Edward Fletcher
Branch 1111 President
Ed Fletcher has been serving as a City Letter Carrier since March of 1985 in the Oakland Post Office. . He later transferred to the Union City Post Office in September of 1985. In 1988 he became a local shop steward in Union City. In 1990 he became chief steward in Union City. Ed was one of the first NALC Dispute Resolution Team members for the Bay Valley District. He has served multiple roles within Branch 1111 such as 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 1st Vice President, and Executive Vice President. In November of 2015 he was elected as President of Branch 1111 in which he currently serves. Over his thirty-five year tenure with the NALC, he has attended multiple training given by National NALC, NBA, CSALC. He is certified in OWCP given by San Francisco Department of Labor.
Offices served: Oakland - Airport, Eastmont, Emeryville, Piedmont, WGCA, and Union City.
Narciso Paderanga, IV
Executive Vice President
Narciso was first hired as a carrier at the Walnut Creek Post Office in 1995. He became a local shop steward at the Lafayette PO in 2008. Narciso has served on the Bay Valley Dispute Resolution team from November 2009 through November 2013. He became a full time officer, elected as 4th Vice President of Branch 1111 in November of 2013. In November of 2015 he was elected as 2nd Vice President and then in November of 2017 he was elected as 1st Vice President. In November 2023, he was elected as Executive Vice President which he currently serves. He has also completed Arbitration training at the national level, and presented his first arbitration case in 2024.
Offices Served: Alamo, Fremont, Lafayette, Oakland (Civic Center, Laurel, and North Oakland Stations).
Mary Abante
1st vice President
Offices Served: Alameda, Clayton, Concord, Martinez, Pittsburg, Benicia, and Rodeo.
Mary Abante has spent 31 years with the Postal Service and with much experience with NALC in the compacity of a Chief Steward in the Concord Installation. Her training consists of Advanced Formal Training, OWCP Training, Food Drive Coordinator, and Dispute Resolution Team (DRT) Training. Mary has been a Steward since 2014 fighting for not only the carriers in her own office but now as an elected officer for all Letter Carriers in our Branch. Mary wants change, and with her now being a vital addition to our team, we will be that much closer stronger in enforcing and achieving that change.
Eddie Murphy
2nd Vice president
Eddie Murphy is one of Branch 1111’s strongest negotiators and has used his skills to excel as a Union rep for the Pleasanton Post office. Murphy is a Military Veteran, with a combined 36 years of Service including the Postal Service. He has been Formal Step A Trained and has held the office of Shop Steward, Chief Shop Steward and now as Branch 1111’s 3rd Vice President and Full-Time-Officer. He is well versed in our Collective Bargaining Agreement and has also been a Replacement Officer. Because of Murphy’s skill set, he has become one of the fastest Stewards to become an Officer of the Branch, and he continues to improve his skills and will be one of Branch 1111’s strongest Union Representatives.
Offices Served: Pleasanton, El Cerrito, Richmond, Livermore, and Pinole
April Patrick
3rd Vice president.
Offices Served: Antioch, Berkeley, Danville, Moraga, Orinda.
Jimmie Braden
4th Vice President
A Persian Gulf Army veteran with 3 years and 8 months of service, honorably discharged at rank E4, he went on to a distinguished postal career as a city letter carrier spanning 31 years and 10 months (including 10 months non-career), retiring on 11/30/2025. A dedicated member of NALC Branch 1111 since 1993, he served as a shop steward for 19 years and as chief shop steward for 13 years, and has been a Formal A designee for 15 years—handling more than 750 Formal A cases with an 80% decision rate (higher on discipline grievances) and never losing a removal. A Formal A and Beyond graduate in 2019, he served as a steward under Presidents Jerry Depoe, Robert Rutter, and Edward Fletcher, and began serving as a full-time officer in August 2025 as the 4th Vice President of Branch 1111.
Offices Served: Crockett, Fairfield, Vallejo, San Ramon, Suisun, and Walnut Creek
Mary Phelps
SECRETARY TREASURER
Mary Phelps began her career as a Casual in Oakland-Eastmont in November 1994. After serving as a Transitional Employee for one year, she became a Part-Time Flexible (PTF) employee in El Cerrito. In 2007, Mary stepped up to serve as a shop steward, representing and advocating for her fellow letter carriers. Her commitment to her union and her coworkers continued to grow, and in 2017 she became Assistant Secretary-Treasurer when the position became available.In 2021, Mary was elected Secretary-Treasurer, a position she continues to hold today. Throughout her career, she has dedicated herself to representing letter carriers and serving her union.