2024 Local 2822 Executive Board

Kymberlay Hafner, INTERIM PRESIDENT: kymberlay.hafner@local2822.org

I’m a Associate Librarian. I’ve been at Hennepin County for the last ten years. I’m the interim president, lead organizer and chief steward with AFSCME Local 2822.

Jeremy Bishop, Vice President: 

My name is Jeremy Bishop, and I am a service center rep at the Brookdale DVS. In our Local, I participate in the Member Action Team, Internal Organizing Committee, and am a steward in training.

Outside of work, I volunteer time in the community by serving as the Chair of New Hope’s Human Rights Commission. I am also finishing my Master’s degree in Advocacy and Political Leadership with a focus on Labor at Metro State.

I believe that our strength lies in solidarity and collective action, and am committed to hearing the voices of as many members as possible in order to best shape our Local for the future.

Vacant, Co-Chief Steward

Chris Krowez, Treasurer: treasurer@local2822.org

I am an OSII at Hosmer Library, an active member of the Pride Workgroup, and a proud member of Local 2822 since 2017. In the office of union treasurer I am to be a fair and diligent steward of our union’s funds; to implement the dues entrusted to us toward the advancement and betterment of our members and the conditions we all work under.

Sam Greenstein, Membership Secretary: sam.greenstein@local2822.org

My name is Sam Greenstein and I am an associate library at the Excelsior Library. In my work for the union, I am involved in engaging and recruiting new union members and assisting with communicating with our members. I am also on our union’s 2024 table team for bargaining. This contract negotiation, I am excited to engage with workers in our union across the county, get new members involved, give members a platform to share their stories, and help to build new union leaders. I am also excited about the opportunity to connect our struggle for fair treatment, wages, and staffing levels to the county’s broader need to reinvest in our public services and community. When I’m not talking smack about the boss, I love to watch weird and pretentious old movies.

Erin Schumacher, Recording Secretary:

Hello my name is Erin Schumacher and I am happy to serve as interim recording secretary for Local 2822 Recording Secretary. I am involved because I am a women who has worked 18 years for the County and have no children. I have the time and dedication to devote to our members many of whom are single working mothers or are newly hired to the County Employees, many of whom may be afraid to exercise their rights. This also includes those working multiple jobs, are caretakers for children, aging parents and other family members. I have gotten more involved with the  union since Covid when the employer made the decision to declare many of their employees as “non-essential” and did not want to protect or pay them during a time of fear and panic. This is when I learned Human Resources main job is to protect the Employer not Employees. I want our members as well as myself to get a fair contract where we are fairly compensated for our work and experience. I also want safety while on the job and to be protected from anti-union intimidation and bullying from the employer

The current political climate is a big reason I am remaining involved and I encourage other members to get involved with their union or a non-profit you believe in.

Jeffrey (he/him/his) is the son of a nurse and a truck loader who spent his early years with his family living on WIC, SNAP and Section 8. He has been with Hennepin County for 3 years & is officed out of the Maple Grove Service Center. Before that, Jeffrey was a medic with the US Navy and was injured in Afghanistan while transporting medical supplies. Also on his resume, Jeffrey is a veteran of the financial services industry and the US Postal Service. While at USPS, Jeffrey was a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 9. He understands that while being pragmatic is important, to get things done for the working class you will often have to run towards a fight.

Maddy Osmon, Member at Large: madelyn.osmon@local2822.org

My name is Maddy Osmon. I’m a REATS II in the Recorder/Registrar of Titles office. My job is mostly work-from-home, but when I’m onsite you can find me recording real estate records on the 7th floor of Government Center. I started at Hennepin County in 2020 as a limited duration Elections worker. In our union, I’m a new executive board member, a steward-in-training, and a member of the table team for bargaining this year. I’m looking forward to working to make regular updates and information about contract negotiations accessible, and fighting together to win a great contract. In my free time, I love cooking meals with friends and over-analyzing reality television.

Omari Hoover, Member at Large: omari.hoover@local2822.org