President, Dan Portillo
Vice President of Negotiations, Aaron Silverman
Responsibilities: Contract negotiations and adjunct representation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
AFT 6262 Contract Negotiations Team- 2007-2023
AFT 6262 Vice President of Grievances- 2022-2023
AFT 6262 Vice President of Negotiations- 2023-Present
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Contract negotiations, grievances, mediation, Fact Finding, PERB adjudication
Education:
BA, University of California, Davis- 2001
PhD, University of California, Los Angeles- 2010
Interest: {Hobbies}
Reading, film, and family
Vice President of Grievances, Kelly Spillman
Education
BS Psychology Florida State University
MS Counseling Georgia State University
Kelly has taught in the Psychology Department at COC since the Fall of 2016. She also joined the Rising Scholars Program at COC in 2020 teaching classes at Pitchess Detention Center. She teaches both Psychology classes and non-credit classes Substance Abuse and Stress Management/Mindfulness at the jail.
Kelly Spillman is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for The Teaching of Psychology.
Hobbies
Kelly loves to travel and perform stand-up comedy and storytelling in Los Angeles and around the country.
Vice President of Member Action, Anthony Clayton
Education: Ph.D. Management {Organizational Development |ABD}, Master of Business
Administration, Bachelor of Business Management, AS Social and behavioral Science | Certifications
in Management, Leadership, Project Management, and ED&I.
Affiliations: Business Club {UEI College} Garden Grove
Interest: Running, Chess, Guitar {Acoustic / Electric}, and swimming
Vice President of Outreach, John Francis
Responsibilities: Communication, public relations, information management, database management of emails/members, website updates, member data
Education
- BS, Marketing – Drexel University
- MBA, Management Information Systems – Drexel University
Areas of Expertise: Marketing, finance, communication, data analysis, public speaking, and negotiation
Interests: Tennis, college football, scouting, camping, scuba diving
Secretary, Pete Virgadamo
Responsibilities – attend meetings of the Executive Board, record the minutes and submit them for publication on the AFT website, every semester supervise the Social Event, attend Orientations for new adjunct faculty, assist adjunct faculty with their problems and other duties as needed to help our union.
Professional Experience
College of the Canyons – 1990 to the present
University of Southern California – 1975 to1989
Peace Corps Volunteer – 1972 to 1975
Education
Ph. D. – University of Southern California, 1982
M.A. – University of Oregon, 1972
B.A. – San Diego State University, 1970
Interests
Historical research – 20th century navies, Folk music and old-time Rock and Roll music, Travel – reading – baseball – gardening – family.
Treasurer, Frank de los Reyes
Responsibilities: Finance, budget, file government-mandated forms, monitor membership payments –
member since the beginning of the union.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
University of Southern California – 1993 to Present
College of the Canyon – 1996 to Present
Bank of America/Security Pacific – 1980 to 1992
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Results-oriented senior financial management professional
Extensive experience leading financial reporting & analysis initiatives, with an emphasis on identifying process improvements.
Demonstrated ability to streamline business operations to drive growth and create efficiency.
Develop financial strategies and implement best practices for business units including cost management, auditing and compliance with policies and GAAP.
Participatory management style, resulting in high productivity and management success rates
Education:
MBA, University of Southern California – 1998
BA, University of Redlands – 1986
Interest: {Hobbies}
Travel, wine, food and family