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UDW Convention

Delegates are elected to represent their UDW district at UDW’s constitutional convention. The members in your district receiving the most votes will be declared winners of the election. Please refer to the graph in the letter from UDW Secretary-Treasurer William Reed for delegate totals for your district. Delegate winners must be able to attend the convention, which will be held June 17-21, 2024 in San Diego, CA. The next 2 top vote-getter nominees who are on the ballot but not elected as delegates are elected as alternates, in order of the total votes they received.

Please note: you are not voting at this time – official ballots will be mailed to members in good standing the week of March 23, 2024. Ballots will be counted on April 22, 2024 in San Diego. 

Eligibility
Any UDW member in good standing as of December 2023 is eligible to run for delegate. Members must remain in good standing for the months preceding the convention to hold elected position.

For the full voting rules, click here.

District 1 - San Diego

Nominee District Number
Editha  Adams 1
Sabrina D Bishop 1
Robert C Bittle 1
Sheila D Bogstad 1
Maria D Bojorge Cardenas 1
Steve  Chika 1
Yuneth Guadalupe Contreras Beltran 1
Dora  Corona 1
Carrie J Dawson 1
Flordeliza Noveno Galura 1
Maria  Garza 1
Willard  Gee 1
David L Haskins 1
Johanna  Hester 1
Rosa L Jasso Quinonez 1
Shirley L Jenkins 1
Maria Lebron 1
Beatriz  Manjarrez 1
Nicanora  Montenegro 1
Douglas  Moore 1
Maria L Olvera 1
Miriam K Plotkin 1
Barbara  Ross 1
Jerlilia J Ryans 1
Cheryl  Sevier 1
Lynn Edgar Sharp 1
John  Stevenson 1
Tracy  Tran 1
Dien Phuong Truong 1
Fernando  Vazquez 1

District 2 - Orange

NomineeDistrict Number
Magna  Aguilar2
Luz  Cedeno2
Thanh  Duong2
Olga  Equihuas2
Hans G Eugene2
Cleofe  Fernandez2
Tania M Ferrucci2
Maria G Foreman2
Nader  Haghighat2
Bassem A Hanna2
Catherine  Louie2
Daniel Dominguez Lumitap2
Cathy  Luong2
Angie  Nguyen2
Hung  Nguyen2
Trang T Nguyen2
Gloria  Orduna2
Quirino F Ortiz2
Eun N Seo2
Toni M Taloa2
Amalia  Tinoco2
Thin T Tran2
Van T Tran2
Michael  Truong2
Jamila  Usufzy2
Fatemeh  Vafadar2
Evelyn J Villarin2
Cynthia  Williams2

District 3 - Riverside

NomineeDistrict Number
Sarah  Arzate3
Theresa M Baleanu3
Rosa  Beltran3
Camilla E Bradford3
Delnita T Brown3
Adelina A Cook3
Kathleen J Crick3
Susana D Duarte Garcia3
Andrea D Dudley3
Phavy  Heng3
Renee A Ivory3
Kelly L Kneeland3
Louis  Marks3
Ana Lilia Mercado3
Luz  Mocete3
Marino L Montenegro Jr3
Jermaine  Moore3
Ma Elba L Mora Tepezano3
Catherine M Paschal3
Nadia  Peterson3
Desmond  Prescott3
Damaris P Rocha3
Maria D Salcedo3
Alaa M Selim3
Carol A Sheppard3
Jason R Vasquez3
Luis  Velez3
Christine  Young3
Elizabeth V Zamudio3
Shelly L Zembrushki3

District 7 - Imperial

NomineeDistrict Number
Maria  Alvarez7
Maria  Arias7
Josefa  Flores Beristain7
Maria E Godinez7
Francisco  Lopez Valdivia7
Elvira  Mariz7
Sherrie S Nuyen7
Lizbeth G Ortiz7
Artemisa  Perez7
Lucinda  Robles Borboa7
Maria I Serrano7
Marlet  Vizcarra7

District 8 - Child Care

Nominee District Number
Negina  Akbari 8
Miren L Algorri 8
Hussein  Almukhtar 8
Myrna  Banks 8
Maria Yvonne Bejar 8
Shaunte  Brown 8
Silvia  Cardenas 8
Mirna  Castaneda 8
Pomposa Tapia Cendejas 8
Rosario  Ferrer 8
Carmen  Figueroa 8
Guillermina  Garduno 8
Amanda  Hunter 8
Isabel  Jeffel 8
Odranise  Jules 8
Donise  Keller 8
Sara  Lopez 8
Maria Elena Millings 8
Charlotte  Neal 8
Aseel  Pauls 8
Husam  Sofi 8
Pamela Jean Sykes 8
Horace  Turner 8
Maria Isabel Vazquez 8
Ana  Villa 8

Districts 4, 5, and 6 will not need to have an election because 10 or fewer members were nominated for the 10 delegate positions available. Here is the list of delegates:

District 4 – Alpine, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne

DelegateDistrict Number
Gloria  Brown4
Florence Corie Crowson4
Elizabeth A Diaz4
Elidia  Garcia4
Vicenta J Jimenez Padilla4
Sith  Kuch4
Sofia  Rodriguez4
Elisa  Sanchez4
Pakamon  Sopajaree4
Gladys A Tellez4
Astrid J Zuniga4

District 5 – Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara

DelegateDistrict Number
Norma  Alonso5
Walter  Drakeford5
Sarah  Ilenstine5
Ramiro  Morales Astorga5
Sydney R O’Connor5
Sharon E Pike Scott5
Rika  Smith5

District 6 – Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, and Sutter

DelegateDistrict Number
Silvia P Arellano6
Adrian J Hardy6
Griselda  Hernandez6
Alicia H Juelch6
Gavi E Lopez Loomis6
Farnoush  Makhmalbaf6
David  Nemat Nasser6
William  Reed6
Martha L Ruiz6
Belinda  Wells6

AFSCME Convention

UDW delegates will be elected to represent UDW/AFSCME Local 3930 at the AFSCME International Convention. An estimated 90 delegates receiving the most votes will be declared winners of the election. Two alternates will be elected after these top vote-getters. Delegate winners must be able to attend the convention in full for all days, including travel days. The conference will be held August 12-16, 2024, with travel days on August 11 and 17.

Please note: you are not voting at this time – official ballots will be mailed to members in good standing the week of March 23, 2024. Ballots will be counted on April 22, 2024 in San Diego. 

ELIGIBILITY FOR AFSCME CONVENTION DELEGATE
To be eligible, you must pay dues from May 2023 up until the AFSCME Convention.

For full voting rules, click here.

District 1 - San Diego

NomineeDistrict Number
Editha  Adams1
Sabrina D Bishop1
Robert C Bittle1
Maria D Bojorge Cardenas1
Steve  Chika1
Yuneth Guadalupe Contreras Beltran1
Dora  Corona1
Carrie J Dawson1
Maria  Garza1
Willard  Gee1
David L Haskins1
Johanna  Hester1
Rosa L Jasso Quinonez1
Shirley L Jenkins1
Maria  Lebron1
Beatriz  Manjarrez1
Nicanora  Montenegro1
Douglas  Moore1
Maria L Olvera1
Miriam K Plotkin1
Barbara  Ross1
Jerlilia J Ryans1
Angelica  Sandoval Villanueva1
Jane Ann Settle1
Cheryl  Sevier1
Lynn Edgar Sharp1
John  Stevenson1
Tracy  Tran1
Dien Phuong Truong1
Fernando  Vazquez1

District 2 - Orange

NomineeDistrict Number
Magna  Aguilar2
Luz  Cedeno2
Thanh  Duong2
Hans G Eugene2
Cleofe  Fernandez2
Tania M Ferrucci2
Maria G Foreman2
Bassem A Hanna2
Catherine  Louie2
Daniel Dominguez Lumitap2
Cathy  Luong2
Angie  Nguyen2
Hung  Nguyen2
Trang T Nguyen2
Gloria  Orduna2
Quirino F Ortiz2
Eun N Seo2
Toni M Taloa2
Chi T Thai2
Van T Tran2
Evelyn J Villarin2
Cynthia  Williams2

District 3 - Riverside

NomineeDistrict Number
Rosa  Lopez3
Sarah  Arzate3
Theresa M Baleanu3
Rosa  Beltran3
Camilla E Bradford3
Delnita T Brown3
Kathleen J Crick3
Susana D Duarte Garcia3
Andrea D Dudley3
Renee A Ivory3
Kelly L Kneeland3
Louis  Marks3
Luz  Mocete3
Marino L Montenegro Jr3
Jermaine  Moore3
Ronald  Palmtag3
Catherine M Paschal3
Nadia  Peterson3
Desmond  Prescott3
Damaris P Rocha3
Maria D Salcedo3
Alaa M Selim3
Carol A Sheppard3
Christine  Young3
Shelly L Zembrushki3

District 6 – Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, and Sutter

DelegateDistrict Number
Silvia P Arellano6
Adrian J Hardy6
Griselda  Hernandez6
Alicia H Juelch6
Gavi E Lopez Loomis6
Farnoush  Makhmalbaf6
David  Nemat Nasser6
William  Reed6
Martha L Ruiz6
Belinda  Wells6

District 7 - Imperial

NomineeDistrict Number
Maria  Alvarez7
Maria  Arias7
Josefa  Flores Beristain7
Maria E Godinez7
Francisco  Lopez Valdivia7
Elvira  Mariz7
Sherrie S Nuyen7
Lizbeth G Ortiz7
Artemisa  Perez7
Lucinda  Robles Borboa7
Maria I Serrano7
Marlet  Vizcarra7

District 8 - Child Care

NomineeDistrict Number
Negina  Akbari8
Pat  Alexander8
Miren L Algorri8
Hussein  Almukhtar8
Tanika  Banahene8
Myrna  Banks8
Maria Yvonne Bejar8
Shaunte  Brown8
Elianna  Campos8
Silvia  Cardenas8
Mirna  Castaneda8
Allison  Davis8
Edith  De Leon8
Rosario  Ferrer8
Carmen  Figueroa8
Guillermina  Garduno8
Amanda  Hunter8
Donise  Keller8
Vivian Renee Kuykendall8
Sara  Lopez8
Alma Delia Magana8
Audrey  Mcbath8
Charlotte  Neal8
Angela Garcia-Sanche  Rodriguez8
Pamela Jean Sykes8
Horace  Turner8
Ana  Villa8
Sena  Williams8

Districts 4 and 5 will not need to have an election because for the AFSCME Convention, the number of delegates assigned to each district is based on 1 delegate per 1,000 members. The number of nominees for Districts 4 and 5 is less than the number of delegate positions for those districts.

District 4 - Alpine, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne

DelegateDistrict Number
Elizabeth A Diaz4
Elidia  Garcia4
Joaquin  Garcia Jimenez4
Vicenta J Jimenez Padilla4
Sofia  Rodriguez4
Pakamon  Sopajaree4
Gladys A Tellez4
Astrid J Zuniga4

District 5 – Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara

DelegateDistrict Number
Norma  Alonso5
Doris  Hannah5
Ramiro  Morales Astorga5
Dian  Nicholson5
Sydney R O’Connor5
Sharon E Pike Scott5

UDW President Astrid Zuniga is automatically a delegate to the AFSCME Convention per the UDW Constitution.