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Robby Stern, President
Former attorney, pipefitter/welder.
Lobbyist/assistant to President of Washington State Labor
Council, AFL-CIO 15 years; Current Chair of Healthy
Washington Coalition for health care reform. Email:
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Maureen Bo, Administrative Vice
President
Former teacher of English and Spanish; union office secretary 12
years. OPEIU Local 8 shop steward and board member 6 years,
union business manager 17 years. Email:
adminvp@psara.org
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Bette Reed, Community Vice President
Active member of the Tenants Union and a voice for residents of
low income housing. Past president of Seattle Senior Housing
Advocates. Former aide in the Justice Department Civil Rights
Agency and in a law firm specializing in Workers' Compensation
cases. Past Director of a vocational training facility. Email:
outreachvp@psara.org
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Edyth Koch, Treasurer
Retired registered nurse; Treasurer of Seattle Senior Housing
Advocates, Board member Washington Health Security Coalition,
member Older Women's League; actively involved in health care
reform.
Email:
treasurer@psara.org
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Frieda
Takamura, Secretary
Teacher, and then union staff member with the Washington
Education Association. Human/Civil Rights Program Coordinator at
WEA. Active volunteer with many groups, including the Asian
Pacific Islander community, State committees working to improve
public education for students of color and the Safe Schools
Coalition. Email:
ftakamura08@gmail.com
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Will Parry, Editor, Past President
Former reporter for left-wing weekly newspapers, box factory
worker, lobbyist Association of Western Washington Pulp and
Paperworkers, staff of WFT. Board member King County Labor
Council. Email: editor@psara.org |
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Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson is
currently working as a Daily Money Manager
and Advocate for older adults and disabled persons.
She worked as a litigation paralegal for 12 years.
She currently represents PSARA at the Seattle/King
County Advisory Counsel on Aging and Disability
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Tim
Burns
Retired from Northwest Airlines after 39+ years. Served as
Grievance Committee rep 26 years (12+ years as Chair), also as
auditor and trustee (IAM LL 1040) and IAM DL 143 Vice President
and contract negotiator. Currently on LL 1040 Legislative
Committee and retiree rep, and Vice Chair of the 30th
Legislative District Democrats.
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Rick Erickson
Retiree Coordinator of UFCW Local 21; 30 year member, shop
steward, executive board member of UFCW 1105 (now UFCW 21).
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Jim
Grayson
Retired business owner. Previous boards: NW Regional VP of
American Library Ass. Trustee Assn; King County Library System
Trustee; President Washington State Library Trustee Association;
Cities in Schools; Washington Women's Employment and Education (WWEE).
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Frank Irigon
Frank Irigon, born 1947 in the Philippines, emigrated
to the U.S. in 1950. Has been continuously active in Asian Pacific
American causes since his student years at the U.W. Editor of Asian
Family Affairs; a founder of the International District Community
Health Center; and a member of the Asian Pacific Directors Coalition, and
other groups committed to social change, justice and peace.
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Steve
Kofahl
President of AFGE Local 3937, representing Social Security
Administration employees throughout Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and
Washington. Also active with JWJ, WSLC and MLKCLC.
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Vivian Lee
Retired Senior Manager for women's health programs in
federal
Region X of the US Public Health Service.
She now volunteers at the UW promoting diversity and
scholarship fundraising. She is active in the Mary
Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization for health
screening in underserved populations. She is active in
social justice organizations and in organizations that
address issues of disparity.
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Susan Levy
Retired professor of economics and labor
relations at Shoreline Community College as well as the former
President of AFT WA. She currently serves as Vice President of
the Retireee Chapter of AFT WA and also serves as their
representative to the Social Security Works WA Coalition.
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Gene Lux
Former State Senator appointed l973 and l988; former
Representative l975-1988. Senior Lobby Board, Group Health
Senior Caucus, WHCC Board, Fire Commissioner, 37th District King
Co alternate to King Co Central Committee. General contractor -
1950 to present.
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Tom Lux
Tom
Lux is a 35 year member of the Machinists Union and was on the
staff of the union for eight years and serves as a member of the
Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee. He is on the Visiting
Committee of the Harry Bridges Chair at the UW and is the WA
state vice president of the Pacific Northwest Labor History
Association.
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Mark McDermott
Mark McDermott is a forty-year activist in Labor, anti-poverty,
economic justice, immigrant rights and faith based social
justice movements. He currently serves on the board of One
America and the Advisory Committee of the Faith Action Network.
He is doing economic justice popular education with a number of
unions and community based organizations.
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Bruce A. "Mac" McIntosh
Retired hospital worker. Activist and board member of SEIU Local
6 and 1199NW while working. Active in Pride at Work and SEIU
Lavender Caucus. Very active working on gay and labor rights.
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Anita
Nath
Graduate from Florida International
University with a Bachelors degree in English. Active
PSARA member and organizer with the United Food and Commercial
Workers Union Local 21. Volunteer with Seattle nonprofit
organizations. Contributor to The Retiree Advocate.
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Bonny Oborn
Bonny worked as a public employee for 34
years and retired five years ago from DSHS. She
continues to participate in the activities of her WFSE
local and since her introduction to PSARA two years ago,
she has attended conferences and street rallies for
health care, immigration reform, campaign finance
reform, and contract disputes.
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Chuck Richards
Retired after 40 years of teaching history and English as a
Second Language in secondary schools and colleges in Washington,
Puerto Rico and Massachusetts. Board member of Health Care for
All-Washington and Washington Education Association - Retired. Actively
promoting single-payer health care.
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Magdaleno
Rose-Avila
Better known as Leno, he has been a civil and human rights
activist all his adult life. He was an organizer with
Cesar Chavez, Peace Corps Country Director, Special Assistant to
the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and has
worked for a wide variety of non-profits. A gifted speaker
and author.
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Mike Warren
President, Chapter 3, Retired Public
Employees; President, WASARA; former chief shop steward and
bargaining committee member; chair, Washington CAP, advocating
for people with disabilities.
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