Monthly Meetings and Board of Directors

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LERA BOARD MEETINGS

Please join us on the first Wednesday of each month via Zoom from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

To attend the Board meeting, please email us for the Zoom link at norcal.lera@gmail.com

For more information about NorCal LERA, call (916) 245-0625. To mail your membership application, send to: Post Office Box 347. Mill Valley, CA 94942.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board President: Nereyda Rivera, Senior Representative, Union of American Physicians and Dentists

“NorCal LERA is a local forum to expand one’s knowledge and develop rapport with professionals representing different sides in the field of labor relations.

Vice President: Hal Ruddick, Executive Director, Alliance of Health Care Unions

“NorCal LERA provides a unique opportunity for important dialogue on critical issues, bringing together labor and management representatives, neutrals, and scholars.”

Past President and Board Member: Jun G. Payoyo, Conciliator-Mediator, California State Mediation & Conciliation Service

Board Secretary: Rassandra L. Cody, Director, National Labor Relations, Kaiser Permanent

“NorCal LERA is an organization that allows labor relations practitioners to expand their own knowledge and share experiences with each other.”

Board Treasurer: Lisa Li, Director of Employee and Labor Relations, County of Marin

“NorCal LERA expands perspective and heightens growth, stemming from the collaboration between neutrals, labor, and management. Our historic roots were cultivated from the seeds of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), founded in 1947 as the IRRA (Industrial Relations Research Association). From our predecessors’ research and education, we contribute further in the fields of labor relations and human resources management.”

National LERA Past President

Board Member: Jim Pruitt, Vice President, Labor Management Partnership and Labor Relations, Kaiser Permanente

Communications Director and Board Member: Mark Mitchell, Executive Director, United Teachers of Richmond, CTA/NEA & CLC

“NorCal LERA provides the rare opportunity for labor and management advocates, as well as neutrals, to come together in a non-adversarial setting to learn from each other and seek professional development in our field.”