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

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 Coordinator
• 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 (Alternate)
• Angela Nichols – Characters Host (Team)
• Barbie Patterson – Characters Show Host (Team)
• Branden Martinez – Parades At-Large DCA (Team)
• Brooke Lester – Parades Dancer (Alternate)
• Brooke Parent – Characters At-large Dining (Alternate)
• Casey Camp – Characters GR Sculpted (Team)
• Cassandra Rawlinson – Parades At-large Fantasmic (Team)
• Chase Thomas – Parades At-large Fantasmic (Alternate)
• Christopher Borja – Characters Scheduler (Alternate)
• Colin Hicks – Characters Sculpted (Alternate)
• Courtney Griffith – Parades Look-Alike (Team)
• Daniel Caulkins – Characters At-large (Alternate)
• Daniel Mayeux – Parades Dancer (Team)
• Jeffrey Dunn – Characters At-large (Team)
• Jeffrey Hurley – Parades Lead (Alternate)
• Julissa Hernandez – Characters Show Host (Alternate)
• Kimberlee Benton – Parades At-large DL (Team)
• Lainie Trout – Characters Lead (Alternate)
• Larissa Lee Gadda – Parades Lead (Team)
• Madison Huckaby-Budds – Characters Host (Alternate)
• Max Foster – Characters Sculpted (Alternate)
• Meredith Baldwin – Parades Trainer (Team)
• Natalie Duarte – Characters At-large Character Events (Team)
• Polli Peck – Characters Host (Team)
• Raven Stark – Characters Look-Alike (Team)
• Ronnie Kinloch – Parades Sculpted (Team)
• Sam Allen – Characters Scheduler (Team)
• Shantall Segura – Characters Trainer (Alternate)
• Thomas Challain – Parades At-large (Alternate)
• Tiffany Dunn – Characters Trainer (Team)
• Tina Shioji – Characters At-large Character Events (Alternate)
• Todd Stubbler – Characters Look-Alike (Team)