JoAnn Gilmer for 
1st Vice President 

Highly qualified and motivated professionals
  • Local: 189, City of Portland
  • Cover Identity (Day Job):  Housing Program Specialist
  • Superpower: Able and willing to speak her truth in nearly any environment.   
  • Experience:
    • Local level
      • Current PAC Chair
      • Current and Past Recording Secretary
      • Past Communications Editor
      • Created and executed multi-phase Candidate endorsement process for a field of over 80 candidates for the 12-position Portland City Counciler race 

 

  • State-level 
    • Current Regional District (RD1) Vice President
      • Chair RD 1 PAC
      • Committees
        • Current Conventions Committee
        • OR-AFSCME Convention Resolutions Committee, 2023  
        • Training Committee
        • Scholarship Committee
        • Buildings Committee
        • Judiciary Panel

 

  • National-level 
    • AFSCME International Federal Policies Committee (Los Angeles)
    • AFSCME International Legislative District Caucus Chair (Los Angeles)

 

  • Other Union experience
    • Delegate, NWOLC
    • 2nd Recording Secretary, NWOLC
    • Member, Coalition for Labor Union Women 

 

  • Personal Mission:
    • Relationships are built on common goals and challenges.  We can’t find common goals and challenges to build relationships upon if we only see each other every 2 years at convention time.  As 1st Vice President, JoAnn will focus on activating and building up Caucuses and Committees.  Through them she will encourage, and meaningfully engage in, efforts to bring council-level member leaders into closer working relationships with affiliate locals and rank-and-file members, where ever they are.     

Knowledge in ACTION 

The Smart dressed candidate for 1st Vice President has made everyone "GREEN" with envy at her energy and passion 

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