Annual Chapter Elections
Spring 2026
UFF-FIU Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, April 9, 2026, 2-4 pm
- SIPA1, Room 100 (MMC)
- AC1, Room 317 (BBC)
Cookies and coffee will be provided.
- For dues-paying members only.
- In person attendance required.
- Members will elect UFF-FIU Offices, Senators, and Florida Education Association Delegates.
- Union updates and business.
View the Election FAQ
*Absentee or proxy voting is prohibited by PERC*
Candidates
2026 Candidates for UFF-FIU Offices
President: Floor Nominations
Vice President: Martha Meyer
Secretary: Alfred Soto
Treasurer: Floor Nominations
2026 Candidates for UFF-FIU Senator
There are 39 candidates running for UFF-FIU Senator (34 seats) who were nominated by the published nomination deadline. Candidates with the least votes will become Alternate Senators.
Jennifer Abeloff
Andrea Adelman
Candice Ammons Blanfort
Timothy Aylsworth
Thomas Breslin
Noemy Díaz Burgos
Ming Fang
Janna Fierst
Mark Finlayson
Stacy Frazier
Anthony Galaska
Marta Gierczyk
Natalia Giordano
Georgii Griaznov
Sarah Hammill
Christopher Jiménez
Alexander Kroll
Zachary Levenson
Tania Cepero López
Matthew Marr
Emily Messina
Martha Meyer
Tom Moore
Christi Navarro
Cindy Pérez
Terrence Peterson
Maria Reid
Douglas Robertson
Jorge Rodríguez
Fahad Saeed
Elizabeth Scarbrough
Martha Schoolman
Jeanette Smith
Natalia Soares Quinete
Alfred Soto
Carolina Villalba
Marc Weinstein
Kirsten Wood
Hassan Zahedi
39 candidates total for 34 open UFF-FIU Senator seats
2026 Candidates for FEA Delegates
There are 17 candidates running for FEA Delegate (17 seats) who were nominated by the published nomination deadline.
Jennifer Abeloff
Andrea Adelman
Timothy Aylsworth
Mark Finlayson
Stacy Frazier
Tania Cepero López
Emily Messina
Martha Meyer
Christi Navarro
Terrence Peterson
Maria Reid
Douglas Robertson
Elizabeth Scarbrough
Martha Schoolman
Jeanette Smith
Alfred Soto
Marc Weinstein
17 candidates total for 17 open FEA Delegate seats