Leadership
Rebecca Hanson, Executive Director
Rebecca Hanson is the Executive Director of the Education Fund, a nonprofit partnership between 6 SEIU local unions and 22 healthcare industry and public sector employers working to advance the careers of 100,000 SEIU healthcare workers. She serves as the Chairperson of the California Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; serves on the Board of Directors of the California EDGE Coalition; and is a member of the Skills for California Leadership Council.
Rebecca’s experience includes founding and leading the innovative nonprofit startup, Good Health for California; labor leadership as a Senior Organizer for pension strategies at SEIU; and strategic research roles in healthcare, workforce and economic development with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and both the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago.
She holds a B.A. in Economics from Smith College, an M.A. in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois, and a Graduate Fellowship with the Institute for Government and Public Affairs.
Education Fund Board Of Trustees
Daniel N. Shaw
President & Chair
Management Trustee
VP, National Finance Planning & Performance
Kaiser Permanente
Wylie Adams
Management Trustee
System Director, Labor Relations Business Partner
Employee & Labor Relations
Human Resources
Dignity Health
Lourdes Maria R. Casao, PhD, RN, FNP, NPD-BC
Management Trustee
Director, Education Department
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Tamara Stafford
Management Trustee
Director, Talent Development / Employee Wellness and Health Services
El Camino Health
Ra Criscitiello
Secretary-Treasurer
Labor Trustee
Strategic and Legal Research, Deputy Director of Research
SEIU-UHW West
Sonya Allen-Smith
Labor Trustee
Contract Specialist
SEIU-UHW West
Dennis Anderson
Labor Trustee
Clinical Lab Assistant
SEIU-UHW West
Meg Niemi
Labor Trustee
President
SEIU Local 49
Terrie Ridgeway-Olmos
Labor Trustee
Coordinator – Healthcare Opportunities Dept.
SEIU-UHW West
Ryn Schneider
Labor Trustee
Hospital Division Regional Director
SEIU-UHW West
Leadership Team
Rebecca Hanson
Executive Director
Angela Choy
Chief Operating Officer
Tarik Scott
Director of Development
Lai-San Seto
Assistant Director of Quality and Compliance
Maggie Newcomb Raine
Director of Organizational Learning
Arianna Aldebot
Director of Programs
Mabel Meza
Assistant Director of Education
Angelynn Avé
Assistant Director, Education and ROC
Deanna Hatter
Assistant Director of Career Advice
Thomas Echaniz
Chief Financial Officer
Jocelyn Cutay
Controller
Edgar Romero
Director, Human Resources and Administration
Greg Maron
Director of Employer and Labor Relations
Madeleine Brand
Assistant Director of Programs
Keith Mitchell
Director of Communications, Marketing and Branding