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Officers and Board of Directors: 2006 – 2008

SEIU Local 503’s Board of Directors consists of all the Statewide Officers, District Directors and the President of the Retirees Local. Board meetings are usually held on the second Saturday of odd numbered months. Assistant directors are not members of the Board.

Statewide Officers

President: Joe DiNicola, Dept of Revenue; dinicolaj@opeuseiu.org

Vice President: Sonya Reichwein, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services; soulcages2@aol.com

Secretary-Treasurer: Linda Burgin, Dept of Education; lindajburgin@yahoo.com

Immediate Past President: Kathie Best, Communications Organizer SEIU 503; bestk@opeuseiu.org

Executive Director: Leslie Frane, SEIU 503; franel@opeuseiu.org

District Directors and Assistant District Directors


District 1: Portland Metro Area (Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties)

Director: Barbara Casey, Dept of Human Services; barbara_gem@msn.com

Director: Joy'e Willman, Homecare, local99vp1@msn.com

Director: Gina Santacroce, Dept of Human Services; santagina@aol.com

Director: Holly Fries, Homecare; grammiehjf@comcast.net

Assistant Director: Wanda Eickhoff, Dept of Justice; wedoj137@gmail.com

Assistant Director: Karen Miller, Dept of Human Services; kmiller@pcez.com

Assistant Director: Katy Powers, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services; katybean71@yahoo.com

Assistant Director: Kermit Meling, Dept of Transportation; kermit.s.meling@juno.com



District 2: Northern Willamette Valley (Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties)

Director: Paula Allen, Dept of Revenue; paulakallen@comcast.net

Director: Farrell Hopkins, Dept of Human of Services; rubicon209@comcast.net

Director: Melody Williamson, Western Oregon University; melwoodstar@yahoo.com

Director: Lea Spencer, Dept of Revenue; lea-chan@comcast.net

Assistant Director: Rosalie Pedroza, Dept of Human Services, redped@earthlink.net

Assistant Director: Rosanne Richard, Dept of Human Services, rosanne.richard@state.or.us

Assistant Director: Alan Youse, Dept of Agriculture, ajyouse@comcast.net

Assistant Director: Jan Mautz, Dept of Human Services, jamaka7@hotmail.com



District 3 North: Central Willamette Valley (Linn and Benton Counties)

Director: Maggie Neel, Oregon State University; neel@science.oregonstate.edu

Assistant Director: Gini Griensewic, Homecare: griensewics@ca.com

Assistant Director: Lynn Anderson, Dept of Human Services, lynn.anderson@state.or.us


District 3 South: Southern Willamette Valley (Lane County)

Director: James Jacobson, University of Oregon; jamesjac@gmail.com

Director: Star Holmberg, University of Oregon; star@cs.uoregon.edu or star085@comcast.net

Assistant Director: Sherriel Stiles, Addus; grandstiless@aol.com



District 4: Southern Oregon (Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Lake Counties)

Director: Sally Cumberworth, Homecare; delilah400@yahoo.com

Director: Kurt Kessler, Dept of Human Services; kurt@mind.net

Assistant Director: John Sayler, Oregon University System; skoobejohn@netscape.net

Assistant Director: Buck Eichler, Jackson County, buckup2000@charter.net



District 5: Eastern Oregon

Director: Vacant

Director: Stephen Glover, Dept of Revenue; svgsr@aol.com

Assistant Director: Cameron McGinnis, Dept of Transportation; odotmac@hotmail.com

Assistant Director: Carlotta Davison, Nursing Homes.

Assistant Director: Del Nicholson, ODOT; coach97@excite.com



District 6: Oregon Coast

Director: Saundra Mies-Grantham , Dept of Employment; Saundra.K.Mies-Grantham@state.or.us or
smiesgrantham@charter.net

Director: Gus Cole , Homecare; coleluddite@msn.com

Assistant Director: Bill Kinyoun, Dept of Fish and Wildlife, bkinyoun@charter.net

Assistant Director: Mary Wood, Homecare; tinker51@hotmail.com



Retirees Local Board Member

Retirees Local President: John Hawkins; ajhawkins@proaxis.com

Alternate: Dawn Morgan; dmorgan@molalla.net

Revised March 4, 2008.
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