CAPS 2023 – 2025 Board of Directors

Jacqueline Tkac, President
Environmental Scientist
Central Coast Water Quality Control Board
San Luis Obispo
jtkac@capsscientists.org

Itzia Rivera, Treasurer
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
California Water Commission
Sacramento
irivera@capsscientists.org

Laura Radke, District I Director
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept. Toxic Substance Control
California Energy Commission
Orange 
lradke@capsscientists.org

Esther Tracy, District III Director
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept. Water Resources
Sacramento
etracy@capsscientists.org

Monty Larson, District V Director
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Eureka
mlarson@capsscientists.org

Director-At-Large

Vacant

Rae Vander Werf, Vice President
Environmental Scientist
Water Resources Control Board
Sacramento
rvanderwerf@capsscientists.org

Hannah Johnson, Secretary
Research Scientist II
Dept. of Public Health
Sacramento
hjohnson@capsscientists.org 

Alex Rangel, District II Director
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Dept of Transportation
Fresno

Robert Haerr, District IV Director
Environmental Scientist
Dept of Public Health
Contra Costa
rhaerr@capsscientists.org

Mia Roberts, Director-At-Large
Senior Environmental Scientist
Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
West Sacramento
mroberts@capsscientists.org

Daniel Ellis, Supervisory Director
Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)
Central Coast Water Quality Control Board
San Luis Obispo
dellis@capsscientists.org

SIGN THE CAPS-UAW PHOTO PETITION!

You and your fellow scientists have a chance to speak directly to this administration. Your Bargaining Committee goes back to the table, where our goal is to share the photo petition! 

You can show this administration that you and your colleagues are united in our demand for equitable pay, and a fair contract that ends the gender pay gap for Bargaining Unit 10 by signing this photo petition. It takes about 30 seconds to sign! 

With over 1,500 fellow scientists signing the photo petition already, your participation matters in conveying our message.

Once a majority of state scientists sign, we, the Bargaining Committee, will work with the Contract Action Team (CAT) to present the petition as a photo collage to this administration to demonstrate our collective power. This action is for your salaries and your future. 

Already signed? Get two of your colleagues to sign the petition as well.  

Participation makes us strong, so take action now!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PHOTO PETITION!

Check out this link to see how a photo collage from a successful organizing campaign looks. Join your colleagues in making yourself heard as we demand fair pay.