Staff
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Ernest Reyes
Financial and Facilities Officer
Ernest started working freelance on March 5, 2024 and officially took over on June 3. He previously worked as a Senior Manager for a pharmaceutical company.
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Brent E. Beltrán
Communications Director
Brent E. Beltrán took over as the Communications Director for Local 135 in October 2019. He has a background in community journalism and activism.
Representation & Contract Enforcement
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Kelly Tanaka
Grievance Director
Kelly Tanaka was promoted to Grievance Director in 2020. Prior to that he was a Union Representative for a year and an Insurance Specialist for fourteen years. He worked at Vons for 10 years.
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Veronica Chavez
Grievance Department Administrator
Veronica Chavez has been a staff member at UFCW Local 135 since 2008 and has been working in the Grievance Department since 2015. Prior to being hired at the office she was a member for eleven years at Rite Aid.
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Sarah Maya-Goldbaum
Work Force Development Coordinator
Sarah Maya-Goldbaum started in the Insurance Department in April 2019 and became Work Force Development Coordinator in December 2023. She worked at Vons thirteen years.
Membership
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Elyse Shattuck
Membership Director
Elyse Shattuck started working for UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. She worked at Albertsons for about ten years, finishing up as a GM Clerk
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Carl Rapp
Membership Specialist
Carl Rapp has been a staff member at UFCW Local 135 since 2005. Prior to coming into the office he worked at Albertsons for 18 years, finishing up as an Assistant Front End Manager.
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Katia Rocha
Membership Specialist
Katia Rocha was hired at UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. Before coming onboard the Local she worked at Vons as a cashier for 31 years.
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Manuela Ramirez
Membership Specialist
Manuela Ramirez was hired at UFCW Local 135 in 2023 after working at Vons for four years.
Insurance & Pension
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Ehileen Lopez
Insurance & Pension Director
619.344.8218
Ehileen Lopez started working at UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. She worked at Vons for fourteen years.
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Cristi Montaño
Insurance Specialist
619.344.8212
Cristi Montaño started working at UFCW Local 135 in February of 2005. She put in eighteen years combined at Food Basket, Luckys, and Albertsons.
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Wong Yang
Insurance Specialist
619.822.1236
Wong Yang started working at UFCW Local 135 in 2019. He worked at Vons for almost fifteen years.
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Leslie Cervantes
Insurance Specialist
619.752.1175
Leslie Cervantes was hired in August 2020. She worked at Albertsons for almost twelve years, finishing as a Service Deli Manager.
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Veronica Vasquez
Insurance Specialist
619.822.1077
Veronica Vasquez was hired at UFCW Local 135 in 2022 after working at Vons for seventeen years.
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Viridiana Guerra
Insurance Specialist
619.752.1195
Viridiana Guerra took an Insurance SPUR position in November 2023 and was hired full time in April 2024. She worked at Stater Bros for almost 3 years.