Staff
Brian Kelly
Financial and Facilities Officer
Brian Kelly has been UFCW Local 135’s Comptroller since 2001.
Brent E. Beltrán
Communications Director
Brent E. Beltrán took over as the Communications Director for Local 135 in October 2019. He has a background in community journalism and activism.
Representation & Contract Enforcement
Kelly Tanaka
Grievance Director
Kelly Tanaka was promoted to Grievance Director in 2020. Prior to that he was a Union Representative for a year and an Insurance Specialist for fourteen years. He worked at Vons for 10 years.
Veronica Chavez
Grievance Department Administrator
Veronica Chavez has been a staff member at UFCW Local 135 since 2008 and has been working in the Grievance Department since 2015. Prior to being hired at the office she was a member for eleven years at Rite Aid.
Membership
Lindsey Bensinger
Membership Director
Lindsey Bensinger has been on staff with UFCW Local 135 for 17 years. Previous to being hired by the union she worked at Ralphs for 5 years. As part of her main duties she oversees the entire Membership Department.
Carl Rapp
Membership Specialist
Carl Rapp has been a staff member at UFCW Local 135 since 2005. Prior to coming into the office he worked at Albertsons for 18 years, finishing up as an Assistant Front End Manager.
Katia Rocha
Membership Specialist
Katia Rocha was hired at UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. Before coming onboard the Local she worked at Vons as a cashier for 31 years.
Elyse Shattuck
Membership Specialist
Elyse Shattuck started working for UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. She worked at Albertsons for about ten years, finishing up as a GM Clerk.
Insurance & Pension
Ehileen Lopez
Insurance & Pension Director
Ehileen Lopez started working at UFCW Local 135 in March of 2019. She worked at Vons for fourteen years.
Cristi Montaño
Insurance Specialist
Cristi Montaño started working at UFCW Local 135 in February of 2005. She put in eighteen years combined at Food Basket, Luckys, and Albertsons.
Wong Yang
Insurance Specialist
Wong Yang started working at UFCW Local 135 in 2019. He worked at Vons for almost fifteen years.
Sarah Maya-Goldbaum
Insurance Specialist
Sarah Maya-Goldbaum started working for UFCW Local 135 in April of 2019. She worked at Vons twelve years where she was a Deli Manager.
Leslie Cervantes
Insurance Specialist
Leslie Cervantes was hired in August 2020. She worked at Albertsons for almost twelve years, finishing as a Service Deli Manager.
Julie Ritkes
Insurance Specialist
Julie Ritkes started at UFCW Local 135 in 2022. She worked at Albertsons for a year and a half.
Ana Valadez
Insurance Specialist
Ana Valadez was hired on at UFCW Local 135 in 2022 after working at Ralphs for nineteen years.
Veronica Vasquez
Insurance Specialist
Veronica Vasquez was hired at UFCW Local 135 in 2022 after working at Vons for seventeen years.
