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Meet Our Field Representative - Marcos Ramirez

Marcos Ramirez, born and raised in Miami, FL, is a passionate labor representative with a rich family history rooted in the Cuban immigrant experience. Inspired by his family's success through union opportunities in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s, Marcos immersed himself in the labor union world.

From a dues-paying rank-and-file member to a project organizer during a union-busting campaign in Florida, Marcos has a diverse range of experiences. With a four-year stint as an organizer for the United Teachers of Dade and later transitioning to a staff representative role for AFSCME Florida, he has honed skills in representation, organizing, negotiations, and bargaining. He now works for AFT-Massachusetts where he holds the position of Field Representative assisting the Chelmsford Federation of Teachers along with other locals in the surround long area.

Marcos considers himself an old-school union representative, dedicated to empowering individuals across various professions, including educators, paraprofessionals, office workers, and blue-collar workers. Having recently relocated to Massachusetts, he aspires to pave the way for the success of locals throughout the state and, by extension, across the entire United States.

His unwavering commitment to solidarity fuels his optimism for achieving significant victories for all the locals he represents, and Marcos eagerly anticipates making a lasting impact in the labor movement.

CFT Executive Board (E-Board)

President

Katy Sullivan

CHS Social Sciences Teacher

1996-Present

CFT Grievance Committee

CFT PR & Communications Committee Chair

CFT Negotiating Team- Teachers and Nurses Membership

Former CFT Positions:

Executive Vice President, CHS Building Rep., President of Membership, Vice President of Teachers & Nurses, Negotiating Team

Executive Vice President Unit A

Steve McClure

McCarthy Junior High School

8th English Teacher

2023-present

Parker Middle School English Teacher

1998-2023

CFT Grievance Committee Chair

CFT Negotiating Team—Teachers and Nurses Membership

Former CFT positions:

CFT Action Committee Chair

CFT Negotiating Team

CFT Grievance Committee

CFT Sick Bank Committee

Parker Middle School Building Rep

Vice President of Teachers & Nurses

JJ Doak

CHS Psychology and Holocaust & Genocide Studies Teacher

1996-Present

CFT Grievance Committee

CHS Building Rep

Vice President ParaEducators & Support Staff

Kathy Peluso

CHS ParaEducator & Strive Program Teacher

2008-Present

CHS Building Rep

Executive Secretary

Shelley Bethel

CHS Strive Program Teacher

1995-2005

McCarthy Spanish Teacher

2005-present

CFT Negotiating Team- Teachers and Nurses Membership

McCarthy Building Rep

Treasurer

Catie Lanouette

McCarthy 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher

2006-present

CFT Negotiating Team- Teachers and Nurses Membership

McCarthy Building Rep

Communication Secretary

Joanne Salomaa

CHS Technology Integration Specialist

2015-present

CFT Grievance Committee

Building Representatives

CHS: Ian Van Blarcom, Lisa Parato, JJ Doak, Kelly Driscoll, Aamina Mian, Renee McLaughlin

PARKER: Dena Weick, Julie Mangan- Sullivan

MCCARTHY: Shelley Bethel, Catie Lanouette

BYAM: Marie O’Donnell, Michael Goff, Catherine Burgess

CENTER: Kim Hill

CHIPS: Abby Berry

HARRINGTON: Kathleen Abbott, Barbara DeFreitas

SOUTH ROW: Lisa Tice

CHS BUILDING REPS

JJ Doak, Kathryn LaFlamme,

Lisa Parato, Renee St. Louis, Kelly Driscoll, Aamina Mian

and Kathy Peluso

PARKER BUILDING REPS

Martha Roberston, Jalisa Butler, Megan Colon

MCCARTHY BUILDING REPS

Catie Lanouette, Shelley Bethel, and Katie Finn

BYAM BUILDING REPS

Alyssa Camire, Michael Goff, Marie O’Donnell

CENTER BUILDING REPS

Kim Hill, Jen Colbert

CHIPS BUILDING REPS

Abby Berry, Lauren Nicolosi

HARRINGTON BUILDING REPS

Kathleen Abbott

*Need another Rep!

SOUTH ROW BUILDING REPS

Michelle Ruhmann, Michelle Martin

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