Regional councils help give voice to members in all corners of SEIU 721. Votes were counted June 28, 2010 in the election for  the first-ever regional councils in the four areas of our union. Members of each regional council will address local issues and advise the executive board on regional issues. 

Election Results

Inland Area
Coachella Valley Water District - Rebecca Milward 
City of Indio - Ross Gutierrez  
City of Palm Springs - Bill Notte 
City of Riverside - Ed Toole 
City of Riverside Sanitation - Jerry Johnson 
County of Riverside       
  Professional - Keith Price 
  Para-Professional - Maria Ochoa-Flynn 
  RNs - Mark Grays
  Supervisor - John Huggins       
Superior Court of Riverside County - Jonathan L. Stewart

Tri-Counties
City of Simi Valley - Charles Harrington 
Ventura County       
  Professional - Becky Linder      
  Supervisory - Arnulfo (A.C.) Carbajal
  Technical - Ed Alamillo
  Social Services - Christine Basua

LA/OC Cities
City of Los Angeles         
  MOU 4 - Art Sweatman 
  MOU 8 - Terry Keating 
  MOU 14 - Alan Peshek
  MOU 17 - Gus Malkoun 
City of Pico Rivera         
  Full Time Unit - Patsy Gonzales
City of Santa Ana - Jesus David Rodriguez

LA County
American Red Cross - Therese Mendoza
Clinica Monsenor Oscar A. Romero - Mariana Francisco
LACERA - Renee D.Pasqua 
LA County Superior Court Reporters (Bargaining Unit 861) - Buford James
LA County Clerical & Office Services (Bargaining Unit 111) 
    Cynthia Molette 
    Cheyenne Chambers
    Gary Sheridan
LA County Supervisory Clerical & Office Services (Bargaining Unit 112) - Lillian Cabral
LA County Ad-Tech (Bargaining Unit 121) - Victor Trammel 
LA County Supervisory Ad-Tech (Bargaining Unit 122) - Raymond Regaldo
LA County Institutional Support Services (Bargaining Unit 211) - Maria Elena Gonzalez
LA County Paramedical Technical (Bargaining Unit 221) - Randy Ortiz
LA County Supervisory Paramedical Technical (Bargaining Unit 222) - Frances Yniguez
LA County Registered Nurses (Bargaining Unit 311)
  Virginia Anders-Ellmore 
  Donna Naylor
LA County Supervising Registered Nurses (Bargaining Unit 312) - Rita Wright
LA County Health Science Professionals (Bargaining Unit 341) - Daphne Teoh
LA County Supervising Health Science Professionals (Bargaining Unit 342) - Patrick Del Conte
LA County Artisan & Blue (Bargaining Unit 431) - Danny Hagle
LA County Supervising Artisan & Blue (Bargaining Unit 432) - Frank Ochoa
LA County Medical Social Workers (Bargaining Unit 722) - Evangelia Vitogiannia 
LA County Health Financial Support (Bargaining Unit 729) - Minnie Seay
LA County Social Services Investigators (Bargaining Unit 731)
 Ron McMullen
 Tracey Boykins 
LA County Supervisory Social Services Investigators (Bargaining Unit 732) - Melinda Harrison
LA County Librarians (Bargaining Unit 811) - David Nieto
LA County Social Workers (Bargaining Unit 711) - Phoury Chhun
LA County Child Welfare Workers (Bargaining Unit 723) - Marissa Ruiz        
LA County Supervising Social Workers (Bargaining Unit 777) - Mike Ross
Harbor Regional Center - Susan Potter
North LA Regional Center - Laneay London 
Non-represented members in LA County - Herman B. Santos   

Regional Council Duties
The regional councils ensure SEIU members in each region have a say in local issues that matter most to them.  According the Article 6, Section C of the bylaws, the Regional Council's duties include:

• Developing action plans for regional activities
• Holding Regional conferences
• Establishing caucuses and committees in the Regions
• Creating committees to assist in carrying out the work of the Local in each specific region
• Appointing a successor from their region in the event of an Executive Board vacancy for other than an officer elected at large
• Serving on the Representation Appeal Committee established by Article 15 of the Local 721 Bylaws
• This committee is charged with assisting in the processing and monitoring of member grievances.
• Holding town hall meetings for recommending political endorsements to the Executive Board
• Reviewing minutes and policies and/or rules of Chapters within a Region
• Hearing appeals of stewards recalled by Members
• Any other business of the Local as directed by the Executive Board.