Executive Board

The Executive Board is made up of Elected Representatives and defined in the constitution as: Article V Elected Representatives 

Section 1. The executive officers shall be comprised of the president, the vice president for Northern, the vice-president for Southern, the secretary and the treasurer. The Northern and Southern vice-presidents shall alternate as the performing executive vice-president, with the Northern vice-president performing as the executive vice president for the two-year term beginning in 2012.

Section 2. Executive Board (EB) shall be comprised of the executive officers as defined in Section 1; the standing Occupational Committee chairpersons; the facility chief stewards and the regional chief stewards. 

Executive Officers

  • Amir Jafarinejad

    PRESIDENT

  • Eric Hernandez

    NORTHERN VICE PRESIDENT

  • Aaron Cannon

    SOUTHERN VICE PRESIDENT

  • Khristine Warch

    SECRETARY

  • Yok Choi

    TREASURER

Occupational Chairs

  • Xochilt Martinez

    CHAPLAINS/NASL OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Vacant

    DIETITIANS/NUTRITIONISTS
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Vacant

    INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM COORDINATORS OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Paul Garcia

    LICENSED PROGRAM ANALYSTS OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Vacant

    PHYSICAL MEDICINE
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Alexander Welzig

    PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Solmaz Naghsh

    PHARMACISTS OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Taiesha "Dubs" Williamson

    REHABILITATION/RECREATION THERAPISTS
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Sonia Ruiz

    STATE PSYCHOLOGISTS
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Evalyn Beauchamp

    SOCIAL WORKERS
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

  • Maria Rodriguez

    VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
    OCCUPATIONAL CHAIR

Regional Chief Stewards

  • Vacant

    REGION I CHIEF STEWARD REDWOOD EMPIRE (CRESCENT CITY TO ROHNERT PARK)

  • Rhonda Foley

    REGION II
    CHIEF STEWARD SHASTA (CHICO TO OREGON BORDER)

  • Juan Deltoro

    REGION III
    CHIEF STEWARD SACRAMENTO/STOCKTON

  • Diana Vazquez

    REGION IV
    CHIEF STEWARD VACAVILLE AREA

  • Vacant

    REGION V
    CHIEF STEWARD BAY AREA (VALLEJO TO MONTEREY PENINSULA)

  • Vacant

    REGION VI
    CHIEF STEWARD CENTRAL VALLEY (MERCED TO TEHACHAPI)

  • Peter Leyva

    REGION VII
    CHIEF STEWARD CENTRAL COAST (PASO ROBLES TO THOUSAND OAKS)

  • Vacant

    REGION VIII
    CHIEF STEWARD LOS ANGELES COUNTY

  • Sally Heredia

    REGION IX
    CHIEF STEWARD ORANGE/INLAND EMPIRE

  • Katie Franco

    REGION X
    CHIEF STEWARD SAN DIEGO/IMPERIAL

  • Vacant

    REGION XI
    CHIEF STEWARD STOCKTON AREA

Facility Chief Stewards

  • Vacant

    ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL
    CHIEF STEWARD

  • Deborah Cotterman

    COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL
    CHIEF STEWARD

  • Wanda Wullschleger

    METROPOLITAN STATE HOSPITAL
    CHIEF STEWARD

  • Vacant

    NAPA STATE HOSPITAL
    CHIEF STEWARD

  • Lisette Dwyer

    PATTON STATE HOSPITAL
    CHIEF STEWARD

  • Nadine Autunez

    PORTERVILLE DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
    CHIEF STEWARD