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Who We Are

SEIU Florida Public Services Union represents 19,000 workers in eight counties, 16 cities, three Head Start agencies and four school districts across Florida.

Where our members work --

Central Area:City of Orlando
Lake County Schools
Orange County Library System

Eastern Area:City of Boca Raton
City of Boynton Beach
City of Delray Beach
City of Palm Beach Gardens
City of Palm Springs
City of Riviera Beach
City of West Palm Beach
Glades County Schools
Palm Beach County Schools
Palm Tran

Northern Area:
Jacksonville Head Start

Western Area:
City of St. Petersburg
Hillsborough Community College
Manatee County Head Start
Pinellas County Head Start
Pinellas County Schools
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA)

Throughout the state, SEIU members provide public services in Florida’s cities and public schools.  Our members clean and maintain educational facilities, transport students to and from school, answer the phone at city halls, staff local libraries and much more.

Millions of people across Florida depend on public services for their safety, health, education, child care and other vital services that help build safe and healthy communities.  SEIU public services members are the driving force behind reliable public services and the voice of public employees throughout Florida.

Officers

President - Alphonso Mayfield
VP for Operations - John McGibbon (Lake County Schools)
VP for Finance - Mac MacDonald (Pinellas County Schools)
VP for Organizing - Robin Turner (City of St. Petersburg)
VP for Political Strength - Theo Webster (City of Orlando)
VP for Member Strength - Sherrie Colgain (Hillsborough Community College)

Executive Board Members

Angela Aikens (Palm Beach County Schools)
Carry Alderman (Palm Beach County Schools)
Andre Allen (City of St. Petersburg)
Lee Davis (Pinellas County Schools)
Nathaniel "Bamm Bamm" Evans (Palm Tran)
Lovie Fulse (Palm Beach County Schools)
Sandy Gamble (Lake County Schools)
Lynette Gibbs (Jacksonville Head Start)
Donald Graham (City of Orlando)
John Henkle (Orange County Library System)
Robin Kirkpatrick (Jacksonville Head Start)
Josh McDermott (City of West Palm Beach)
Gene Phillips (Lake County Schools)
Paul Rich (Palm Tran)
Sonya Roundtree (Pinellas County Schools)
Maurice Spence (City of Riviera Beach)
Ken Turley (Hillsborough Community College)
Vergia Virgil (Palm Beach County Schools)

Contact our staff

Carl Booth - carl.booth@seiufpsu.org - (407) 563-5354
Betty Bowers - betty.bowers@seiufpsu.org - (407) 563-5352
Isaline "Izzy" Boyd - isaline.boyd@seiufpsu.org - (727) 373-3663
Rick Brant - rick.brant@seiufpsu.org - (352) 288-8917
Joey Brenner - joseph.brenner@seiufpsu.org - (561) 308-1919
Van Church - van.church@seiufpsu.org - (407) 563-5355
Kim Cronin - kim.cronin@seiufpsu.org - (352) 742-9599
Israel Fermin - israel.fermin@seiufpsu.org - (561) 779-1486
Sheila Hamilton - sheila.hamilton@seiufpsu.org - (561) 965-0077
Alphonso Mayfield - alphonso.mayfield@seiufpsu.org - (561) 965-0077
Angel Ovalle - angel.ovalle@seiufpsu.org - (561) 307-4849
Susan Slohm - sslohm@msn.com - (505) 463-0639 
Rick Smith - rick.smith@seiufpsu.org - (727) 373-3662
Meredith Solomon - meredith.solomon@seiufpsu.org - (561) 965-0077 ext. 5667
Barbara Watson - barbara.watson@seiufpsu.org - (561) 373-3618
Angelina Whitbeck - angelina.whitbeck@seiufpsu.org - (407) 856-5828

Meeting Challenges, Together

Millions of people across Florida depend on us for their safety, health, education, child care and other vital services that help build safe and healthy communities.  SEIU Florida Public Services Union members are the driving force behind reliable public services and the voice of public employees throughout Florida.  As a statewide union, we use our collective voice and resources to face challenges such as improving the quality and reliability of the services we provide with constantly shrinking budgets, revenue cuts, privatization, downsizing and the rising cost of living and housing across the state.

Officers

Alphonso Mayfield
President

John McGibbon
Vice President for Operations


Mac MacDonald
Vice President for Finance

Robin Turner
Vice President for Organizing

Theo Webster
Vice President for Political Strength

Sherrie Colgain

Vice President for Member Strength
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