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After a weeklong vote in December and several run-off elections the first week of January, WFSE members have selected the coworkers they want negotiating our 2025-2027 union contracts.
Navigate around this page to learn about our upcoming contract campaign and what's next.
- Meet your team
- What's next?
- Not a member? Join here to get involved.
- Who negotiates our contract?
- Who is eligible to serve on a bargaining team?
- What's at stake?
- Do I need experience to serve on a bargaining team?
- What's the time commitment?
Our 2025-2027 Bargaining Team Members
If you won a seat on your bargaining team, first off — congrats!
You will have a major role in crafting a collective bargaining agreement that will affect thousands of public employees, current and future.
Administrative Law Judges
| Kimberly Kamienska-Hodge, ALJ | ELECTED |
| Russell Mikow, ALJ | ELECTED |
| Lauren Berkowitz, ALJ | ELECTED |
| Courtney Beebe, ALJ | ELECTED |
| Mark Falk, ALJ | Appointed |
Assistant Attorneys General/AWAAG
| Christina Dallen, SW Region | ELECTED |
| Alfredo Gonzalez Benitez, DEI | ELECTED |
| John Jaquish, Dependency Caseload | ELECTED |
| Katie Christopherson, Eastern WA Region | ELECTED |
| Kendra LaCour, NW Region | ELECTED |
Community College Coalition
| Tonya Rehberg, Community Colleges of Spokane | ELECTED |
| Ward Kaplan, Community Colleges of Spokane | ELECTED |
| Kimi Crombie, EVCC | ELECTED |
| Scott Beals, GRCC | ELECTED |
| Tracy Stanley, LCC | ELECTED |
| Tom Cline, PCC | ELECTED |
| Thuy Nguyen, SCD - N | ELECTED |
| Diane Ellis, SCD - C | ELECTED |
| James Ellis, SCD - D | ELECTED |
| Sandy Long, SCD - S | ELECTED |
| Patricia Hermoso, TCC | ELECTED |
| Dan Andreason, WCC | ELECTED |
General Government (Most State Agencies)
| Kenedy Aaga, BHA | ELECTED |
| Lorrie Wandler, DDA | ELECTED |
| Pam Davis, DDA | ELECTED |
| Michele Burge, DVA | ELECTED |
| Shree Jenkins, JR | ELECTED |
| Joseph Hancock, CSD | ELECTED |
| Shannon Barry, DCS | ELECTED |
| Kizzy Andreason, DCYF | ELECTED |
| Sundy Ballester, HCS | ELECTED |
| Justin Smith, Human Services At-Large | ELECTED |
| Jeanette Obelcz, DCYF | ELECTED |
| Charles Loeffler, DCYF | ELECTED |
| Justin Tverberg, DOT | ELECTED |
| Chris Vasseur-Landriault, Unified State Agencies | ELECTED |
| Les Bowen, Unified State Agencies | ELECTED |
| Teresa Alldredge, Natural Resources | ELECTED |
| Keith Gonzalez, Natural Resources | ELECTED |
| Nikki Butler, LNI | ELECTED |
| Katherine Anderson, ESD | ELECTED |
| Bill Copland, DOC | ELECTED |
| Benjamin Olsen, Legal Services | ELECTED |
Higher Education
| Terll Stone, CWU | ELECTED |
| William (Chris) Everett, CWU | ELECTED |
| Mandy Downing, EWU | ELECTED |
| Craig Walker, EWU | ELECTED |
| Chris Galow, EWU | ELECTED |
| Emily Buriak, EWU | ELECTED |
| Clint Williams, EWU | ELECTED |
| Jose Villasano, EWU Uniformed Personnel | ELECTED |
| Robert Schmitter, EWU Uniformed Personnel | ELECTED |
| Dan Tabak, EWU Uniformed Personnel | ELECTED |
| Zach Young, TESC | ELECTED |
| Richard Ohlson, TESC | ELECTED |
| Alicia Bustamante, TESC | ELECTED |
| Katherine Killen, TESC Uniformed Personnel | ELECTED |
| Jason Brausen, WSU | ELECTED |
| Dave Lindsay, WWU | ELECTED |
| Nels Paul Carlson, WWU | ELECTED |
| Mirabelle Lemiaux, WWU | ELECTED |
| Sarah Neugebauer, WWU | ELECTED |
| Gennaro Carbone, WWU | ELECTED |
| Brenda Wagar, WWU | ELECTED |
| Billy Walker, WWU | ELECTED |
| Britta Eschete, WWU | ELECTED |
| Shona Savage, WWU | ELECTED |
Language Access Providers/ Interpreters United Local 1671
| Norma Verduzco, Group 1 (Clark & Skamania) | ELECTED |
| Barbara Robertson, Group 2 (Pierce, Clallam, Cowlitz, Jefferson, Grays Harbor, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacfiic, Thurston & Wahkiakum) | ELECTED |
| Gabriel Oseguera, Group 3 (King) | ELECTED |
| Sixta Castillo, Group 3 (King) | ELECTED |
| Sarah McConhy Zeimer, Group 6 (Asotin, Ferry, Garfield, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens & Whitman) | ELECTED |
| Magda Enriques, Group 7 Adams, Benton, Columbia, Franklin & Walla Walla | ELECTED |
| Masuood Muhammed, Group 8 (Language that isn't Spanish or Russian) | ELECTED |
| Quan Tran, Group 8 (Language that isn't Spanish or Russian) | ELECTED |
| Ismael Mohamed and Arnulfo Ramirez | APPOINTED |
University of Washington
| Erik Hellen, UW Campuswide | ELECTED |
| Carson Ivins, Trades | ELECTED |
| Ian Hull, Bothell, Tacoma, PAC Lab | ELECTED |
| Salvador Castillo, Campuswide Custodian | ELECTED |
| Dontazz Williams, UW Campuswide | ELECTED |
| Jessica Daoust, UW Campuswide | ELECTED |
| Duncan Jay, UW HMC | ELECTED |
| Hailey Casey, UW Security HMC | ELECTED |
| Katherine Montjoy, UW Security HMC | ELECTED |
| Fasil Tegabu, UW HMC | ELECTED |
| Rachel Pryor, UW HMC | ELECTED |
| Steve Kryszko, UW Campuswide | ELECTED |
| Kenneth Clark, Trades | ELECTED |
What's Next?
- Bargaining Team Training
Whether the bargaining team members that negotiate your contract have experience at the negotiating table or not, fear not!
All bargaining team members will undergo training to learn how the process works and how we get our entire membership involved to win strong contacts.
- Review Contract Proposals
Our members not only choose who will bargain our contracts. They also set the priorities for our bargaining teams by submitting contract proposals. This winter and early spring bargaining teams will review and vet contract proposals.
- Send out a Bargaining Survey
After our bargaining teams review all the contract proposals from the membership, they will put together a bargaining survey containing the most requested contract priorities. Members will then be able to rank those priorities from most important to least important. This survey helps our bargaining teams focus on what matters most to our members.
Who negotiates our contracts? You do.
WFSE members negotiate our contracts alongside a negotiations expert from WFSE staff.
The members representing us at the bargaining table have serious responsibilities that affect the lives of thousands of WFSE members, including:
- Developing the initial bargaining proposal to be presented to the employer
- Negotiating with the employer
- Approving final contract language and making recommendations to union siblings on whether they believe the proposed agreements should be approved or rejected
Bargaining teams have the power to alter, modify, change, or concede on all issues to obtain the best possible contracts and reach a tentative agreement, or declare that the team has reached an impasse. They are truly your representatives at the table.
Who can serve on a bargaining team?
Negotiating the contract that spells out our wages, benefits, and rights is a critical part of being a union member. For this reason, you must be a full WFSE member to participate.
Not a full WFSE member? Join now so you can vote on the contract our bargaining teams negotiate.
What’s at stake?
Our contracts determine our rights at work and our financial futures. Bargaining team members will determine the compensation package, time off, and changes to our working conditions that we present to our membership for a vote.
Do I need experience to serve on a bargaining team?
No experience in negotiations is required. You are the expert in your work.
However, to win a strong contract, our members need dedicated bargaining team members who are ready to commit their time, effort, and experience to winning the best possible contract.
What is the time commitment?
Bargaining team members spend a lot of time over many months, sometimes late into the evening, negotiating, researching, communicating, and mobilizing union power.
Bargaining team members:
- Are responsible for communicating with members about this critical process, including report-outs at worksites
- Must be willing to share their contact information with the members they are representing at the table
- Must work with WFSE staff to schedule meetings during this process
- Must abide by all rules of conduct established by their respective teams
Team members may be required to travel as necessary. When travel is required, WFSE will assist with making travel arrangements and will pay for travel expenses in accordance with the WFSE's member expense policy.
Bargaining team members may also be authorized time loss in accordance with WFSE policy to aid them in fulfilling these responsibilities.
