Important update: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis, the International Executive Board (IEB) has voted that the 2020 Convention shall not be held as an in-person meeting and instead will be held online on August 8, 2020.
Read the press release here.
Online International Convention: August 8, 2020
38 delegates will represent SEIU 521 members at the SEIU International Convention
SEIU 521 Members elected 33 delegates among a total of 73 candidates from Feb. 8 to Feb. 19, 2020. The elected delegates will join our union officers for this important convention. This was the largest number of nominations we received for the SEIU International Convention.
Delegates will represent more than 53,000 SEIU 521 members across the state of California. They will be expected to help implement the resolutions adopted at the 2020 SEIU International Convention. The 2020 SEIU International Convention will be a historic gathering of America’s service workforce as we enter into the 2020 National Presidential Race. SEIU members from across the country will congregate online on August 8, 2020, to debate and vote on the convention resolutions that will guide our union’s work over the next 4 years.
Delegate List as of July 9, 2020
The role of our delegates is important: Delegates will be voting on important resolutions that impact all SEIU members across the nation and internationally.
Here are your SEIU 521 delegates. Feel free to ask them questions via email prior to the online convention:
| First Name | Last Name | Region / Chapter | Email Address |
| Riko | Mendez | Chief Elected Officer | riko.mendez@seiu521.org |
| Alysia | Bonner | President 4-Fresno County | lavonbonner@yahoo.com |
| wRen | Bradley | 1-Santa Clara County | labormatterswren@gmail.com |
| Victor | Caravez Ramirez | 2-Monterey County | carvezv@gmail.com |
| Yvette | Carreon | 2-Monterey County | yvettecarreon@gmail.com |
| Renee | Crawford | 3-Stanislaus County | Losninos58@gmail.com |
| Daniela | DeBaca | 2-City of Salinas | kchula73@gmail.com |
| Marilyn | DeRouen | 1-Retiree | Derouenmarilyn5@gmail.com |
| Tammy | Dhanota | 1-Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority | tammy.dhanota@gmail.com |
| Janet | Diaz | 1-Santa Clara County | Janet.Diaz.SEIU521@gmail.com |
| Carmella | DiSopa | 1-Santa Clara County | C.Disopa@comcast.net |
| Roseann | Dominguez | 4-Fresno Housing Authority | ruth.pern@hotmail.com |
| Jason | Dorsey | 1-Santa Clara County | Jasond.seiu521@gmail.com |
| Dawn | Gallegos | 4-Fresno County | girldawng@att.net |
| Carol | Garvey | Retiree | carolgarvey2003@yahoo.com |
| Daniel | Goode | 1-Santa Clara County | degoode@aol.com |
| Lupe | Gutierrez | 1-San Mateo County | lupegseiu521@gmail.com |
| Gwen | Harshaw | Retiree | Gwynharshaw@seiu521.org |
| Claudia | Herrera-Sandoval | 2-Santa Cruz County | herreracguzman@gmail.com |
| Marilyn | Mara | 1-Santa Clara County | mpmara@yahoo.com |
| Francisco | Martinez | 5-Kern County | franciscojavier303@gmail.com |
| Juan | Mejia | 5-City of Bakersfield | Mejia4519@sbcglobal.net |
| Alicia | Metters | 2-Monterey County | aliciametters@yahoo.com |
| Earl | Moody | 1-Campbell Union School District | Moodly@sbcglobal.net |
| Brian | Murillo | 4-Fresno County | bmurillo84@gmail.com |
| Brian | O’Neill | Retiree | a1appraise@gmail.com |
| Holly | Okamura | 1-Santa Clara County | holly.okamura@gmail.com |
| Yolanda | Reyes | 4-Fresno County | jolenej8592@gmail.com |
| Laura | Rios | 1-Santa Clara County | Laura.Rios.SEIU521@gmail.com |
| Tiffany | Sagbohan | 5-Kern County | thogan762000@yahoo.com |
| Lucia | Sapiens | 4-Fresno County | Luciasapiens@gmail.com |
| William | Stewart | 1-Santa Clara County | wrstewart@yahoo.com |
| Rachel | Subega | 1-Retiree | rsubega@gmail.com |
| Riley | Talford | 4-Fresno County | rileytalford@gmail.com |
| Veronica | Vasquez | 5-Kern County | cruz.vasquez06@gmail.com |
| Mullissa | Willette | 1-Santa Clara County | mullissa@gmail.com |
| Concetta | Ferrell | 1-Santa Clara County | concettamarie2@gmail.com |
| Veronica | Velazquez | 2-Santa Cruz County | veronica.velazquez831@gmail.com |
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First row (L-R): Connie Jimenez, Retiree; Bonnie Gonzalez, VTA; Connie Chew, Santa Clara County; Anna Griffin, Santa Clara County
Second row (L-R): Rosanna Castro; Steve Mendez; Serrin Hanley; Shelby Sullivan (All Santa Clara County Members)
