Meet The Leadership Team:
Our executive board serves our affiliated unions and central body of the Labor Council. It is currently comprised of 20 union leaders from 14 various international unions. The diversity of our board ensures that the Labor Council represents the interests of all workers from all different sectors.
The Labor Council staff manage the day-to-day operations of the council.
Executive Board Officers:
Kelly Kick is a Union Representative with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 5 and President of the Contra Costa Labor Council. She represents workers across grocery stores, drug stores, bookstores, coffee shops, and the cannabis industry—the people who keep our communities fed, healthy, and running every single day.
Kelly got her start as a rank-and-file grocery worker who stepped up when it mattered most. During COVID, she fought alongside her coworkers to win hazard pay—not just for union members, but for non-union retail workers across the Bay Area. That fight taught her something she carries into every campaign: when workers stand together, we don't just win for ourselves—we win for everyone.
Being named Member of the Year during one of the hardest times in her personal life reminded Kelly why this work matters. The labor movement isn't just about contracts and wages. It's about lifting each other up when life gets heavy. It's about showing up for the person next to you on the line, in the break room, and at the bargaining table.
Kelly believes every worker deserves what UFCW 5 fights for: fair wages, real healthcare, and a retirement you can count on. She's proud to lead a movement that doesn't just negotiate contracts—we organize for power, we show up at the ballot box, and we build a Contra Costa where every worker has dignity and a voice.
When she's not organizing, Kelly's at the family cabin with her 15-year-old daughter and their 12-year-old dog, unplugging and having fun because family and laughter is truly the best medicine.
President
Kelly Kick
UFCW Local 5
Tim Jefferies is the Regional Legislative Coordinator for the Western States International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, where he fights to make sure the skilled tradespeople who build and maintain our critical infrastructure have a voice in the policies that affect their lives and livelihoods. Boilermakers are the workers constructing, repairing, and maintaining refineries, power plants, and heavy industrial facilities—the backbone of our energy system and local economy.
Tim got his start as a boilermaker apprentice. Early in his career, he was asked to testify at the State Capitol in support of a bill that would establish Skilled and Trained workforce requirements in the oil and gas industry. He showed up, told the truth about what safe, quality work actually requires, and the bill passed. Weeks later, newly organized members came up to thank him personally—because that legislative win meant better jobs, better training, and better futures for them and their families.
That moment changed everything for Tim. Seeing policy turn into real opportunity for real workers—that's what this work is about. It's not abstract. It's about whether someone can support their family, come home safe, and build a career with dignity.
Tim wants people to understand that boilermakers are highly trained craftspeople whose skills keep our communities safe. Their apprenticeship programs are some of the best in the country, combining classroom learning with thousands of hours of hands-on training. When a boilermaker welds a pipe or inspects a pressure vessel, lives depend on that work being done right. That's why strong training standards and union representation aren't luxuries—they're necessities.
Outside of work, Tim has a long list of hobbies he'd love to get to… but mostly he thinks about doing them instead. It's a running joke, but also the reality of someone who's always thinking a few steps ahead—whether he's strategizing legislation or planning his weekend.
Vice-President
Tim Jefferies
Boilermakers Local 549
Secretary-Treasurer
Dan Jameyson
SEIU Local 1021
Recording Secretary
Sultana Adams
AFSCME 3916
Sergeant-at-Arms
Amy Scott-Slovick
California Nurses Association
Trustees:
Stacie Hinton
AFSCME Local 2700
Rachel Shoemake
IBEW Local 302
Justin Decker
IFPTE Local 21
At-Large Seats:
Brian Fealy is a Business Representative and Organizer with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) Local Lodge 1173, where he fights for the skilled automotive technicians who keep our vehicles safe and our communities moving.
Brian grew up in San Francisco—his mom was a nurse, his dad worked in the building trades. After high school, he went to automotive trade school and spent the next 30 years turning wrenches. Seven years at Goodyear. Thirteen years at various Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge dealerships, earning his Chrysler Master Technician certification. Later, he became an Infiniti Master Technician, spending an additional ten years with the dealer on Concord.
He learned his craft from the ground up, and he learned early that skill alone doesn't protect you if you don't have a voice on the job.
In 2004, Brian helped organize his dealership in Contra Costa County. The employer's response? They'd rather close than negotiate a contract. Brian and his coworkers fought for—and won—a severance package, but the experience drove home a hard truth: without a union, workers are disposable.
That same year, Governor Schwarzenegger's Workers Comp Reform hit Brian's family hard. Suddenly, the politics weren't abstract anymore. They were personal. That's when Brian stepped up. He started attending union meetings, lobbying on workers comp and labor issues, became a shop steward, then Local Lodge Vice President, then President. In 2014, after three decades in the industry, Brian became a Business Representative for the Machinists—a chance to give back to the community of technicians who'd been his brothers and sisters on the shop floor.
Brian wants people to know that automotive technicians are highly skilled tradespeople whose work is essential to public safety. They're the ones diagnosing your brakes, your airbags, your steering systems—and they deserve fair wages, good benefits, and respect for the expertise they bring to the job every single day.
When technicians have a union, they have power. When they have power, they can fight for the working conditions and the lives they deserve. That's what Brian's been building for the last decade—and he's not slowing down.
Brian Fealy
IAM Local 1173
Don E. Garcia
Teamsters Local 315
Eric Haynes is a Business Representative with SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local 104, where he represents the skilled tradespeople who fabricate, install, and maintain the Sheet Metal AND HVAC systems that keep our buildings safe and running. After more than 20 years working with the tools in his hands, Eric moved into Compliance and Organizing in 2016—because he knew firsthand what it takes to do the job right, and what happens when contractors try to cut corners.
Some of Eric's proudest wins are the simplest: helping members recover wages they earned but never got paid. Bringing a new contractor into the union fold. Every dollar returned to a worker's pocket and every new signatory raises the floor for everyone in the industry. That's how the labor movement works—when one of us wins, we all move forward.
Eric wants people to understand that SMART 104 members are craftspeople who take serious pride in their work. They're the ones making sure your HVAC system works in a heat wave, your building's ductwork is safe, and the job gets done to the highest standard. When you hire union, you're hiring skill, safety, and accountability—and workers who have a real voice on the job.
Outside of work, Eric's usually in the woods or the desert with family and close friends, trying new restaurants, or out on the range with his shotgun and some clay targets. Whether he's around a campfire or a dinner table, it's the same thing that drives his union work: good people, shared purpose, and showing up for each other.
Eric Haynes
S.M.A.R.T. Local Union 104
Doug Jones
SEIU-UHW
Jody Castro
IBEW 1245
Tom Lawson
Plumbers & Steamfitters
UA Local 159
Chuck Leonard
Plumbers & Steamfitters
UA Local 342
Maliha Noamani
SEIU 2015
Vincent Wells
IAFF Local 1230
Constituency Seats:
Michael Nye
CARA
(CFT Retired)
Kesheona Darden
Young Workers
(Boilermakers 549)
Tom Lewis
CBTU
Staff:
In 2007, Anijar started his career in Labor at the Florida AFL-CIO as their field organizer for the West Central Florida Federation of Labor, the Central Florida AFL-CIO, the Space Coast AFL-CIO and the Volusia/Flagler Labor Council. At the end of 2010, Anijar became the Communications Director for the Florida AFL-CIO based in Tallahassee. After the 2012 election, he accepted a position with the AFL-CIO as their Senior Field Representative for California. He soon joined the AFL-CIO’s GOLD Team as their Western Region Represenative which focused on organizational restructuring and leadership development.
In 2019, Anijar became the executive director of the Contra Costa Labor Council, a federation of 85 unions. Anijar is a member of Teamsters 665. He holds a political science degree from Arizona State and a master in Labor Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Josh is a lover of science fiction, live music and lives in the East Bay with his wife.
Joshua Anijar
Executive Director
josh@cclabor.net
Summers started his career as Deputy Field Director for Congressman Garamendi's competitive re-election campaign. For the past 10 years Summers has been the Campaign & Political Director for the Contra Costa Labor Council, a federation of 85 unions. During his tenure, he has coordinated and led Contra Costa Labor Council’s election and policy efforts.
Summers earned his degree in Political Science from UC Davis. In his free time Joe enjoys hiking and camping.
Joe Summers
Political Director
joe@cclabor.net
Barrett’s first time volunteering on a political campaign was at her local CTA office, she was 15-years-old. Since then she has built a career working for labor candidates and elected officials, including State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson (Ret.) and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier. She has also worked at impactful community nonprofits.
Barrett earned her degree in Political Science by attending community college and then transferring to UCLA.
Rebecca Barrett
Communicators Director
rebecca@cclabor.net
Monica Meneses brings a dynamic blend of expertise and dedication to her role as Office Manager/Bookkeeper at the Contra Costa Labor Council.
Fluent in both Spanish and English, Monica bridges language barriers and builds connections within diverse communities. Her bilingual language skills enhance her capacity to engage with a wide range of individuals and to serve as a bridge between cultures.
Monica Meneses
Office Manager/Bookkeeper
monica@cclabor.net