2015
Pride of the Union Awards

Post

Raoul Teilhet Educate, Agitate, Organize Award

Robert Chacanaca, Santa Cruz Council of Classified Employees

Dedicated Unionist

  • Jennie Duggan, United Teachers Los Angeles
  • Richard Hathaway, ABC Federation of Teachers
  • Roberta Jimenez, El Rancho Federation of Teachers
  • Jay Kozak, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Marianne O’Reilly, Jefferson Elementary Federation of Teachers
  • Kyle Samuels, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers
  • Zann Yates, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers

Educational Issues      

  • Chalida Anusasananan, United Educators of San Francisco
  • David Coe, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Art Concordia, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Elaine Francisco, Jefferson Elementary Federation of Teachers
  • Margaret Martinez-Ingle, El Rancho Federation of Teachers
  • Juan Ramirez, United Teachers Los Angeles
  • Aimee Riechle, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Robert Roth, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Rachel Santos, ABC Federation of Teachers
  • Paul Scavo, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers
  • Maureen Sullivan, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Jeanie Wallace, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers

Emerging Union Leadership

  • Mayleen Dela Cruz, Jefferson Elementary Federation of Teachers
  • Lori Eulberg, ABC Federation of Teachers
  • Tina Forster, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers
  • Vincent Gutierrez, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers
  • Janet Lammers, Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers
  • Marisa Oste, El Rancho Federation of Teachers
  • Sarah Vogelstein, Jefferson Elementary Federation of Teachers

Political Involvement

  • Carolyn Espinoza, El Rancho Federation of Teachers
  • Matthew Kogan, United Teachers Los Angeles
  • Larry Nicholson, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Allan Rosenberg, Salinas Valley Federation of Teachers

Union Activism

  • Barry Covington, Salinas Federation of Teachers
  • Kenneth Denman, ABC Federation of Teachers
  • Jocelyn Espinosa, El Rancho Federation of Teachers
  • Allison Leshefsky, United Educators of San Francisco
  • Jill Yasutake, ABC Federation of Teachers


The Pride of the Union Awards were presented at the CFT Convention on, March 22, 2015, at the Manhattan Beach Marriott.​