Faculty Union

Faculty Union Membership and Contact Information

South Sound Federation of Teachers 
Local 4603, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO 
PO Box 7842, Olympia WA 98507 
aft4603@gmail.com 

Membership, Elections & Voting

Union Membership: Membership is voluntary. All Tenure Track, Adjunct and Associate faculty are encouraged to join, but all faculty are represented regardless of membership status.

Dues are 1.25% for Tenure-Track and Tenured Faculty; 1% for Associate and Adjunct Faculty. 

Union Membership Form: AFT Union Membership Form

Union Membership Meetings: Third Friday of the Month, Noon -1:00 p.m.

Union Elections: Spring of even-numbered years. Officer terms are two-years and run Summer (July 1) through Spring (June 30). 

Membership Votes:

  • Officer Elections
  • Contract Ratification
  • Issues related to wages, hours, and working conditions

All Faculty Votes:

  • Instructional Calendar

Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement: Faculty Master Agreement 2024-2027

Union Officers for calendar years January 2026-June 2028 

President 
Jason Salcedo, English 
jsalcedo@spscc.edu 

Vice President 
Chair, Grievance Committee 
Emily Wallace, Culinary Arts 
ewallace1@spscc.edu

Secretary 
Jennifer Evans, Office Technology
jevans10@spscc.edu

Treasurer 
Lindsey Witcosky, Mathematics 
lwitcosky@spscc.edu

Membership Coordinator 
Alexandra Gouirand, Humanities 
agouirand@spscc.edu


Adjunct/Associate Representative 
Katrina Sire, English  
ksire@spscc.edu

Cameron Troutman, Biology 
ctroutman@spscc.edu 

President Emeritus 
Carlea McAvoy, Mathematics                                                                                                                                         cmcavoy@spscc.edu 

Contract Negotiations Committee Chair
Chelsea Gustafson, Chemistry/Craft Brewing & Distilling 
cgustafson1@spscc.edu 

Political Action Chair 
David Hyde, Sociology  
dhyde@spscc.edu

Executive Board Members At-Large 
Bin Zhang, Humanities 
bzhang@spscc.edu 
 

Sally Sharbaugh, Counseling
ssharbaugh@spscc.edu
 

Tony Kennish, Automotive
akennish1@spscc.edu