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LOCAL 3144 REPRESENTS A DIVERSE RANGE OF MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL WORKERS EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN AND NEW HAVEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Election 2025 Results
AFSCME MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL UNION
LOCAL 3144
ELECTION 2025 REPORT
Submitted By: Velma George-James -Election Chair on October 17, 2025
Elections were held on October 17, 2025, at the New Haven Fire Academy.
Of the 292 members in good standing that were eligible to vote, 123 showed up to cast their ballot. There were four contested seats and seven uncontested seats. District 5 seat remained open after the one person that was nominated was found not to be in good standing after further vetting.
Nomination Results:
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Contested Offices |
Uncontested Offices |
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President: |
Vice President – Velisha Cloud |
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Gilda Herrera |
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Malinda Figueroa |
Treasurer – Robert Mignosa |
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Jeff Patton |
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Recording Secretary – Isaias Miranda |
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Corresponding Secretary |
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Lisa Mezzanotte |
District 2 – Kevin Umberti |
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Carla Maitland |
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Becky Rubenstein |
District 4 – Charles Blango |
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Cynthia Sanchez |
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District 5 – Open |
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District 1 |
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Carmen Mendez |
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David Mancini |
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District 3 |
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Michelle Ziogas |
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Phil Modeen |
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Election Results
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President: |
Corresponding Secretary |
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Gilda Herrera 73 |
Lisa Mezzanotte 35 |
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Malinda Figueroa 38 |
Carla Maitland 50 |
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Jeff Patton 12 |
Becky Rubenstein 17 |
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Cynthia Sanchez 18 |
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District 1 |
District 3 |
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Carmen Mendez 91 |
Michelle Ziogas 59 |
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David Mancini 23 |
Phil Modeen 61 |
Local 3144
2025 Official List of Officers
President: Gilda Herrera
Vice President – Velisha Cloud
Treasurer – Robert Mignosa
Recording Secretary – Isaias Miranda Corresponding Secretary – Carla Maitland District 1- Carmen Mendez
District 2 – Kevin Umberti
District 3 – Phil Modeen
District 4 – Charles Blango
District 5 – Open
Trustee 1-year term– Damaris Velez
Trustee 2-year term – Bianca DeJesus
Special Thank You to the Election Committee:
Chair: Velma George- James Co-Chair: Robin Ladson Taylor Cannon
Debra Sullo Ray Jackson Danny Diaz Mark Stroud
About Local 3144
LOCAL 3144 has over 400 members employed at the City of New Haven. We are affiliated with Council 4 and AFSCME International, the nation’s largest labor union with more than 1.4 million members.
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Local 3144 History
Workers organize labor unions primarily to secure better wages and better working conditions. We hope that they also organize in order to participate in the decisions which affect them at work.
One of the fundamental tenets of democratic government is the consent of the governed. Unions are an extension of that idea. Union members are both workers and citizens.
Collective bargaining is the expression of citizenship in employment. Participation in the political life of the nation is but another aspect of that citizenship.
In the same way that unions are dedicated to improvement of the terms and conditions of employment, we are equally dedicated to exert ourselves, individually and collectively, to fulfill the promise of American life.
Amidst unparalleled abundance, there should be no want. Surrounded by agricultural surpluses of all descriptions, there should be no hunger. With advanced science and medical research, sickness should not go untreated. A country that voyages into outer space can provide adequate education, protection and family preservation for all its children.
For unions, the work place and the polling place are inseparable, and the exercise of the awesome rights and responsibilities of citizenship is equally required at both.
Unions are under a solemn obligation: to represent members forcefully and effectively in negotiations with management and to conduct internal union affairs according to democratic standards. …adapted from the AFSCME Constitution
Local 3144 History
Workers organize labor unions primarily to secure better wages and better working conditions. We hope that they also organize in order to participate in the decisions which affect them at work.
One of the fundamental tenets of democratic government is the consent of the governed. Unions are an extension of that idea. Union members are both workers and citizens.
Collective bargaining is the expression of citizenship in employment. Participation in the political life of the nation is but another aspect of that citizenship.
In the same way that unions are dedicated to improvement of the terms and conditions of employment, we are equally dedicated to exert ourselves, individually and collectively, to fulfill the promise of American life.
Amidst unparalleled abundance, there should be no want. Surrounded by agricultural surpluses of all descriptions, there should be no hunger. With advanced science and medical research, sickness should not go untreated. A country that voyages into outer space can provide adequate education, protection and family preservation for all its children.
For unions, the work place and the polling place are inseparable, and the exercise of the awesome rights and responsibilities of citizenship is equally required at both.
Unions are under a solemn obligation: to represent members forcefully and effectively in negotiations with management and to conduct internal union affairs according to democratic standards. …adapted from the AFSCME Constitution
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