Meet Our Executive Board
Rachel Shaw - Chair
Rachel is a mother of three and a business agent & proud member of SEIU Local 668. She also serves on the Greensburg-Salem School Board. She previously served as the Westmoreland Democratic Committee Treasurer.
Dr. Paul Adams - Vice Chair
Dr. Adams is an associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh in Greensburg and an alumnus of Hempfield Area High School. He also serves on the Hempfield School Board.
Tara Yokopenic - Treasurer
Tara Yokopenic is an accountant for a technology based company that provides services to the pharmaceutical industry and has a Management Accounting Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Before entering the financial sector, Yokopenic was a Teamster at the Local 30 for 10 years.
Tara has a passion for civic engagement and wants to use her skill set to help get Democrats elected to offices in Westmoreland County. She lives in Unity Township, is a graduate of Greater Latrobe High School, a classically trained chef and is an avid student of Martial Arts.
Tara has a passion for civic engagement and wants to use her skill set to help get Democrats elected to offices in Westmoreland County. She lives in Unity Township, is a graduate of Greater Latrobe High School, a classically trained chef and is an avid student of Martial Arts.
Annie Briscoe - Secretary
Annie has worked in the labor movement since 2010 in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Whether it was Gov. Bruce Rauner laying off the grounds crew at the University of Chicago during the peak of blizzard season, or Gov. Tom Corbett taking a billion dollars away from children in Pennsylvania's public schools, there's no shortage of examples that demonstrate how the public has been let down when lawmakers aren't held accountable for representing the interests of those they serve. Fighting for fairness and strengthening the rights of workers and union members has driven Annie's career, and in many ways translates into the example she tries to set for her son. A native of Lower Burrell, Annie lives in Washington Township with her husband, Billy, son, Luca, and fierce canine protector Delilah Mayflower.
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