Labor & Organizing ExperienceFormerly Field and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Western CT Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Communications consultant for Connecticut Healthcare Associates: CHCA District 1199, NUHHCE 6 year member of Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union of Actors and Stage Managers. Stage Managed and ASMed under LORT (Rep and Non-Rep) & Modified LORT agreements as well as Staged Reading Guidelines. Career fully spent working in the regions. Former EMC participant. Negotiating Team Member on a single-theatre AEA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Member-leader of successful internal organizing effort; under guidance of AEA Staff Organizer along with other member-leaders. Member of several AEA committees. Attended 2019 Arts Advocacy Day in DC, lobbied congressional staff for arts funding. Foundational roots in advocacy and grassroots organizing, having been part of several youth education and advocacy non-profits as a teen. PrioritiesRadical member engagement and solidarity action.
Expanded anti-racist and inclusive policy and initiatives. Continued forward progress and systemic change post-COVID. We can't just go "back to normal" - there is a lot about "normal" that has persistently not been inclusive and not been accessible. Safeguarding and building upon Stage Management contract achievements. Ensuring that the current economic fallout does not land on our members. Robust regional representation at our brand new convention. |