2025-2026 Bargaining Committee
The Bargaining Committee consists of the Executive Council and all ten Area Stewards. The Local Executive Council is composed of the Executive Officers: President, Director of Organizing, Clerical Director, Treasurer, Data Chair, and Communications Chair. All members of the bargaining committee are elected by popular vote of membership.
Executive Committee
UGW UE Local 1466 President
Lexi Kenis
TA, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Email: lkenis@unm.edu
UGW UE Local 1466 Director of Organizing
Alicia Esquivel
GA, Sociology
Email: aliciaesquivel@unm.edu
UGW UE Local 1466 Clerical Director
Ashley Bernardo
TA, English
Email: abernardo@unm.edu
UGW UE Local 1466 Treasurer
Ramona Malczynski
TA, Geography
Email: rmalcz@unm.edu
Chair, Data Committee
Zach Strasberg
RA, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Email: zstrasberg@unm.edu
Chair, Communications Committee
Katie Slack
TA, Geography
Email: kslack1@unm.edu
Area Stewards
School of Engineering
Carolina Shaheen
RA, Mechanical Engineering
Email: cshaheen@unm.edu
Carolina’s area includes: Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, and Computer Science
James “Jay Jay” Rawson
RA, Civil Engineering
Email: rawsonj@unm.edu
Jay Jay’s area includes: Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Center for High Technology Materials, COSMIAC, and Optical Science & Engineering
Alex Baten
RA, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Email: abaten@unm.edu
Alex’s area includes: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering
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College of Arts and Sciences
Rae French
GA for Museum of Southwest Biology Herbarium, Geography
Email: rfrench1@unm.edu
Rae’s area includes: Geography and Environmental Studies, Philosophy, American Studies, Psychology, Latin American and Iberian Institute, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Communication and Journalism, Museum Studies
Sean Lundergan
TA, Linguistics
Email: seanlundergan@unm.edu
Sean’s area includes: Linguistics, English, Economics, Political Science, Math and Statistics
Dom Oddo
RA, Physics and Astronomy
Email: doddo@unm.edu
Dom’s area includes: Physics and Astronomy, Biology, and Chemistry
Max Pagano
TA, Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
Email: mpagano@unm.edu
Max’s area includes: Languages, Cultures, and Literatures, History, Speech and Hearing, Native American Studies, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Sociology, Anthropology, and Spanish and Portuguese
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Health Sciences Center / Public Administration / Anderson School of Management
Alex Sommer
Biomedical Sciences
Email: alsommer@unm.edu
Alex’s area includes: Health Sciences Center, Public Administration, and Anderson School of Management
College of Fine Arts
Elizabeth Rawson
Studio Arts
Email: eerawson@unm.edu
Elizabeth’s area includes: Art and Art History, Music, Theater and Dance
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School of Architecture and Planning
Currently Unfilled
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