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Hugo Nelson Guevara

Board Member - IWC Representative

Hugo Nelson Guevara is a key member of our Immigrant Worker Center community in East Boston. Born in San Miguel, El Salvador, in 1965 and raised by retired teachers, he's thankful for every moment life has granted him

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Amanda Lawson

Board Member - TL@W Representative

Amanda is a Team Leader with our Teens Lead @ Work program. She first joined TL@W in the summer of 2022 and quickly became an invaluable asset to our team, moving up to the role of Team Leader in the summer of 2023.

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​Michael Sireci

Board Member

Massachusetts Teachers Association Michael Sireci is a union organizer who has worked on safety issues in the health-care industry and in public education for over 25 years. He holds a master’s…

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David Yamada

Board Member

Suffolk University Law School David Yamada is a Professor of Law and Director of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He is an internationally recognized…

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Michael Felsen

Board Secretary

Retired Regional Solicitor, Department of Labor Michael Felsen joined Justice at Work as an Access to Justice Fellow in 2018, following a 39-year career as an attorney with the Solicitor’s…

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Ann O’Connor

Board Member

Labor Analyst Ann is currently employed as an Analyst for the Labor Management Cooperation Trust servicing the Plumbers Local 12 and Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association.  She has also worked…

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Rachel Smit

Board Treasurer

Fair Work, PC, Employment Attorney Rachel is an associate attorney at Fair Work, P.C., where she represents workers in class actions as well as in individual cases of wage theft,…

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Carol A. Bates

Board Member

Retired from OSHA, Union Leader Carol retired after 37+ years with Federal OSHA and served as an officer in her union AFGE Local 948. Carol A. Bates – Jubilada de OSHA, líder sindical…

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Elissa Cadillic

Board President

AFSCME Local 1526, President Elissa embodies all the qualities of a skilled labor leader. She has held various offices on the Executive Board of AFSCME Local 1526 and for the…

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