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.
PRESIDENT
April Sims
SECRETARY TREASURER
Cherika Carter
VICE PRESIDENTS
By Constitution, 20 Vice Presidents are elected by district to the WSLC Executive Board. In addition, At-Large Vice Presidents may be appointed by the Executive Board to represent the interests of the WSLC’s largest affiliated unions. AFL-CIO affiliated constituency groups also have Vice Presidents elected to represent their unique interests.
FIRST REGION
Sean Bagsby, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Katie Garrow, Laborers International Union of North America
Jon Holden, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Jane Hopkins, Service Employees International Union
John Scearcy, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
SECOND REGION
Karl de Jong, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Debbie Gath, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Stacy Martin, Laborers’ International Union of North America
THIRD REGION
Clint Bryson, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Mark Riker, Sheet Metal Workers
Diana Winther, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
FOURTH REGION
Nick Bumpaous, United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Eric Thrift, Laborers International Union of North America
Jessica Wadsworth, Laborers’ International Union of North America
FIFTH REGION
Ted Cummings, United Steelworkers
Tina Morrison, American Federation of Musicians
James Tieken, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
SIXTH REGION
Vance Lelli, American Federation of Musicians
Chuck Moe, Laborers International Union of North America
Patty Rose, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
AT-LARGE VICE PRESIDENTS
Byron Allen, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Robert Driskell, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
David Keepnews, Washington State Nurses Association
Daniel Peters, SPEEA/International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
Dean Shelton, International Association of Fire Fighters
Kurt Spiegel, Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME
Karen Strickland, AFT Washington
Janie White, Washington Education Association
CONSTITUENCY GROUPS
Kevin Allen, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Michael Andrew, Pride at Work
Jo Blake, Coalition of Labor Union Women
Jackie Boschok, Alliance for Retired Americans
Ligaya Domingo, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Silvia Gonzalez, Casa Latina
Gabriel Prawl, A. Philip Randolph Institute
Connie Rodriguez, Labor Council For Latin American Advancement
Shaunie Wheeler James, Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders