Board of Directors

Michael Sireci

Massachusetts Teachers Association

Michael Sireci is a union organizer who has worked on safety issues in the health-care industry and in public education for over 25 years. He holds a master's degree from the…

David Yamada

Suffolk University Law School

David Yamada is a Professor of Law and Director of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk University Law School in Boston. He is an internationally recognized authority on the…

Traci Teal – Daughter of fallen worker Traci Teal’s father, Joseph, was tragically killed at work May 24, 2006. That day will forever be etched in her mind. It was a horrible time for her family, and the pain of his…

Michael Felsen

Retired Regional Solicitor, Department of Labor

Michael Felsen joined Justice at Work as an Access to Justice Fellow in 2018, following a 39-year career as an attorney with the Solicitor's Office of the U.S. Department of…

Ann O’Connor

Labor Analyst

Ann is currently employed as an Analyst for the Labor Management Cooperation Trust servicing the Plumbers Local 12 and Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association.  She has also worked as an…

Rachel Smit

FairWorks, PC, Labor Attorney

Rachel is an associate attorney at Fair Work, P.C., where she represents workers in class actions as well as in individual cases of wage theft, discrimination, and retaliation. Prior to…

Carol A. Bates

Retired from OSHA, Union Leader

Carol retired after 37+ years with Federal OSHA and served as an officer in her union AFGE Local 948. Carol A. Bates – Jubilada de OSHA, líder sindical Carol se jubiló después de más de…

Jessica Tavares

Youth on Board (YOB), Teens Lead at Work (TL@W) Alumna

A Dorchester native, Jessica has been involved with MassCOSH since 2011 while she was a sophomore at O'Bryant High School. She currently works as a Special Project Coordinator with Youth on Board Jessica…

Elissa Cadillic

President, AFSCME Local 1526

Elissa embodies all the qualities of a skilled labor leader. She has held various offices on the Executive Board of AFSCME Local 1526 and for the last 14 years has…