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System Wide Officers and Executive Director

• President - Bob Samuels
• Vice President, Legislative - Axel Borg
• Vice President, Organizing - Alan Karras
• Vice President, Grievances- Mike Rotkin
• Secretary/Treasurer - Miki Goral
• Executive Director - Karen Sawislak
• Director of Communications and Education - Bill Quirk

Locals

UC-AFT Berkeley/San Francisco, Local 1474

• President, Kathryn Klar 
• Grievance Steward, Alan Karras 
• Field Representative, Michelle Squitieri 

UC-AFT Davis, Local 2023

•  President, Axel Borg
• Treasurer, Jeff Magnin 
• Unit 18 Representative, Jay Grossi 
• Unit 18 Grievance Steward, Jared Haynes 
• Unit 17 Representative, Ken Firestein 
• Unit 17 Grievance Steward, Daniel Goldstein 
• Field Representative, Jeffrey Narten  

UC-AFT Santa Cruz, Local 2199

• President, Mike Rotkin 
• Grievance Steward, Tim Fitmaurice 
• Field Representative, Allison Guevara 

UC-AFT Merced, Local 6366

• President, Robin Geery  
• Vice President, Frederick Young 
• Grievance Chair, Loren Qualls 
• Field Representative, Jeffrey Narten  

UC-AFT Santa Barbara, Local 2141

• Grievance Steward, Katia McClain
• Treasurer, Larry McClellan 
• Field Representative, Bill Quirk

UC-AFT Los Angeles, Local 1990

• President (Acting), Bob Samuels 
• Treasurer, Norma Corral
• Field Representative, Maria Elena Cortez 

UC-AFT Riverside, Local 1966

• President, Paul Beehler 
• Vice President for Organizing, Jennifer Ramos 
• Vice President for Communications, Brian Linard 
• Treasurer, Don Jobe 
• Grievance Steward, Stephanie Kay 
• Field Representative, Sandra Baringer 

UC-AFT Irvine, Local 2226

• President, Andrew Tonkovich 
• Vice President, Peggy Hesketh 
• Unit 17 Bargaining Unit Team, Mitchell Brown 
  
• Field Representative, Mary Coomes  

UC-AFT San Diego, Local 2034

• President, Fred Lonidier  
• Grievance Chair, Stephen Potts 
• Field Representative, Maria daVenza Tillmanns