Bargaining Caucus
Now that we are formally unionized with Actors’ Equity Association, we have begun bargaining for our first union contract with Disneyland.
While every Cast Member has input into what we put across the table in bargaining, the actual discussions with Disney are being conducted by an elected Bargaining Caucus made up of 23 people, with 23 alternates.
What’s the Makeup of the Caucus?
The Bargaining Caucus is made up of representatives from both the Characters and Parades departments, with every job represented. The 23 members of the bargaining team and the 23 alternates will take part in all internal discussions together, and all 46 of them will be able to vote on proposals.
As Cast Members may leave the company or need to leave the caucus, the department caucus for each team will help recruit and vote on replacements.
Meet the Team
Equity Negotiation Staff and Councilors:
- Adam Hefner – Business Representative
- Al Vincent Jr. – Executive Director & Lead Negotiator
- Ashley Matthews – Councilor Advisor
- Bert Rodriguez – Councilor Advisor
- Calandra Hackney – Asst. Executive Director
- Christa Jackson – Senior Business Representative
- Christopher Williams – Chief of Staff
- Erin Koster – Councilor Advisor
- Heather Brose – Councilor Advisor
- Jeffrey Landman – Councilor Advisor
- Megan Esber – Organizer
Additional Equity Staff:
- Abbey Crowley – Business Rep. For Harassment and Discrimination
- Danee Conley – Director of Diversity and Inclusion
- David Levy – Director of Communications
- Doug Beebe – Director of Information Technology
- Elizabeth Mason – Diversity and Inclusion Associate
- Javon Johnson – Director of Education and Member Value
- John Fasulo – National Director of Membership
- John Meredith – Organizing Assistant
- Keith Sklar – Director of Member Safety
- Megan Benjamin – Assoc. Director of Member Benefits
- Nathan Wilkinson – Asst. Director of Member Safety
- Stef Frey – Director of Organizing and Mobilization
Bargaining Team:
- Alexis Velasco – Characters Sculpted (Team)
- Andrew Cano – Characters GR Sculpted (Team)
- Angela Nichols – Characters Host (Team)
- Barbie Patterson – Characters Show Host (Alternate)
- Branden Martinez – Parades Sculpted (Alternate)
- Brooke Lester – Parades Dancer (Alternate)
- Brooke Parent – Characters At-large Dining (Alternate)
- Carmina Garay – Parades Look-Alike (Alternate)
- Cassandra Rawlinson – Parades At-large Fantasmic (Team)
- Chase Thomas – Parades At-large Fantasmic (Alternate)
- Cherish-Sally Mutua – Characters Show Host (Team)
- Christopher Borja – Characters Scheduler (Alternate)
- Colin Hicks – Characters Sculpted (Alternate)
- Courtney Griffith – Parades Look-Alike (Team)
- Dalton Johnson – Characters Sculpted (Team)
- Daniel Webb – Characters Scheduler (Team)
- Daniel Caulkins – Characters At-large (Alternate)
- Daniel Mayeux – Parades Dancer (Team)
- Demmi Donaldson Honor – Characters Look-Alike (Team)
- Jeffrey Dunn – Characters At-large (Team)
- Jeffrey Hurley – Parades Lead (Team)
- Johnny Blue Alistair – Characters DL Lead (Team)
- Julia Rivera Snow – Characters DCA Lead (Alternate)
- Julissa Hernandez – Characters Host (Alternate)
- Kimberlee Benton – Parades At-large DL (Team)
- Lainie Trout – Characters DL Lead (Alternate)
- Larissa Lee Gadda – Parades Lead (Alternate)
- Madison Huckaby-Budds – Characters Host (Alternate)
- Mai T. Vo – Characters Look-Alike (Team)
- Max Foster – Characters Sculpted (Alternate)
- Meredith Baldwin – Parades Trainer (Team)
- MJ Roberts – Characters At-large Dining (Team)
- Natalie Duarte – Characters At-large Character Events (Team)
- Polli Peck – Characters Host (Team)
- Reba Andrews – Characters Look-Alike (Alternate)
- Riley Blomquist – Characters GR Sculpted (Alternate)
- Ronnie Kinloch – Parades Sculpted (Team)
- Shantall Segura – Characters Trainer (Alternate)
- Sylar Davis – Characters DCA Lead (Team)
- Thomas Challain – Parades At-large (DCA) (Alternate)
- Tiffany Dunn – Characters Trainer (Team)
- Tina Shioji – Characters At-large Character Events (Alternate)
- Todd Stubbler – Characters Look-Alike (Alternate)
- Troy Carpenter – Parades At-large DCA (Team)
- Tylor Jenkins – Parades At-large (DL) (Alternate)