In April, State of Nebraska contract union members elected delegates to the NAPE/AFSCME Bargaining Conference. The Bargaining Conference is the biennial meeting of our union where elected member delegates determine our contract negotiations priorities.
Members, delegates, and the Board of Directors submit proposals to the delegates who then choose what to prioritize when we go to the negotiations table this fall. Additionally, delegates elect eight fellow delegates to serve as members of the state contract negotiation team. The Bargaining Conference will be held in Lincoln on July 27 & 28.
The following members were elected as delegates:
Executive Committee
Melissa Haynes – President – DHHS, Fremont (Unit C)
Brian Koch – Vice President – Labor, Beatrice (Unit C)
Ashlie Thompson – Secretary – DHHS, Lincoln (Unit C) Jay Jensen – Treasurer – NDOT, Omaha (Unit M)
Brandon Brown – Sergeant-at-Arms – Revenue, Lincoln (Unit X)
Unit A
Marc Bettis – Labor, Lincoln
Rene Botts – DHHS, Lincoln
Adam Herron – DHHS, Lincoln
Dave Hughes – NE Public Media, Lincoln
Anissa Rasmussen – Economic Development, Lincoln
John Swigart – History Nebraska, Lincoln
1st Alternate – Brooke Noordoek – State Patrol, Lincoln 2nd Alternate – Tim Amos – DMV, Lincoln
3rd Alternate – Tyler Zinsmaster – Natural Resources, Lincoln
Unit C
Brian Bierschenk – DHHS, Norfolk
Toni Bonsera – DHHS, Lincoln
Daniel Buchanan – DHHS, Beatrice
Brianne Bushlow – DHHS, Fremont
Paul Farrand – DHHS, Omaha
Cassandra Fisher – Corrections, Omaha
Avery Hulse – DHHS, Lincoln
Rachel Kreifels – DHHS, Lincoln
Teresa Menking – DHHS, Fremont
Samantha Mooney – Corrections, Lincoln
Jamie Novacek – DHHS, Center
Kris Rossman – DHHS, Scottsbluff
Lisa Steiner – DHHS, Lincoln
Brian Wolesensky – DHHS, Lincoln
1st Alternate – Kelly Soderling – DHHS, Fremont
2nd Alternate – Ashley Augustin – DHHS, Nebraska City 3rd Alternate – Brian Zegers – DHHS, Columbus
4th Alternate – Kerrin Packard – DHHS, Bellevue
5th Alternate – Silvia Betta – Foster Care Review Office, Lincoln
Unit E
Dan DeJong – Environment & Energy, Lincoln Elbert Traylor – Environment & Energy, Lincoln
1st Alternate – Blayne Glissman
Unit H
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Unit I
Gail Mann – DHHS, Beatrice
Carlos Ndirangu – Veterans’ Affairs, Norfolk Lutricia Tackett – DHHS, Beatrice
Unit M
Ruben Adams – NDOT, Grand Island
Ethan Budke – NDOT, North Platte
Lorrie Daubs – NDOT, Omaha
Ruth Herman – DHHS, Beatrice
Tim Miller – NDOT, Ravenna
Vicki Vosler – Game & Parks – Ashland Delwin “DC” Walter – NDOT, Omaha
Unit S
Eric Bachenberg – DHHS, Lincoln
Mackenzie Marrow – Library Commission, Lincoln Sharon Waters – Game & Parks, Lincoln
Unit X
Erica Robles – Revenue, Lincoln
Matthew Vajgrt – DMV, Grand Island