AFSCME Local 2629

Saulette has worked for Louisville Metro Government for 19 years at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. She works as a Caseworker. She has been an active union member for 19 years, a union steward for 6 years, on the Executive Board for 6 years, and currently has been serving as the President for 2 years. Her goal as the President is to fight for the Members rights.

Service Officer Assignment:

Corrections

Vice President

Jessica Farris

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Jessica Farris has been an employee of Louisville Metro Aninmal Services for 12 years. In that time she has served the community in the capacity of Animal Control Officer and now as an Animal Adoption Coordinator. She has been a signed Afscme member since beginning of her employment. She has served on the mastor negotiations committe and currently holds positions of lead steward for Metro Animal Services as well Vice President of Afscme local 2629. She enjoys spending time with her family which includes her husband a USMC Veteran , her 4 year old daughter and 15 month old son.

Recording Secretary

Roneshia Merritt

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Roneshia Merritt has been a employee for Louisville Metro Department Of Corrections for 12 years. During this time she has worked in various areas inside corrections as Corrections Tech, Sr. Corrections Tech in booking and records department. She currently works as a Prisoner Classification case worker and has been a signed union member since employment. She serves as a stweard and is currently recording secretary for executive board. She is a mother of three, radio personailty for 97thebeatfm.com, and enjoys recording music.

Master Contract Representative

Regina Freeman

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Regina is a Compliance Officer with Air Pollution Control District. Her expertise is within the Asbestos Program where she has been conducting asbestos inspection for twenty five years. She writes and review all asbestos permits. Regina has been an active AFSCME member for twenty six years. She started as a union steward six months before Air Pollution Control underwent re-organization and she helped fight for the members to maintain their jobs. She believes that when working people join together, powerful things happen. Regina is married with two children. She enjoys interior design as well as taking old homes apart and putting them back together. She is the Church Clerk at Seven Angels Church of Truth, they call her The General for getting things done. Regina stated that we all have to remember that a group is only as powerful as its members. Previously she served as Vice President for the Executive Board and she is now enjoying her new position as Master Contract Representative and serving AFSCME the working people.

Service Officer Assignment:

Youth Detention

Treasurer

Shalonda Curry

Shalonda currently works with Community Resilience through the Neighborhood Place. She has worked with Louisville Metro Government for 7 years. She has been an active member and a steward for 6 years. Currently she serves as the Treasurer and has served on the Executive Board for the last 4 years. She is an avid Union Member and believes in fighting for equality and standing up for what is right. She is a mother to one daughter and dog Layla.

Member-At-Large

Robert Brown

Bobby Brown has worked with Louisville Metro Government for 10 years. He works at Youth Detention Services. He has been an active AFCSME member for 9 years, has been a union steward for 5 years, has served on the Executive Board as member at large for the past 2 years. Served in the U.S Navy for 3 years and has been a local radio announcer "DJ B Real" for various radio stations. Currently DJ B Real is working with 104.7 f.m. Single father of 6 kids and grandfather to 13. He is a servant to God and to Members of AFSCME.

Service Officer Assignment:

Youth Detention

Member-At-Large

Lisa Trusty

Ms. Lisa Trusty has been a union member for 21 years. She has served as steward twice, was Secretary on the Executive Board in the zoo union before they joined AFSCME 2629, and now serves as Member-At-Large for AFSCME 2629 Executive Baord. Lisa has worked at the Zoo for 22 years as a zookeeper for 21 of that and now is a zoo registrar.

Service Officer Assignment:

Zoo

Trustee - 2018

Vacant

Trustee - 2019

Vacant

Staff Representative

Andrew Burcham

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Andrew has worked with AFSCME for 5 years. He is currently the AFSCME Local 2629 Organizer. He graduated from law school in 2012 and is licensed to practice in both Tennessee and Kentucky.