Election Notice: 2025 UPTE Convention & CWA Convention Delegate Elections
This year, University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) will have a joint election process to elect two separate delegations, with one to attend the UPTE Convention and the other to attend the Communications Workers of America (CWA) National Convention.
All statewide members in good standing will be eligible to vote in the CWA Delegate Election. For chapters that will not have a contested UPTE delegate election, UPTE members will be asked only to vote for the CWA Convention delegates. This election will be held electronically and managed by ElectionBuddy.
The voting period will open on Monday, June 2, and close on Monday, June 9, 2025.
If you cannot vote online or access email, you may email your request for a mail-in ballot to elections@upte.org by Friday, May 30, 2025.
ElectionBuddy will share voting instructions and ballots via email on the morning of June 2.
CWA Convention Candidates
Delegate seats (4)
| Carly Nahin | Gian Smith | Alonzo Agredano | Max Belasco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laureto Abella | Holly Deen | Carmen Huerta | Noah DesRosiers |
| Elizabeth Milos | Amy Fletcher | Lea Bishop | Nicole Sunseri |
| Jim Huynh | Kevin Pong | Asher Johnson | Pablo Meraz |
| Heidi Miller | Agnes Mina | Eduardo de Ugarte | Phredd Groves |
| Lisa Thao | Daniel Thompson | Gloria Hernandez | Robert Magallanes |
| Matias Campos | Anita Nuechterlein | Alton Carswell | Wan-Ting Huang |
| Amanda Butler | Robert Rowland | Savannah Kidd | Scott Robinson |
UPTE Convention Delegate Candidates
UC San Francisco Chapter
Delegate seats (30)
| Aileen Fernandez | Ananda Mendoza | Anita Nuechterlein | Brittany Nielsen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carina Gonzalez | Cheyenne Dean | Edgar Aguilera | Elizabeth Milos |
| Ellen Campbell | Gian Smith | Jennifer Bautista | Jennifer Paez Garcia |
| Jessica Alway | Jiali (Jolie) Wu | John Stack | Tony (Jesus) De La Paz |
| Juliette (Julita) Suarez | Kachim Okpo | Kara (Hui) Kang | Kora (Korana) Avdagic |
| Kristen Fernhoff | Lalaine Rojo | Leon Dang | Mai Pham |
| Marin Ewing | Matias Campos | Matthew Stephen | Rima Bouajram |
| Rosa Jou-Zhang | Sarah Roberts | Sarah Tang | Sedu Samura |
| Shawn Singh | Theresa Chapman |
UC Los Angeles Chapter
Delegate seats (29)
| Alexis Alvarado | Alison Vogelsang | Ariyana Leonard | Carlos Inductivo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Bravo | Gloria Hernandez | Ingrid Muñoz | Jacqueline Euan |
| Jeanna Harris | Juliana Carranza | Julie Zamarripa | Justin Brake |
| Kevin Haigh | Kim Vo | Max Belasco | Michael Terzano |
| River Sween | Rose Dominguez | Tim Wilson | Ursula Quinn |
| Wandisa Landry | Kevin Pong | Amir Shaerzadeh | Elise Parsaee |
| Emma Stackpole | Jon Salazar | Lincoln Bohn | Nicole Sunseri |
| Amanda Butler | Carly Nahin | Angel Cervantes | Chevelle Sleaford |
| Isabel Velazquez | Lana Di Meo | Antony Gutierrez | Rafael Cerda |
UC Davis Chapter
Delegate seats (25)
| Eugene Burbige | Gemma Blumenshine | David Dinh | Lashell Alpaugh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy Vaughn | Nico Vincent | German Montano | Sandy Chancellor |
| Heidi Miller | Amy Fletcher | Chanel Bien-Aime | Diana Leal |
| Holly Deen | Jim Vanderveen | Anastasia Vourakis | Danielle Daniels |
| Kayla Dollar | Loreto Paragas | Haley Di Pressi | Mary Champeny |
| Joseph Menke | Asher Johnson | Michael Zadeh | Sonya Mogilner |
| Rebecca Aronson | Victoria Ontiveros |
UC Berkeley/UC Office of the President Chapter
Delegate seats (9)
| Aileen Fernandez | Ananda Mendoza | Anita Nuechterlein | Brittany Nielsen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arashi Cesana | Jen Covens | Jonathan Bradford | Ethan Schmidt |
| Tina Kremzner-Hsing | Nina House | Catherine Callaway | Daniel Russell |
| Jamie Gardner | Dustin Miller | Satori Le |
UC Santa Barbara Chapter
Delegate seats (6)
| Andrew Fugman | Brandi McCallister | Mala Poe | Laina Pauker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Miller | Michael Benaron | Sam Feinstein | Trevor Marks |
| Claire Wilhelm-Safian |
UC Santa Cruz Chapter
Delegate seats (6)
| Phredd Groves | Pablo Meraz | Amelia Cutten | Nick Yarnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lain Lease | Dora Rasch | Joe Di Lellio | D Lynch |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chapter
Delegate seats (6)
| Eduardo De Ugarte | Thor Swift | Sean Nord | Savannah Kidd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwadwo Kumi-Amankwah | Paul Melendy | Chelsea Hernandez | Savannah Kidd |
Mt. San Jacinto College Chapter
Delegate seats (6)
| Laura Sweeney | Santino Labbate | Larry Edmundson | Marina White |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Blackman | Emily Collins | Gillian Patton |
