Union Officers
Local 749 has a number of officers, both Constitutional, and appointed. The eleven consitutionally defined officers form the Executive Board
Executive Board
The officers of this local shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary-treasurer, a recording secretary, and seven regional vice-presidents..., and these eleven shall constitute the local union executive board.
- Local 749 Constitution, Article VI, Section 1
The Executive Board serves 3 year terms, begining in October for the 4 statewide offices, and November for the 7 Regional officers. The current terms expire inthe Fall of 2018.
Charles DellaRoccoPresident Term ends: October 2018 203-600-5581 Chuck DellaRocco was elected in the October 2015 election, and is serving his first term as Local President. Chuck previously served as Regional Vice-President for the North Central Region. As President, he is an automatic delegate to the State and International conventions. Chuck is a Police Officer assigned to the Supreme Court Police Department in Hartford. |
Ron NelsonVice-President Term ends: October 2018 203-579-6548 Ron Nelson was elected in March 2017 in Special Session to fill a vacancy, and is serving his first term as Local Vice-President. Ron previously served as Regional Vice-President for the Southwest Region. As Vice-President, he will be an automatic delegate to the 2018 State and International conventions. Ron is a Juvenile Detention Officer at the Bridgeport facility. |
Efrem GoldenSecretary-Treasurer Term ends: October 2018 203-668-6801 |
Kristy PorterRecording Secretary Term ends: October 2018 |
Charles MarinoRegional Vice-President, Northwest Region Term ends: November 2018 203-232-1277bluenoseii@sbcglobal.net |
Dana Beecham-BrownRegional Vice-President, North Central Region Term ends: November 2018 860-478-9386 Dana was elected Regional Vice-President for the North Central (Hartford) region in November 2012, and re-elected November 2015. She began her union service as a steward in 2011 during the SEBAC negotiations. She was also elected Delegate to the 2016 Council 4 and International Conventions. At the Council 4 Annual Conference, on March 31, 2017, Dana learned our union members had nominated her for, and she won, the Recognition Award for Outstanding Dedication and Representation. Dana is a Court Operations Assistant at Hartford Superior Court. |
Tracey DoulensRegional Vice-President, Northeast Region Term ends: November 2018 860-874-2238 |
Regional Vice-President, Central RegionVacant |
Alex SantiagoRegional Vice-President, Southwest Region Term ends: November 2018 203-228-8645 |
Betsy BryanRegional Vice-President, South Central Region Term ends: November 2018 203-535-5329 |
Maria LindiaRegional Vice-President Southeast Region Term ends: November 2018 860-889-5284 |
Trustees
The three Trustees serve to oversee and audit the financial records of the Union. They have no vote on the Executive Board. They are elected for 3 year terms, one each January.
Trustee Joe Reilly |
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January 2013 - present Term ends: January 2019 |
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Trustee Kim Dennis |
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March 2018 - present Term ends: January 2020 |
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Trustee |
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Term ends: January 2021 | Vacant - Election TBA |
Other Officers
Other officers are elected or appointed based on their position. Each officer, and their term, is governed by the position they hold, or serve at the pleasure of the President.
Council 4 Vice-President Sotonye Otunba-Payne |
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2014 - present Term ends: 2018 |
203-671-4789 sotunbapayne@comcast.net |
Sotonye is serving her second term as Local 749's member of the Council 4 Executive Board. Sotonye has also served as a delegate to the State and International AFSCME Conventions. Sotonye is a Court Recording Monitor in the New Haven J.D. |
Chief Steward |
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Appointed by the President | vacant | |
Chief Steward (DCJ) Tony Duarte |
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Appointed by the President | 860-985-0106 tonygolfs@att.net |
Tony has served as the Chief Steward for the Division of Criminal Justice a number of times since the late 1990s. He is a past President and Vice-President of Local 749. Tony works as an Investigator in the GA #12 State's Attorney's Office in Manchester. |
Ian Shackleton, Executive Counsel |
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Appointed by the President | ianscott76@gmail.com | Ian serves in an advisory capacity to the President and the Executive Board. Ian has previously served as Chief Steward, Regional Vice-President, Recording Secretary, acting Vice-President, and delegate to the Internation Convention, and is the current webmaster. Ian is a Criminal Justice Secretary II at the Office of the State's Attorney in Milford. |
