National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinators

The Fair Practices Coordinators were established by the Convention action in 1980. Each District National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinator is elected for a 3 year term at a District Caucus. The 2000 Convention gave each coordinator additional funding of 3 cents per member beginning in the year 2002. The current funding is $4,000 a year.

2nd District John Ward (718) 661-2310 jwardny@verizon.net districtcoordinator@msn.com	8th District Julie Springer (402) 346-8800 ext. 5356 Julie.Spring@med.va.gov juliespringer@cox.net
3rd District Catherine Stafford (215) 597-1960 catherine.stafford@ssa.gov	9th District Matt Bush (405) 733-3851 bushm@afge916.org
4th District Essie Hogue (704) 638-3400 Essie.Houge@med.va.gov	10th District Gloria Ashford (214) 857-0074/76 ashford.gloria@dallas.va.gov
5th District Celestine Hood (205) 801-1150 Celestine.W.Hood@ssa.gov	11th District Kevin McGee (907) 257-6953 Kmcgee5833@aol.com
6th District Augusta Thomas (502) 894-6919 at1013@aol.com	12th District Jenny Salvez (619) 252-8245 JSalvez@aol.com
7th District Earl Tucker (312) 575-6105 Earl.Tucker@ssa.gov	14th District Marilyn Wiley (202) 606-1080 x6 Sewingmcw@aol.com

National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinator

The Women's and Fair Practices Departments support the 2006 strategic goals to increase legislative and political action, organize, and strengthen representation through: 1) Education and Training, 2) Member Mobilization and 3) Representation through Litigation.

As the National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinator (NFPAAC) your are charged with mobilizing AFGE members around civil, human and workers rights in your district, and to work closely with the National Women's Advisory Coordinators (NWAC) and National Vice President, Andrea Brooks (NVP) to help raise the profile of civil and human rights and strengthen the workers rights agenda in your district.

The National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinator will:

• Submit quarterly status report on district activities to be reported to the AFGE National Executive Council.

• Work with locals in your district to ensure Local Fair Practices coordinators are appointed or elected.

• Serve as the catalyst to disseminate information affecting civil, human, and workers' rights issues throughout the district.

• Inform NVP, Andrea Brooks and the Deputy Director of the Women’s and Fair Practices Departments of local civil, human and worker's rights issues with the potential of having a national impact.

• Participate in at least 3 leadership-training seminars or other skill building opportunities in the district annually.

• Coordinate member participation in civil, human and workers' rights activities within the locals, districts, and councils of AFGE.

• Work with AFL-CIO constituency groups and allied organizations to improve coalition base.

• Maintain accurate financial and travel records for your district activities (i.e., include all travel tied to your work as the Coordinator).

• Serve as a member of the Human Rights Committee.

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