I have been an advocate and activist for adjunct faculty for over 40 years. During that time I have been instrumental in organizing several locals and working on several adjunct faculty contracts. I served as president of AFTNJ from 2008-2011 and helped triple the size of the state federation. I am a founding member of United Adjunct Faculty of New Jersey (Local 2222 AFT) and have served as Secretary-Treasurer for over 13 years, and am currently President of the local. I am the co-founder of this AFT Adjunct/Contingent Faculty Caucus and served as president, and now vice president, of the organization. The major issue I am currently involved in is trying to make Unemployment Insurance available to adjunct faculty during the summer. I have facilitated some workshops in NJ, with the participation of the Director of NJ UI, and have helped dozens of adjunct faculty file and collect this summer.

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