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Member Profiles

Member profile: Agustin Martinez ProfilesApril 25, 2024 The medical assistant and shop steward at Mission Neighborhood Health Center says being part of a union makes him feel secure and supported.
Member Profile: Salote Lutui ProfilesMarch 24, 2024 “It’s a special role to serve your community and to also serve other people of color," says Salote, a mental health specialist at RAMS.
Member Profile: Sal Goshorn NewsFebruary 26, 2024 Anesthesia tech Sal Goshorn has experience bargaining employment contracts from his time as president of the State Parks Peace Officers of California.
Member Profile: Nora Fonseca NewsJanuary 29, 2024 EVS worker and union steward Nora Fonseca fondly recalls walking her first strike line with her mother, who was also a healthcare worker at California Pacific Medical Center.
Member profile: Humberto Retana NewsNovember 21, 2023 Humberto Retana is a marriage and family therapist who got involved with his union to support his coworkers and "stay close to the action."
Member Profile: Creight Fontentelle NewsOctober 26, 2023 Creight Fontenelle, a radiology tech at Keck Hospital for two decades, also served on the NUHW Executive Board.
Member profile: Billie Jean Barton ProfilesSeptember 25, 2023 Santa Rosa surgery scheduler Billie Jean Barton is gearing up to bargain a new contract with better pay, insurance, and staffing.
Member profile: Thomas Christian NewsAugust 28, 2023 Thomas Christian, a housekeeper at California Pacific Medical Canter, believes in speaking up when he sees something that isn't right.
Member Profile: Michael Camarena ProfilesJuly 27, 2023 Michael Camarena, a pharmacy tech at West Anaheim Medical Center, quickly emerged as a leader in his bargaining unit. "We have to stick together to make a difference.”
Member Profile: Isidro Sanchez ProfilesJune 26, 2023 Housekeeper Isidro Sanchez remembers what work was like before they had a union, when workers had no voice at work and suffered mistreatment at the hands of management.
Member Profile: Avleen Kaur ProfilesMay 24, 2023 Mental health counselor Allen Kaur is a union steward who understands the power of workers standing together. “It was pretty liberating to see how we closed the gap between management and employees.
Member Profile: Marlene Castro NewsApril 24, 2023 Marlene Castro, a social worker and case manager at Seton Medical Center, helped her coworkers stay engaged and optimistic during a difficult contract fight.
Member profile: Shannon Signer ProfilesMarch 28, 2023 Shannon Signer, a radiology tech in Santa Rosa, was inspired to become a union steward to help deal with a bullying manager.
Member profile: Lucy Cisneros ProfilesFebruary 27, 2023 Ultrasound tech Lucy Cisneros was moved to become a union steward when she saw management violating scheduling protections in the union contract and taking advantage of workers.
Member Profile: Claudia Duran NewsOctober 25, 2022 Santa Rosa phlebotomy tech Claudia Duran learned from her family how to stand up for herself, a skill that has served her well in her role as a union steward.
Member profile: Peggy Busher ProfilesSeptember 28, 2022 Busher is a licensed clinical social worker at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, a career choice inspired by her mother, who was a social worker when Peggy was growing up in the Midwest.
Member profile: Juana Martinez NewsJuly 26, 2022 NUHW steward Juana Martinez, a housekeeper at Queen of the Valley, is active in her union and on the dance floor.
Member profile: Ruby Sierra NewsJune 27, 2022 Surgical tech Ruby Sierra fights for her coworkers at St Joseph hospital like their family. "I spend more time with them than with my own family, so I see my coworkers as my family, too."
Member Profile: Valerie Thorp NewsApril 27, 2022 A physical therapist at Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Santa Cruz, Valerie Thorpe credits her athletic endeavors as a swimmer and runner for helping define her career path.
Member profile: Laura Nakamura NewsJanuary 25, 2022 Laura Nakamura, an NUHW steward and cardiac sonographer at Children’s Hospital Oakland, was elected to the Concord City Council in 2022.
Member profile: Annie Stepka NewsDecember 14, 2021 Occupational therapist and union steward Annie Stepke says that "being part of a union helps provide an outlet for disagreements, instead of just getting angry."
Member profile: Ana Ortiz NewsNovember 23, 2021 Ana Ortiz, an expeditor at Santa Rosa Memorial, discovered Aztec dance as a way to deal with the stress of cancer treatment. Now recovered, she now finds that dance helps her manage the pressures of work.
Member profile: Chuck Desepte NewsOctober 18, 2021 As a steward, X-ray technician Chuck Desepte works hard to engage and inspire coworkers. "The only way to stop the takeaways is to strengthen our union by getting as many members involved."
Member profile: Kari Helgeson NewsMay 25, 2018 Radiology tech Kari Helgeson credits her high school swim coach with teaching her about teamwork, something she has carried forward in her union work and elsewhere.