AFT 1493 Leadership
AFT 1493’s Executive Committee (EC) is our local union’s leadership body and includes officers of our Districtwide Local, officers of Campus Chapters, Grievance Officers, and Negotiators. General Membership Meetings take place monthly, usually on the second Wednesday of each month, and are open to all AFT 1493 members. You can find the schedule of meetings and the Zoom link here.
- Local Officers
- Campus Chapters: Cañada College | College of San Mateo | Skyline College
- Grievance Officers
- Negotiations Team
- Campus Organizers
- Executive Director
Local Officers
Ben Feldman, President
feldman@aft1493.org
Luis Zúñiga, Vice President
zuniga@aft1493.org
Keira Travis, Secretary
travis@aft1493.org
Steven Lehigh, Treasurer
lehigh@aft1493.org
Rika Yonemura-Fabian, Past President
fabian@aft1493.org
Campus Chapters
Cañada College
Nadia Biglari, Chapter Chair
biglari@aft1493.org
Jessica Silver-Sharp Part Timer Rep.
silver-sharp@aft1493.org
Salumeh Eslamieh, Co-EC Rep
eslamieh@aft1493.org
Camille Kaslan, Co-EC Rep
kaslan@aft1493.org
College of San Mateo
Gil Perez, Campus Chair
perezg@aft1493.org
Geoff Balton, Part Timer Rep.
balton@aft1493.org
Elinor Westfold, EC Rep.
westfold@aft1493.org
Skyline College
Rika Yonemura-Fabian, Chapter Chair
fabian@aft1493.org
Dianne Jones, Part Timer Rep.
jonesd@aft1493.org
Tammy Calderon, Co-EC Rep.
calderon@aft1493.org
Christopher Branco, Co-EC Rep.
branco@aft1493.org
Grievance Officers
Doniella Maher, Cañada Grievance Officer
maher@aft1493.org
Teeka James, CSM Grievance Officer
james@aft1493.org
Mick Song, Skyline Co-Grievance Officer
song@aft1493.org
Negotiations Team
Monica Malamud, Chief Negotiator
malamud@aft1493.org
Gil Perez, Negotiator
perezg@aft1493.org
Luis Zuniga, Negotiator
zuniga@aft1493.org
Rika Yonemura-Fabian, Negotiator
fabian@aft1493.org
Lee Miller, Chair, AFT 1493 COPE
miller@aft1493.org
Executive Director
Chet Lexvold, Executive Director
lexvold@aft1493.org