Background
West, Michael Dennis was born on February 27, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Gerald West and Marie Elizabeth (Redmond) Fink.
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Michael Dennis West
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Associate of Arts with honors, San Jose City College, 1963. Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, San Jose State University, 1965.
Career
Administrative assistant Santa Clara County Employees Association, San Jose, California, 1965-1966, general manager, 1966-1971. Coordinator SEIU Council 40 American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Los Angeles, 1972. Field representative local 715 Service Employees Union, San Jose, 1972.
Representative employee relations Santa Clara County, 1973-1976. Mediator industrial relations department State of California, since 1976. Arbitrator Arbitration West, Los Gatos, California, since 1981.
Treasurer Public Employee Staff Organization, Los Angeles, 1971-1972.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman parent advisory committee Los Gatos Elementary School District, 1975. Arbitrator City of San Jose, since 1980, City of Hayward, 1983-1987, Santa Clara County Bar Association, since 1982, Better Business Bureau, since 1982. Member public protection committee State Bar California, 1987-1988.
Member American Arbitration Association, Society Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Industrial Relations Research Association, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Alpha Gamma Sigma (Alpaha Al Sirat award).
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Married Patsy Jolene Smith, September 18, 1957 (divorced 1982). Children: Dennis Michael, Bradley Russell.
