UESF - Officers' Bios

UESF Officers' Bios

	Dennis Kelly, President Thirty years experience on Executive Board and as an officer of the union. Active Union leader at site -- Denman, Washington, McAteer, Alamo Park (now Ida B.Wells), and Lowell. Building Rep, Site Council, Faculty Council. Active with all UESF affiliates: Labor Council committee chair; AFT Program and Policy Council; CTA State Council member; NEA-RA delegate; CFT parliamentarian; CTA political chair; CFT Parliamentarian. English teacher since 1969: Department Head at McAteer and Lowell.
	Linda Plack, Executive Vice-President On UESF's Executive Board since 1996. Experience on Negotiating Team. Founding and active member of UESF's Counselors Committee. Serves on UESF's annual Pre-retirement Planning Conference Committee. Has served as elected delegate to both NEA and CFT conventions. At Washington High School since 1983 as social studies teacher, counselor and dean. Presently ninth grade counselor, elected Building Representative, Chair of UBC, and member of School Site Council. Member of Lincoln-GWHS School Size Committee. Taught at Aptos and Francisco Middle Schools and as a substitute teacher.
	Carolyn Samoa, Vice-President Paraprofessionals Vice-President for Paraprofessionals since 2007. Para Building Rep at Paul Revere ES (2004-2008). Para Building Rep at John Swett ES (1995-2004). Labor Council delegate since 2004. CFT an NEA conventions delegate. Currently serving on the following: UESF Bargaining Team, UESF Prop. A Bargaining Team, UESF Grievance Committee, Para Retirement Committee (Joint UESF/SFUSD), Para Medical Committee (Joint UESF/SFUSD), CDC Task Force (Joint UESF/SFUSD). Chair of Paraprofessional Committee meetings.
	Liz Conley, Vice President - Substitutes Vice President for Substitutes since 2006. Hillcrest Elementary Building Representative - 7 years. Golden Gate Elementary Building Representative - 7 years. While teaching, active on Elementary Committee and School Site Councils.
	Susan Solomon, Secretary UESF field representative for all high schools and some elementary schools, May 2006-present; Teacher at John Swett Alternative Elementary School, 1999-2006; Building rep at John Swett Alternative Elementary School, 2001-2006; Executive Board member, elementary division representative, 2001-2003; UESF Secretary, 2003-present; San Francisco Labor Council delegate, 2003-present; CFT convention delegate, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006; AFT convention delegate, 2006; NEA/RA delegate, 2005, 2006; Member of the UESF bargaining team since 2002; Elementary Committee chair, 2003-2006; Social Activities Committee chair, 2003-present; Grievance Committee member, 2003-present.
	Elaine Merriweather, Treasurer Three years on UESF's Executive Board; Building rep for ten years, Area Representative for the past two years, representing 18 schools. Four years on CTA State Council. Chair of the CFT Early Childhood Committee. Chair of the UESF Ethnic Leadership Awareness Committee (ELAC). Caucus treasurer for NEA and CTA. Secretary of CTA Golden Gate Service Center Council.
	Roberto Michel, Sergeant-at-Arms Incumbent Sergeant-At-Arms; have served on Executive Board since 1992 as Bilingual Para-at-large; Site Building Para Rep/UBC Para member, CTA California ESP Director, CTA State Council Rep; Woodside Learning Center (Court school for detained youth) 1996-Present; Phoenix High (County School) 1995-1996; McAteer High 1991-1995.

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