Lavender Caucus Leadership
International Lavender Caucus Leadership
Co-Presidents
Jared Reece
About Jared Reece
Jared Reece is a Vice President of the International SEIU Lavender Caucus and the current Chair of SEIU Local 1000’s Lavender Committee. He is an outspoken honest member-leader committed to organized labor and the fight for LGBTQIA+ equality. On behalf of Local 1000 Jared also serves as a delegate to the California Central Labor Council as well as a delegate to SEIU International.
As a California State Worker for nearly a decade, Jared has been involved in a number of efforts for working class members. Within Local 1000 he is the Vice President / Chief Steward of District 784 which represents a portion of downtown Sacramento, CA. He also serves on Local 1000’s Statewide Chief Steward’s Committee, Local 1000’s Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program, and is a member of AFL-CIO’s Pride at Work.
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Co-Vice-Presidents
Alan Gordon
About Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon has been a proud member of SEIU since 1990. During those thirty-three years he has served in multiple roles within SEIU Local 668. Currently he serves as chief shop steward and is on the statewide committee for his job classification. He serves on the board for PA Pride At Work. He is honored to serve in his current role as Co-Chair of the Lavender Caucus, having served on the board since 2016.
His vision for the caucus is that it will become instrumental in organizing under served occupations that traditionally attract people of color and the LGBTQ community. Noting that unions have a reputation for not always being accepting of the LGBTQIA+ community, it is his hope the caucus can change that perception. More importantly, expanding the caucus’ role in educating the LGBTQ community on the importance of participating in elections. In order to achieve these goals, he is working to strengthen the bonds between the various locals and the caucus in order to grow the caucus so it can achieve the larger goals.
Debbie Springer
About Debbie Springer
I have been a member of SEIU Local 1107 since 2005. I am currently the Executive Vice President of the Public Sector for my local. I also serve as one of the co Chairs of our Political Organizing Committee and member of the Racial Justice Committee. I have been a member of the Lavender Caucus for many years and just recently I was appointed to the Executive Board of the SEIU International Lavender Caucus. I am also a member of Pride at Work.
Co-Membership Chairs
David Ott
About David Ott
David Ott (He/Him/His) is an active LGBTQ union member with years of union and healthcare experience. He has spent his working life in nursing at a Hospital, with most of those years working in Surgical Services.
As a local SEIU Health Care Wisconsin member, David has been on the Board of Directors serving on the Building, Political Programs, Legislative, and Arbitration Committees. In addition to serving on the Board, David has been a Union Steward, Council Co-Chair and has negotiated several labor contracts.
David has been active at the SEIU International level serving his third, four-year term on the Lavender Caucus Board of Directors as the Membership Chair. He also currently serves as the Treasurer of the Central Region and served as the Co-Chair prior to his current role as Treasurer. David has attended SEIU International Conventions and was a participant in a National Lobby Day in Washington, DC. Outside of SEIU, he is also a member of Pride at Work.
In addition to having a strong union focus, David’s past volunteer efforts include serving on the Wisconsin HIV Prevention Planning Council and volunteering at Madison’s OutReach LGBTQ Community Center as a member of the Speakers Bureau and working the phone lines to provide peer and crisis counseling along with referral services.
David believes it is critical to have a strong union fighting the rights of all individuals, especially its LGBTQ members.
Treasurer
David Zeller
About David Zeller
David Zeller (He/Him/His) has been a treasurer of the national lavender caucus since 2012. He has been a rank and file member of the lavender caucus since 2004. He is an honored retiree member of SEIU WI. David was a steward of his chapter for 30 years before retirement. He served on the bargaining team and as Chapter President. He served the Local on the board, as secretary, vice president and as a member of the finance committee, arbitration committee, delegate to the south federation of labor, and served as secretary to SEIU state council. David is passionate about equality, workers rights and fair pay. David has lived through Act 10 in Wisconsin.
Secretary
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Yiran Zhang
About Yiran Zhang
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Outreach chair
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Central region Member at Large
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Legislation chair
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Eastern region member at large
Travis Simon
About Travis Simon
Travis B. Simon is a Vice President of the International SEIU Lavender Caucus and the current Director of Political and Legislative Affairs for SEIU 500. A passionate leader and advocate for LGBTQIA+ people and working families, Simon serves on the Board of Directors of AFL-CIO’s Pride at Work as SEIU’s representative. He has worked on the national Respect for Marriage Act which was signed into law by President Biden in 2022 and sits on the national Equality Act Steering Committee.
During his tenure at SEIU, Simon has worked in broad coalitions to expand the collective bargaining rights for tens of thousands of working people. Through his strong leadership and collaborative spirit, Simon has helped improve the working conditions and secure fair wages for workers across the DMV region. A passionate champion for workers’ rights and LGBTQIA+ equality, Simon believes in the power of a union and that no one should be discriminated against based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. An avid history enthusiast, he lives in Northern Virginia with his husband, Daniel and their dog and cat.
Western Region Member At Large
Gwen Goodfellow
Updated September 2, 2025