OFFICERS
The Officers listed below comprise the
Washington State Labor Council's Executive Board,
which establishes the WSLC's policies and priorities between conventions. They are elected to
4-year terms by the affiliated union organizations.

STAFF
(Click the names for biographies.)

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Communications Director 
Kathy Cummings
kcummings@wslc.org

Publications Director
David Groves
dgroves@wslc.org 

Special Assistant to the President
Jeff Johnson
jjohnson@wslc.org 

Governmental Affairs Director

Rebecca Johnson

rjohnson@wslc.org

Political Director
Benjamin Lawver blawver@wslc.org 

WIA Labor Liaison
Bill Messenger 
bmessenger@wslc.org

WIA Labor Liaison
Chelsea Orvella 
corvella@wslc.org

Community & Technical Colleges Liaison
Kairie Pierce
kpierce@wslc.org

Field Mobilization Director
Lori Province 
lprovince@wslc.org 

Project Help Director
Vicky Smith
vsmith@wslc.org

Accounting Manager
Bernice Vance
bvance@wslc.org

SUPPORT STAFF

Administrative Assistant to the President
Janet Hays
jhays@wslc.org

Publishing and Graphics Specialist
Kamaria Hightower
khightower@wslc.org

Project Help Claims Specialist
Viona Latschaw
vlatschaw@wslc.org

Accounts Payable
Robert New
rnew@wslc.org

Receptionist/Secretary
Kathy Petruzzelli
kpetruzzelli@wslc.org 

Office Coordinator/Admin. Assistant to the Sec.-Treasurer
Karen White
kwhite@wslc.org

PRESIDENT

Rick S. Bender
rbender@wslc.org 

SECRETARY-
TREASURER

Alan O. Link
alink@wslc.org

VICE PRESIDENTS

By Constitution, 19 Vice Presidents are elected by district to the WSLC Executive Board.  In addition, At-Large Vice Presidents represent any international union that pays per capita on 10,000 or more rank-and-file members, if that union is not already represented on the board.  AFL-CIO affiliated constituency groups also have Vice Presidents appointed to represent their unique interests.

First District

Mark Blondin, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (Seattle)
Todd Crosby, United Food and Commercial Workers (Seattle)
Chris Elwell, United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters (Tukwila)
David Freiboth, Inlandboatmen's Union, PSR/IBU (Seattle)
Sandra Schroeder, AFT Washington (Seattle)

Second District

Darrell Chapman, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Everett)
Don Houtchens, USW - United Steelworkers of America (Ferndale)
Robert James, National Association of Letter Carriers (Lynnwood)

Third District

Cager Clabaugh, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (Vancouver)
Bob Guenther, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Centralia)
Mike Phillips, International Association of Fire Fighters (Vancouver)

Fourth District

Rick Barrickman, International Union of Operating Engineers (Othello)
Eric Thrift, Laborers International Union of North America (Wenatchee)
Mark Reavis, Laborers International Union of North America (Pasco)

Fifth District

Kandy Kraig, WFSE, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (Spokane)
Beth Thew, Communications Workers of America (Spokane)

Sixth District

Rick Johnson, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Port Townsend)
Vance Lelli, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (Tacoma)
Patty Rose, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (Tacoma)

At-Large Vice Presidents

Stan Sorscher, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers

Constituency Groups

Art Boulton, Alliance for Retired Americans
James Davis, A. Philip Randolph Institute
Bob Hasegawa, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Lee Malinda, Pride at Work
Fred Monroe, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Position to be filled, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Mari Wyatt, Coalition of Labor Union Women