CITY OF RIALTO
2025 JAN -2 AM II: 45
City of Rialto RECEIVED
APPLICATION TO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK
Please submit the completed application to the City Clerk's Office on or before Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 6:00pm.
Personal Information
Full name: Date: 12/30/2024
Rocio Martinez
Address: Phone:
Street address Apt/Unit#
Rialto CA 92377 Email:
City State Zip Code
Are you registered to vote? Yes X No O
Work Experlence
Please list work experience for the past 10 years or please attach your resume.
Resume attached
1 Education
High school: Ganesha High School Address: 1151 Fairplex Dr. Pomona, CA 91768 From: To: Did you graduate? Yes 2 No • Diploma: High School College: University of Phoenix Address: 31.10 E. Guasti Rd, Ontario, CA 91761 From: Did you graduate? Yes X No Degree: BS in Business and Management Other: Address:
From: To: Did you graduate? Yes [I No • Degree:
References
Please list three references.
Full name: Dave Regan- President of SEIU-UHW Relationship:
Company: SEIU-UHW Phone:
Address: Email:
Full name: Gabriel R. Montoya lI Relationship:
Company: Phone:
Address: Email:
Full name: Jose Barrera Relationship:
Company: LULAC- President Far-West Phone:
Address: Email:
Supplemental Questions
Please state the reason you want to be a Council Member.
Have you served or volunteered for other community services? If yes, please explain.
Can you think of any reason a conflict may arise that would prevent you from serving? Signature
I certify that my answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. signature: Date: 12.25
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Rocio Martinez
Objective: I have over 22 years of experience in billing and collections in healthcare and 5 years of experience in political organizing in organized labor. My goal is to utilize my experience as a healthcare worker and labor leader to make life in Rialto affordable for working class families and small businesses.
Education: University of Phoenix, Diamond Bar, CA Bachelor's Degree in Business Management 2011
West-Tech College Pomona CA Diploma Medical Billing and Coding 1997
Experience:
Dignity Health San Bemardino CA
10/2016Current
Medical Collector
• Responsible for credit and adjustments on all patient accounts • Follow up on missing information and any coding discrepancies on claim denials • Contact adjusters regarding status of denials
• Follow up on payments and payment discrepancies
Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW) 2020-Current
Executive Board Member
• Represent 500 workers within the Dignity Health Hospital System as an elected member of the union's executive board.
• Organize fellow healthcare workers to raise standards for workers and patients. • Governance of the union local and the solvency of its funding SEIU-UHW Political Committee
Committee Member
2020-Current
• Organize workers to become civically engaged with government and other community leaders.
Set and execute the political agenda for SEIU-UHW and its over 100,000 members.
Represent almost 7,000 workers who work at Dignity Health Facilities in Souther California.
• Engage with local leaders on issues that affect workers and patients in the community.
Inland Empire Labor Council
Delegate
• Represent the thousands of union members that work in the Inland Empire at local facilities who are represented by SEIU-UHW
Volunteer and organize other volunteers to participate in local community events. • Participate in the Labor Council's endorsement process for both candidates for office and issues.
• Participate as a delegate to the California Federation of Labor Unions San Gabriel Valley Medical Group W Covina CA
1997—May 2016
• Lead for Billing and Collections
• I was responsible for billing all professional medical claims • Followed up on outstanding claims
• Collected payments from the patient
• Verified insurance coverage, along with managing the schedule Skills: Bilingual, Typing 50 pm, 10 2000 kph, Microsoft, and Excel Refences: Available upon request