National Women's Advisory Coordinators
The Women's Coordinators were established by the Convention action in 1974. Each District National Women's Advisory Coordinator (NWAC) 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 3rd District
Kathy Cooper Adrienne Garrett
(732) 750-0413 (215) 226-6680
Ext. 240 Adrienne_Garrett@verizon.net
Evelyn Holt Judy Hansford
(301) 749-5401 (270) 798-4297
Vicki Pennington Pamela Martin
(606) 547-3050 (312) 751-4598
chancevgp@hotmail.com Martinpa@rrb.gov
Debra Cederholm Joan Flaherty
(701) 293-1504 (816) 936-4180
cederd@cableone.net Flahetyj@swbell.net
Fredna White Robin M. Bates
(254) 752-7693 (303) 405-4176
WhiteTexas@aol.com robinbates@comcast.net
Bennie Bridges Yvette Martin-Gross
(510) 970-1175 (202) 639-6447
Bridgesbr@aol.com Ext. 5
National Women's Advisory Coordinators
The Women's and Fair Practices Departments support the 2006 strategic goals to increase legislative and political action, organize and strengthen AFGE through: 1) Education and Training, 2) Member Mobilization, and 3) Representation through Litigation.
The National Women’s Advisory Coordinator (NWAC) is charged with mobilizing AFGE members around women's issues in their district, and to work closely with the National Fair Practices Affirmative Action Coordinator (NFPAAC) and National Vice President, Andrea E. Brooks (NVP) to help raise the concerns of women and minorities and strengthen the workers' rights agenda in their district.
The National Women's Advisory Coordinator will:
- Submit quarterly status report on district activities to be reported to the AFGE National Executive Council.
- Work with locals in their districts to ensure local Women's Coordinators are appointed or elected.
- Serve as the catalyst to disseminate information affecting women's issues throughout the district.
- Inform NVP, Andrea E. Brooks of local women's 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.
- Lobby and engage local legislators on issues that impact women and their families (i.e., invite local leaders to AFGE events, attend townhall meetings, etc.)
- Working with state and Local AFL-CIO labor bodies
- Work with local community, women's, religious, and AFL-CIO constituency groups on women's issues that affect AFGE members.
- Maintain accurate financial and travel records for their district activities (i.e., include all travel tied to your work as the Coordinator).
- Serve as a member of the Human Rights Committee.