Leadership
Rebecca Hanson, Executive Director
Rebecca Hanson is the Executive Director of The Education Fund, a nonprofit partnership between SEIU UHW-West and Healthcare Industry Employers; on a mission to accelerate the careers of 100,000 SEIU Healthcare Workers. She serves as the Chairperson of the California Interagency Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship and is a member of the Workforce Equity Initiative Steering Committee of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
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
Donald A. Bradburn
Management Trustee
Director, Workforce Planning and Development
Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Wylie Evans
Management Trustee
System Director, Labor Relations Business Partner
Employee & Labor Relations
Human Resources
Dignity Health
Ra Criscitiello
Secretary-Treasurer
Labor Trustee
Strategic and Legal Research, Deputy Director of Research
SEIU-UHW West
Dennis Anderson
Labor Trustee
SEIU-UHW West
Claudia Rodriguez
Labor Trustee
Kaiser Division Assistant Director
SEIU-UHW West
Ryn Schneider
Labor Trustee
Hospital Division Regional Director
SEIU-UHW West
Sonya Allen-Smith
Labor Trustee
Contract Specialist
SEIU-UHW West
Meg Niemi
Labor Trustee
President
SEIU Local 49
Leadership Team
Rebecca Hanson
Executive Director
rhanson@theedfund.org
510.250.6833
Phoenix Lockett
Senior Director of Programs
plockett@theedfund.org
213.401.3005
Tarik Scott
Director of Development
tscott@theedfund.org
510.250.6860
Lai-San Seto
Assistant Director of Quality and Compliance
lsseto@theedfund.org
510.250.6844
Maggie Newcomb Raine
Director of Organizational Learning
mnewcomb@theedfund.org
916.444.5037
Mabel Meza
Assistant Director of Education
mmeza@theedfund.org
323.397.4144
Keith Mitchell
Assistant Director, Communications, Marketing & Branding
kmitchell@theedfund.org
510.250.6853
Rachel Lupole
Director, Career Advice
rlupole@theedfund.org
503.238.5945
Deanna Hatter
Assistant Director of Career Advice
dhatter@theedfund.org
213.401.3011
Thomas Echaniz
Chief of Finance and Administration
techaniz@theedfund.org
510.250.6828
Jocelyn Cutay
Assistant Director, Finance
jcutay@theedfund.org
510.250.6839
Sharla Walker
Director, Human Resources
swalker@theedfund.org
510.250.6830
Greg Maron
Director of Employer and Labor Relations, SoCal
gmaron@theedfund.org
213.401.3012
Prasi Gupta
Director of Employer and Labor Relations, NorCal
pgupta@theedfund.org
510.250.6865