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. Dues are 1.55%. All Tenure Track, Adjunct and Associate faculty are encouraged to join, but all faculty are represented regardless of membership status.

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

Union Elections: December of every odd year (next in 2023) for two-year terms beginning in January

Membership Votes:

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

All Faculty Votes:

  • Instructional Calendar

Union Officers for calendar years 2022-2023

President 
Carlea McAvoy, Mathematics
cmcavoy@spscc.edu

Vice President 
Chair, Grievance Committee 
C.J. Dosch, Humanities
cdosch@spscc.edu

Secretary 
Jennifer Evans, Office Technology
jevans10@spscc.edu

Treasurer 
Annamary Fitzgerald, Transition Studies
afitzgerald@spscc.edu

Membership Coordinator 
Andy Leiren, Cybersecurity and Network Administration
aleiren@spscc.edu

Adjunct/Associate Representative 

Katrina Sire, English

ksire@spscc.edu 
 

Lindsey Witcosky, Mathematics
lwitcosky@spscc.edu 

President Emeritus 
C.J. Dosch, Humanities

Chair, Contract Negotiations Committee 
David Hyde, Sociology 
dhyde@spscc.edu 

Executive Board Members At-Large 
Erica Dixon, Sociology
edixon@spscc.edu
 

Sally Sharbaugh, Counseling
ssharbaugh@spscc.edu
 

Jason Salcedo, English

jsalcedo@spscc.edu