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    Negotiating Committee

    What Does This Committee Do?

    The Negotiating Committee works to negotiate and institute the needs and desires of the Flight Attendants into an effective collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

    Read more about the duties and responsibilities of the Negotiating Committee

    Specific Duties and Responsibilities

    Information about the duties and responsibilities of Negotiating Committee Members is contained within Section VI of the AFA International Policy Manual.  Click the button above to review the online version of this section.

    Who Selects the Negotiating Committee?

    Members of the Negotiating Committee are selected by a majority vote of voting members of the MEC (LEC Presidents).  This is outlined in Section VI.A.1.a of the AFA International Policy Manual.

    Contract Interpretation

    The Negotiating Committee transitions to become the Contract Interpretation Committee once a tentative agreement has been ratified.  The Committee serves in this role until the next Negotiating Committee is selected.

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    Your Negotiating Committee Members

    Jeffrey Peterson

    Negotiating Committee Chairperson
    MEC President

    Jeffrey Peterson grew up in Anchorage, AK, and graduated from A.J. Dimond High in south Anchorage.  Jeff achieved a Presidential Scholar Award in 1991 and went on to attain a BA in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.  Prior to becoming a Flight Attendant, he spent several years in hotel management working in San Diego and San Francisco for Marriott International and a Marriott hotels franchise company.  He started out his Flight Attendant career in 1999 in the Los Angeles domicile.  Jeff has also been based in Seattle and now San Diego.  He has served as AFA-CWA Alaska MEC President since July 1, 2011.  Jeff currently splits his time between his family’s condo in Puerto Vallarta and the AFA office in Seattle.

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    Kristy Stratton

    Negotiating Committee Member

    Kristy Stratton has been a Los Angeles-based Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant since 2005. In addition to flying, Kristy is an entrepreneur, mother and artist. Her professional history and wide range of experience includes business development, project management and she has been a freelance executive consultant for more than 15 years.

    I am honored to represent our outstanding workgroup with expertise and fortitude to achieve a mutually beneficial and innovative contract which represents our commitment and contributions to the success of our great airline.Kristy Stratton
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    Lisa Pinkston

    Negotiating Committee Member
    Council 30 LEC Vice President, Anchorage

    Lisa Pinkston has been a Flight Attendant at Alaska Airlines since 2005.  She is married to “my best friend, Brian,” and she has two daughters, Kinsley (6) and Keeley (3), both of whom she describes as “wonderful.”  Lisa loves living in Alaska and enjoys everything that beautiful state has to offer.  Prior to joining Alaska Airlines, she held a number of positions in the insurance industry, including writing medical policies for Aetna, adjusting claims at Oklahoma Farm Bureau, and assisting the General Counsel in handling mediation, arbitration, and litigation at State Farm. Lisa is currently serving as AFA-CWA Council 30 Anchorage vice president.

    I am very excited to be a part of the negotiating committee, and I look forward to working towards a contract that recognizes the great contribution and positive spirit our flight attendants bring to our customers and company.Lisa Pinkston
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    Christina Frees

    Negotiating Committee Member

    Christina Frees started what she calls “my grown up life” working in the medical field stitching up wounds and what she describes as “poking small children with needles.” Since then, she has worked large scale events for Microsoft across the US. Christina has raised funds for children with cancer and their families with Ronald McDonald House Charities. She has also taught children computer tech skills and worked with children with disabilities in Northshore School District. Christina is a co-owner in a plumbing and contracting business in which her husband has carried on the family trade in Seattle dating back to the 1930s. She became a member of the Alaska family two years ago to “start a new adventure of travel with my family.” Christina has found this job to be more unique than any other she has done.

    In my life, I have always been drawn to advocate for others. I’m a mother of three–ages 20, 14 and 12–and couldn’t be more honored and excited to advocate on behalf of this wonderful and unique work group. Looking forward to the work ahead!Christina Frees
    Email
    negotiations@afaalaska.org
    Paula Mastrangelo

    AFA Senior Staff Negotiator

    Paula Mastrangelo, AFA Senior Staff Negotiator, was the bargaining representative and chief spokesperson for AFA at Alaska Airlines in the 1990s.  She resumed that role after taking time off, and has been involved in negotiating contracts with Alaska, including the current agreement.  She has started her career with the F.A.S.T. division of the AFL-CIO and has negotiated many international union agreements.

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    Kimberly Chaput

    AFA Senior Staff Attorney

    Kimberley Chaput has been an AFA attorney and negotiator since 2000.  She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois-Urbana and her law degree from the University of Oregon.  Kimberley has negotiated contracts at several carriers including Horizon, Mesa, American Eagle (now Envoy) and Alaska, along with sideletters at several other airlines.  She lives on the Oregon coast with her daughter, Josie.

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    negotiations@afaalaska.org

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