Executive Officers
Samuel Epps, UNITE HERE Local 25
President
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Herbert Harris, BLET/IBT 482
First Vice President
Kayla Mock, UFCW Local 400
Third Vice President
Chuck Clay, IATSE 22
Second Vice President
Chris Roell, Workers United Mid-Atlantic Regional Joint Board
Treasurer
David Hoagland, IAFF 36
Secretary
Trustees
Kelly Ukhun, DC Acts Local 1927
Taren Peterson, SEIU 1199
Tom Gifford, Steamfitters Local 602
Executive Board Members
Arrion Brown, APWU 140
Robin Burns, DCNA
Barbara Churchill, IATSE 868
Tom Clark, IBEW 26
Ottis Johnson, AFGE District 14
Roxana Mejia, IUPAT DC 51
Wanda Shelton-Martin, NUHHCE/AFSCME DC 1199
T. Smalls, Plumbers 5
Michael Spiller, OPEIU 2
Corey Upchurch, AFSCME 1959
Daniel Fields, SEIU 722
William Davis, IBT 639
Korey Hartwich, National Nurses Organizing Committee/NNU
Laura Fuchs, WTU 6
Carol Rosenblatt, MD/DC Alliance for Retired Americans
David Pendleton, SMART TD 1470
Our Staff
Lolita Martin
Chief of Staff and
Staff Attorney, Claimant Advocacy Program
(202) 974-8149
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Rion Dennis
Political and Legislative Director
Tonya Love
Program Director, Claimant Advocacy Program
(202) 974-8159
Jo Combs
Finance/Operations Manager
(202) 974-8011
Sig Meilus
Director, Community Services Agency of the Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO
(202) 974-8226
Kennedy Elmore
Administrative Assistant