Mel Thornhill
(Local 2703)
Mel
has worked for the Mercy Medical Center for 21 years as a Facilities
Engineer. In short, he fixes things. He served on the negotiating
team for the hospital and is on his second term as Mercy Medical
Center Chapter President for Local 2703. Mel is also on Local
2703's Executive Board. He is interested in more training and
communication between the members and leadership as defined
by the 21st Century initiative.
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Jean
Hamilton
(Local 3993)
Jean
E. Hamilton is the President of Local 3993, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid
Transit District Professional and Supervisory Association. When she's
not busy handling Union concerns her "other" job is that of
principal financial analyst overseeing the Automatic Fare Collection
Capital Group, and project administration lead for the Oakland Airport
Connector Project. She is also a member of the BART Investment Plans
Committee, overseeing close to $700 million in retirement investments.
Before working for the District Jean was an elementary and secondary
school teacher, a cost engineer and scheduler for several international
engineering and construction firms, and an economic analyst at a local
Bay Area refinery. Jean is a graduate of the University of California
at Davis, with post-graduate certifications from California State University
at Hayward.
Jean's goal as a member of the Council 57 Executive Board is to facilitate
a steady flow of information between the Council and her Local. She's
also very interested in gaining skills that can assist her local in
negotiations and representation.
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John Vance
(Local
10)
John
Vance was recently elected to be President of AFSCME Local 10 which is
based in Modesto. John is a Public Works Inspector for the City of Patterson,
and has been the Steward representing city workers for several years.
In running
for Local 10 President, his priority was to make changes to bring the
local into the 21st century. John wants to motivate members to be more
involved in the Union, and to address issues that affect their workplace
and working conditions. He demands open communication and fairness to
all members.
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Amy Young
(Local 829)
Amy Young is a member of Local 829 in San Mateo County, and President
of the Sequoia Hospital Chapter within the Local. In her twelve years
as Chapter President, Amy has handled countless grievances and served
on numerous bargaining teams. She is a master in signing members up for
PEOPLE dues deduction.
Amy is a Psyolysomnograph
Technologist at Sequoia's Sleep Disorder Lab. When she is not organizing
for the union or at work in the lab, she coaches kids and adults in basketball
and volleyball.
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