SEIU 503 members come together in many different ways to enrich our Union, run its operations or advise the Board of Directors. Joining a committee is a great way to get more involved in the work of SEIU 503.
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Stewards | Staff Advisors: Mandy Dye, Troy Barnard and Andrew Lucas | |
Co-Chair Micki Varney | ODFW | Salem |
Co-Chair Patty Falkenstein | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Rhonda Morgan | DHS | Salem |
Eric Warner | DHS | Seaside |
Robin Gilbert | OYA | Grants Pass |
Aidan Bammes | Marion County | Salem |
Jo Hickerson | EOU | LaGrande |
Rebecca Hernandez | Avamere | Sherwood |
Michelle Lee Dawson | Avamere | Eugene |
Nannette D. Carter-Jafri | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Heath Curry | HCW/PSW | Gresham |
Lori Eaton | HCW/PSW | Yachats |
Civil and Human Rights | Staff Advisors: Courtney Graham & Maria Chavez Torres | ||
Evan Berrs | DHS | Salem/Albany | Lavender Caucus |
Nathaniel Boehm | Vet Affairs | Portland | Lavender Caucus |
Lindsay Melton | DHS | Eugene | Indigenous Peoples' Caucus |
Margaret Seltzer | OSH | Junction City | Indigenous Peoples' Caucus |
Carmen Mayoral Arnbrister | DHS | Beaverton | Latinx Caucus |
Tammy Tate-Houdroge | HCW/PSW | Portland | Women of Color Caucus |
Gina Esqueda | DHS | Medford | Latinx Caucus |
Renee Watson Taylor | HCW/PSW | Portland | Women of Color Caucus |
Alverda McCoy | HCW/PSW | Portland | AFRAM |
Juliet Greta Kabukuor Okunor | Childcare | Gresham | AFRAM |
Thuy Huyen | PSU | Portland | ADPI |
Theodora Ko Thompson | UO | Eugene | ADPI |
Joy Vegar | HCW/PSW | Lakeside | Women's Council |
Caucuses of the C&HR Committee | ||
Lavender Caucus Email: LavenderCaucus@seiu503.org | Chairs: Greg Ivers and Temari Asazuki | Staff Advisors: Emily Sokolski & Kyndall Mason |
AFRAM Caucus Email: AFRAMCaucus@seiu503.org | President: Ibrahim Coulibaly VP: Tammy Tate-Houdroge | Staff Advisors: Nima Mohamed & Brian Dunnaville |
Latinx Caucus Email: LatinxCaucus@seiu503.org | Chair: Ivonne Rivero | Staff Advisor: Gabe Holguin & Belinda Ochoa |
Indigenous Peoples Caucus Email: indigenouspeoplescaucus@seiu503.org | Chairs: Paula Pena and Nannette "D" Carter-Jafri | Staff Advisor: Nicthé Verdugo |
Asian, Desi & Pacific Islander Caucus Email: adpicaucus@seiu503.org | Chair: Theodora Ko Thompson | Staff Advisor: Meng Chen and Andrew Kung |
Womxn of Color Caucus Email: seiu503woccmembers@seiu503.org | Chairs: Emily Wang, Tammy Tate-Houdroge, Paula Pena – Vice-Chairs: Nannette D. Carter-Jafri, Theodora Ko Thompson – Treasurers: Hismelia Cartier, Ivonne Rivero – Secretary: Temari Asazuki, Renee Watson-Taylor | Staff Advisor: Luci Whitesell |
Veterans' Caucus Email: wilsonm@seiu503.org | Staff Advisors: Francesca Edmonds and Matthew Wilson |
Membership Advantages | Staff Advisor: Rebecca Kozisek | |
Lee Erickson | ODOT | Portland |
Fatoumata Blakely | AFH | Salem |
Josefina Riggs | HCW/PSW | Redmond |
Saffa Sartie | HCW/PSW | Springfield |
Riemer Mark Miedema | OSU | Keizer |
Latoia Cash | HCW/PSW | Vancouver |
Paula Pena | Dept. of Education | Salem |
Women's Council | Staff Advisor: Anandi van Diepen-Hedayat | |
Co-Chair Ivonne Rivero | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Co-Chair Stephanie Prentiss | UO | Eugene |
Sara Clark | UO | Eugene |
Carolyn Wirfs | SOU | Jacksonville |
Alexandra Bautista | DHS/OHA | Beaverton |
Theodora Ko Thompson | OU | Eugene |
Heidi Hansell | Linn County | Albany |
Megan Cohen | City of Beaverton | Beaverton |
Kelly Yoshioka | Avamere | Tigard |
Mykal Bruno | OSLP | Springfield |
Stephanie Schroeder | OSLP | Eugene |
Kelsey Gleeson | DHS | Salem |
Mariana Praschnik-Enriquez | Dept. of Education | Salem |
Susan Mundell | PERS | Hubbard |
Tina Fowler | OSH | Salem |
Bianca Bates | EOU | Elgin |
Rhonda Morgan | DHS/OHA | Salem |
Joy'e Willman | HCW | Portland |
Malika Edden Hill | OHA | Portland |
Noemi Osorio | HCW/PSW | Gresham |
Vivian Regalado | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Allison Varga | OHA | Beaverton |
Joy Vegar | HCW | Coos Bay/N Bend |
Hope Yamasaki | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Temari Asazuki | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Reigna Rushford | DHS | Astoria |
Nancy Diamond | Retiree | Beaverton |
Staff Screening | Staff Advisors: Maureen Crawford & Mariko Yoshioka | |
Co-Chair Angelica Ceja Ochoa | OSH | Salem |
Co-Chair Ron Strle | Prestige | Hood River |
Theodora Ko Thompson | UO | Eugene |
Catherine Stearns | Retiree | Corvallis |
Sally Baudoin | Avalon | Springfield |
Hismelia Carter | DHS | Keizer |
Stacy Hinojosa | DHS | Grants Pass |
Chaz Dutoit | HCW/PSW | Eugene |
Steve Green | HCW/PSW | Florence |
Inge Gill | HCW/PSW | Salem |
Nick Sloss | UO | Eugene |
Members | Staff Advisor: Jay Parasco | |
Co-Chair Twila Jacobsen | Retiree | Eugene |
Co-Chair Lois Yoshishige | UO | Eugene |
Austin Folnagy | Employment | Vida |
Carolynn Kohout | HCW | Hillsboro |
Aislyn Matias | PSU | Beaverton |
Adam Mohr | ODFW | Roseburg |
Mike Scott | ODOT | Beaverton |
Samhita Dixit | WOU | Monmouth |
Ethan Leiby | Marion County | Salem |
Laura Tesler | ODFW | Salem |
Adam Korst | City of Beaverton | Beaverton |
Finance Committee | Staff Advisor: Melissa Unger | |
Chair Mary Stewart | Revenue | Eugene |
Theo Ko Thompson | UO | Eugene |
Rebecca Sandoval | HCW/PSW | Medford |
Taylor Bacon | Parry Center | Portland |
Carl Nolte | AFH | Bend |
Joy'e Willman | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Helen Moore | EOU | La Grande |
Thuy Huyen | PSU | Portland |
Ibrahim Coulibaly | BOLI | Junction City |
Andrea Kennedy-Smith | DHS | Hillsboro |
Cristal DeJarnac | HCW/PSW | Central Oregon |
Colleen Martin Low | SOU | Prospect |
Rules | Staff Advisors: Jared Franz and Emily Gothard | |
Chair Andrea Kennedy Smith | DHS/OHA | Hillsboro |
Steve Demarest | Employment Department | Portland |
Gina Esqueda | DHS | Medford |
Evan Berss | DHS | Albany |
Max Brown | DHS | Portland |
Martin Ramirez | DHS | Medford |
Bobbie Sotin | HCW/PSW | North Bend |
Member Representation | Staff Advisors: Jared Franz and Emily Gothard | |
Chair Erin Selvey | City of Springfield | Springfield |
Catherine Stearns | Retiree | Corvallis |
Ehren Vaughn | Employment | Tigard |
Guillermo Romero | DHS | Astoria |
Terry Haydon | HCW/PSW | Corvallis |
Member Local Organizing | Staff Advisor: Vanessa Veselka | |
Chair Carmen Morales Arnbrister | DHS | Beaverton |
James M Scanlan | Employment | Independence |
Lee Erickson | ODOT | Portland |
Stacey Seal | CODA | Woodburn |
Robin Gilbert | OYA | Grants Pass |
Adam Korst | City of Beaverton | Beaverton |
Hardship Committee | Staff Advisor: Keith Quick and Aaron Giesa | |
Chair Deanna Boylan | DHS | Grants Pass |
Staphanie Prentiss | UO | Eugene |
Michelle DeParrie | DHS | Portland |
Kaitlyn Gekeler | EOU | LaGrande |
Andrea Clark | HCW/PSW | Eugene |
Michelle Wickliff | Employment | Portland |
Patrick Kagwima | Avamere | Portland |
Pension and Thrift Committee | Staff Advisor and Committee Chair: Linda DeLauder | |
Sarah Johnson | SEIU 503 Ops Director | Salem |
Andrew Boeger | SEIU 503 Researcher | Salem |
Aurora Lang | SEIU 503 Finance | Salem |
Mike Powers | SEIU 503 President | Salem |
Mary Stewart | SEIU 503 Treasurer | Eugene |
Fight Contracting Out Committee | Staff Advisors: Mike Filippelli | Melissa Gustav |
Chair Bernardo Tuma | Dept. of Education | Portland |
Scott Conover | OHA | Salem |
Angelica Ceja Ochoa | OSH | Aumsville |
Nikola Davis | Dept. of Justice | Portland |
Teresa Rodriguez | Addus | Eugene |
James M Scanlan | Employment | Independence |
Ronald Maes | ODOT | Happy Valley |
Deffo Mebrat | AFH | Gresham |
Saffa Sartie | HCW/PSW | Springfield |
Code of Conduct Committee | Staff Advisors: Nima Mohamed & Mariko Yoshioka | |
Carmen Morales Arnbrister | DHS | Beaverton |
Rhonda Morgan | DHS | Salem |
Tammy Tate | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Theodora Ko Thompson | UO | Eugene |
Steve Demarest | Employment Department | Portland |
Ivonne Rivero | HCW/PSW | Portland |
Lindsay Melton | DHS | Springfield |
Taylor Bacon | Parry Center | Portland |
Josefina Riggs | HCW/PSW | Redmond |
Standing Committees
NOTE: President Mike Powers serves as a non-voting ex-officio member of all Standing Committees. (Bylaws Article XIV, section 1 (f))
Union Finance Committee
Rules Committee
Member Representation Committee
Stewards’ Committee
Climate Justice Committee
Standing Committees by AP&P
Membership Advantages Committee
Staff Screening Committee
Civil and Human Rights Committee
Member/Local Union Organizing Committee
Hardship Committee
Committee to Protect Injured Workers
Pension and Thrift Committee
Fight Contracting Out Committee
Special Councils
Women’s Council
Universal Health Care Committee: Wes Brain (Chair), Emily Wang, Ivonne Rivero, Steve Demarest, Nadine Sando, Joy’e Willman, Max Brown, Twila Jacobsen, Mike Powers (ad hoc).