meeting. Members nominated and the meeting schedules are listed below.
Member Services Committee: February 5, 6:00pm, SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Enga Chatman, Ingrid Richards*, Bernice Young*
Vice Chair – Virginia Valverde
Secretary – Mary Smith*
Sgt. At Arms – Anthony Jackson, Juanita Ramos, Andrew Richards*
Committee on Political Action: February 7, 5:30 pm, SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Kathryn Torres, Eddie Nwadibia
Vice Chair – Adrian Cleveland, Tonia McMillian, Barbara Torres
Secretary – Keryl Cartee-McNeely
Sgt. At Arms – Noemi Bravo, Joseph Hall
Retired Members Committee: February 12, 12pm, SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Bennie Poole
1st Vice Chair – Ronnie Martin
2nd Vice Chair – Bessie Clayborne
Secretary – Alice Craft
Forum Rep (2) – Loriece Cotton, Eloise Cruse, Willie Stribling
Communications Committee: February 18, 5pm, SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Thresa Thomas
Vice Chair – Maria Garcia, Andrew Richards*, Bernice Young*
Secretary – Mary Smith*
Sgt. At Arms – Ingrid Richards*, Clara Torres
Member Organizing Committee: February 19, 5:30 pm, SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Jackie Brown
Vice Chair – Tracy Daniels*
Secretary – Mary Smith*
Social, Economic and Global Justice Committee: February 20, 6pm SEIU Local 99 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Members Nominated:
Chair – Tracy Daniels*
Vice Chair – Bernice Young*
Secretary –Mary Smith*
Sgt. At Arms – Darrio Connor
Education and Training Committee: February 26, 6pm 8363 Reseda Blvd Suite 6 Northridge, CA 91324
Members Nominated:
Chair – Larry Alpert, Carol Ivery
Vice Chair – Sam Mostafa
Secretary – Margarita Aguilar, Kat Hamm
*These members are nominated for offices in more than one committee. Per Executive Board Policy, “No Member shall hold more than one (1) Committee leadership position.” Therefore, once any of these members are elected to a committee office, they are immediately prohibited from being elected to another office, and will accordingly be removed from consideration (i.e., taken off the ballot) for all other offices for which they were nominated.
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Who is eligible to be nominated? Any active committee member who is an SEIU Local 99 member in good standing and who has attended a minimum of three committee meetings (as documented on the sign-in sheets) of that particular committee in the previous calendar year (January-December 2013).
Do you have to be present at the January meeting to be nominated? You do not need to be present. However, if you will not be present, you must submit in writing your willingness to be nominated prior to closing of the nominations for that committee. Your letter must include the reason for your absence, (such as scheduled work, vacation, family affairs, etc.) and be delivered to the staff facilitator of that committee. Since a member can only be nominated for one (1) leadership position per committee, these letters must also clearly indicate the office for which the member accepts the nomination, and the order of preference if the member’s name is placed in nomination for more than one office.
Can a member be nominated for more than one position? No, a member can only be nominated for one leadership position per committee.
Can a member hold a leadership position on more than one committee? No member shall hold more than one committee leadership position.
Who can participate and vote in member committee elections? Only “Active” committee members may participate in the nomination and election process. “Active” committee members are those members who have attended a minimum of three (3) committee meetings during the previous calendar year (January-December 2013).
When is the election? Each committee will hold nominations at their scheduled January meeting and elections will be held at each commitee’s scheduled February meeting.
What is the term of service? Committee leadership is for one year and each committee holds leadership elections every year.
Click here for the complete Executive Board Policy on Membership Committees
For more information please contact Michael Haberberger at michaelh@seiu99.org or 213-387-8393 ext. 154
