Volume XXXI, Number 14, July 2, 2001

Candidates Certified for Election To APWU National Offices

 Secretary-Treasurer Robert L. Tunstall has certified the named members in this bulletin as the Official Candidates for the APWU 2001 National Officers Election.

A drawing for candidate placement on the ballot was held on Friday, June 29, 2001 at 10:00 am. The results of the drawing are indicated below. (Incumbent officers are automatically listed first when seeking election to the same office, as per the Rules and Regulations Governing 2001 National Elections adopted by the Election Committee.)

Ballots are tentatively scheduled to be mailed to all APWU members on Tuesday, September 11, 2001; however, the ballots will be mailed no later than Friday, September 14, 2001.

Duplicate Ballot Requests

Members who have not received a ballot by Tuesday, September 18, 2001, should notify either their local or the national office to request a duplicate ballot. If you notify your local, the officer who received the request must then contact the Secretary-Treasurer's Per Capita office by calling 202-842-8505, or by sending a fax to 202-216-2650. So that a proper duplicate ballot can be mailed. All requests to national headquarters must include the member's name, Social Security number, address, division and local, and indicate whether the member is on DCO or cash-pay.

For your ballot to be counted, the ballot must be mailed in time to be received in the designated post office box not later than 2:00 pm on Friday, October 5, 2001.

CORRECTION ON WICHITA REGION

In the chart in Article 11, Section 2 of the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws, the Wichita Region, Clerk Division is in the Central Region. Therefore, this bulletin supersedes any previous notice. National Business Agents "A" and "B", Wichita Region, Clerk Division for both the opposed and unopposed candidates have been placed in the Central Region.

Official Candidates, 2001 National Officers Election

Note: "(I)" denotes the incumbent officer.

General and Departments

President

(1) Leo F. Persails, Flint Area Local (MI)

(2) William "Bill" Burrus, Cleveland Area Local (OH)

(3) John McGovern, North Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Executive Vice President

(1) Cliff "C.J." Guffey, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)

(2) Tony D. McKinnon, Sr., Fayetteville Area Local (NC)

(3) Stephen A. Albanese, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)

Industrial Relations Director

(I)  Greg Bell, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

(2) Gilberto "Gil" Santana, Miami Area Local (FL)

(3) Christopher "Chris" Chaney, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)

Health Plan Director

(I)  William "Bill" Kaczor, Jr., Buffalo Local (NY)

(2) Clarence LaFargue, Jr., Southwest Louisiana Area Local (LA)

(3) Mark Campassi, Northeast Mississippi Area Local (MS)

(4) Cheryl A. Montgomery, Fox Valley Local (IL)

Human Relations Director

(I)  Sidney L. Brooks, Nation's Capital Southern Maryland Area Local (DC)

(2) Susan M. "Sue" Carney, South Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Research and Education Director

(I)  Joyce B. Robinson, Richmond Local (VA)

(2) Bernard (Bernie) Kearse, Miami Area Local (FL)

Regional Coordinators

Central Region

(1) Richard M. Gallo, Kenosha Local (WI)

(2) Sharyn M. Stone, Indianapolis Area Local (IN)

(3) Thomas F. "Tom" Maier, Norfolk Local (NE)

Northeast Region

(I)  Elizabeth "Liz" Powell, Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY)

(2) Gary G. Weightman, North Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Southern Region

(I)  Terry Stapleton, Houston Area Local (TX)

(2) Terry Watts, Dallas Area Local (TX)

Western Region

(1) Omar M. Gonzalez, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

(2) Roy J. Pacifico, Colorado Springs Area Local (CO)

Clerk Division

Director

(1) Debby Szeredy-Duro, Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY)

(2) James P. McCarthy, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)

National Business Agents

Central Region

"C", Chicago Region

(I)  Jerome L. "Jerry" Martin, Southwest Michigan Area Local (MI)

(2) Richard A. Lemorie, 480-481 Area Local (MI)

"B", Cincinnati Region

(1) Randall "Randy" Downard, Muncie Area Local (IN)

(2) Paul Hern, Greater Cincinnati Area Local (OH)

(3) Ronald Childers, Akron Metro Area Local (OH)

"C", Cincinnati Region

(1) Richard Butler, Cleveland Area Local (OH)

(2) Shirley McLennan, Louisville Local (KY)

"A", Minneapolis Region

(1) Donald I. Sevre, Minneapolis Area Local (MN)

(2) William "Willie" Mellen, Saint Paul Area Local (MN)

(3) Dale Enk, Milwaukee Area Local (WI)

"B", Wichita Region

(1) Dale "Leon" Tatum, Lincoln Area Local (NE)

(2) Christine "Chris" Hall Pruitt, Wichita Area Local (KS)

Eastern Region
"A", Washington, DC Region

(I)  Ken Pease, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA)

(2) Lamont A. Brooks, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA)

"B", Washington, DC Region

(1) Frank J. King, Sr., Charlottesville Area Local (VA)

(2) Pamela Richardson, Lynchburg Area Local (VA)

(3) David E. "Dave" Daniel, KYOWVA Area Local (WV)

"C", Washington, DC Region

(1) Nancy E. Olumekor, Nation's Capital Southern Maryland Area Local (DC)

(2) James "Jim" Carr, Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD)

Northeast Region
"C", New England Region

(1) Michael Dennehy, Bridgeport Area Local (CT)

(2) Dan Kuralt, Springfield Area Local (MA)

(3) Tom O'Brien, South Shore Area Local (MA)

"A", New York Region

(I)  Neil Goham, New York Metro Area Local (NY)

(2) Peter "Pete" Coradi, Brooklyn Local (NY)

Southern Region

"A", Dallas Region

(I)  Peter O. Vogel, Houston Area Local (TX)

(2) M.V. "Super Mario" Montilla, Houston Area Local (TX)

"B", Dallas Region

(I)  Frankie L. Sanders, Houston Area Local (TX)

(2) Jeane Gardiner, Houston Area Local (TX)

(3) Paul R. Manley, Dallas Area Local (TX)

"C", Dallas Region

(1) Sam Lisenbe, Fort Worth Area Local (TX)

(2) Robert M. "Bobby" Gonzales, Houston Area Local (TX)

(3) John LaFleur, Baton Rouge Local (LA)

(4) Tom Strapkovic, San Antonio Alamo Area Local (TX)

"A", Memphis Region

(1) Thom R. Green, North Alabama Area Local (AL)

(2) Billy Woods, Birmingham Area Local (AL)

Western Region
"A", San Francisco Region

(1) Fredric Jacobs, Oakland Local (CA)

(2) Leonard F. Trujillo, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)

"C", San Francisco Region

(1) James E. Scoggins, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

(2) Pam Hunter, Inglewood Local (CA)

(3) John J. Ewaniszyk, California Area Local (CA)

(4) David E. Renshaw, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

"D", San Francisco Region

(1) Dennis K. Wong, Daly City Local (CA)

(2) Woodrow Williams, Jr., San Francisco Local (CA)

(3) Ken Emerald, San Fernando Valley Area Local (CA)

Other National Business Agents

Alaskan Area

(I)  Denise Hernandez, Fairbanks Local (AK)

(2) Michelle Graham, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK)

(3) Robert Boston, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK)

Caribbean Area

(I)  Carlos I. Rodriguez, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)

(2) Alberto Ortiz, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)

Maintenance Division

Director

(I)  James W. "Jim" Lingberg, Dallas Area Local (TX)

(2) Steven G. "Steve" Raymer, Madison Area Local (WI)

Assistant Director "A"

(I)  Bobby Donelson, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)

(2) Morris I. Gandy, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

Assistant Director "B"

(I)  Warren "Jake" Jackson, Minneapolis Area Local (MN)

(2) Gregory B. See, Mansfield Area Local (OH)

National Representative-at-Large

(I)  Gary Kloepfer, Tri-County Ohio Area Local (OH)

(2) Douglas E. Sapp, The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA),

(3) Bob Walz, Springfield Area Local (MA)

National Business Agents

"A", Central Region

(I)  Vance Zimmerman, Greater Cincinnati Area Local (OH)

(2) Benjamin (Ben) Barnes, Gary Area Local (IN)

(3) William "Bill" Wolfe III, Columbus Area Local (OH)

"A", Southern Region

(I)  Eddie Sears, Tampa Area Local (FL)

(2) Charlie Robbins, Palm Beach Area Local (FL)

"B", Southern Region

(I)  Bennie D. Frizzell, Central Arkansas Area Local (AR)

(2) Daniel G. Simmons, Houston Area Local (TX)

"B", Western Region

(1) Richard I. Shepard, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)

(2) TJ. Lopez, Denver BMC Local (CO)

(3) David F. Villalva, Denver Metro Area Local (CO)

(4) Chuck Sundgaard, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

Motor Vehicle Service Division

Director

(I)  Bob Pritchard, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)

(2) John F. Hermann, St. Paul Area Local (MN)

Assistant Director

(I)  Michael O. Foster, Detroit District Area Local (MI)

(2) Manuel "Manny" R. Muro, Sr., Miami Area Local (FL)

National Business Agents

Central Region

(I)  John "Big Cy" Cychosz, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)

(2) Merlie H. Bell, Chicago Local (IL)

Northeast Region

(I)  Thomas M. LaFauci, Central Jersey Area Local (NJ)

(2)   LaCapria, Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY)

Southeast Sub-Region, Southern Region

(1) Charlie Bothwell, Greensboro BMC Local (NC)

(2) Ulysses Coneway, Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)

(3) Floyd Pawson, Tampa Area Local (FL)

Southwest Sub-Region, Southern Region

(1) R. C. Wiltz, Houston Area Local (TX)

(2) Dwight (D.D.) Johnson, Fort Worth Area Local (TX)

Western Region

(I)  Bruce Bailey, Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)

(2) Steve Auerbach, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

Retiree National Convention Delegates

Central Region

(I)  Beverly M. Shealy

(2) Al LaBrecque

Eastern Region

(I)  John F. Deeley

(2) Gloria C. DeFreece

Southern Region

(I)  Elizabeth A. Cramer

(2) Gethrel "Get" Williams

(3) Wallace Baldwin, Jr.

Western Region

(I)  Byron C. Denton

(2) Ronald DeLeon

APWU Elections Issue

40 of 89 National Officers Unopposed Candidates for National Office

Article 11, Section 3(b) of the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws instructs Secretary-Treasurer Bob Tunstall to cast one (1) vote for the following unopposed candidates.

These members are duly elected, and will take office on November 1, 2001, as stipulated by Article 12, Section 7 of the APWU National Constitution and Bylaws, for a three (3) year period.

"(I)" denotes an incumbent officer.

General and Departments

Secretary-Treasurer

(I)  Robert Tunstall, Portland Area Local (OR)

Legislative Director

(I)  Roy Braunstein, New Jersey Shore Area Local (NJ)

Assistant Legislative Director

(I)  Myke Reid, Norfolk Local (VA)

Organization Director

(I)  Frank Romero, Dallas Area Local (TX)

Regional Coordinator

Eastern Region

(I)  Jim Burke, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

Clerk Division

Assistant Director "A"

      Pat Williams, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

Assistant Director "B"

      Mike Morris, Birmingham Area Local (AL)

Assistant Director "C"

(I)  Rob Strunk, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

National Business Agents

Central Region

"A", Chicago Region

(I)  Percy Harrison, Jr., Chicago BMC Area Local (IL)

"B", Chicago Region

(I)  John Clark, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)

"A", Cincinnati Region

(I)  Russell P. "Russ" Bugary, Owensboro Area Local (KY)

"B", Minneapolis Region

(I)  Lyle Krueth, Minneapolis Area Local (MN)

"A", St. Louis Region

(I)  Robert D. Kessler, Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO)

"B", St. Louis Region

(I)  Carl F. Casillas, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local (MO)

"A", Wichita Region

(I)  Ben Lyons, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)

Eastern Region

"A", Philadelphia Region

(I)  Eric Wilson, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

"B", Philadelphia Region

(I)  Mike Gallagher, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)

"C", Philadelphia Region

(I)  Jeff Kehlert, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)

Northeast Region

"A", New England Region

(I)  Wayne F. Corriveau, Western Massachusetts Area Local (MA)

"B", New England Region

      Stephen Lukosus, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)

"B", New York Region

(I)  Frank E. Giordano, Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY)

"C", New York Region

(I)  Louise F. Yannuzzi, Mount Vernon Local (NY)

Southern Region

"A", Atlanta Region

(I)  Robert "Bob" Bloomer, Clearwater Local (FL)

"B", Atlanta Region

(I)  William E. Sullivan, Broward County Area Local (FL)

"C", Atlanta Region

      Bob Stutts, Jacksonville Local (NC)

"B", Memphis Region

(I)  Ron Nesmith, Birmingham Area Local (AL)

Western Region

"A", Denver Region

(I)  Marilyn "Mo" Merow, Tucson Area Local (AZ)

"B", Denver Region

(I)  Steve Zamanakos, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

"A", Northwest Region

(I)  Margaret A. Leaf, Portland Area Local (OR)

"B", Northwest Region

(I)  Douglas G. "Doug" Blakely, Puget Sound Area Local (WA)

"B", San Francisco Region

(I) Shirley J. Taylor, East Bay Area Local (CA)

Other National Business Agents

Pacific Area

(I)  Nilda R. Chock, Windward Area Local (HI)

Support Services Division

(I)  Gregory T. Poferl, Twin Cities PDC Local (MN)

Maintenance Division

National Business Agents

"B", Central Region

(I)  Donald L. Foley, St. Louis BMC Local (MO)

"C", Central Region

      Troy Rorman, Minneapolis Area Local (MN)

Eastern Region

(I)  Doug Mirowski, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA),

Northeast Region

(I)  Charles Wilcox, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)

"A", Western Region

(I)  I. Balogun, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

Motor Vehicle Service Division

National Business Agent,
Eastern Region

(I)  John E. Smith, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

Retiree National Convention Delegate

Northeast Region

(I)  Marayama Wadood

Voting

You will be eligible to vote in the APWU 2001 National Election of Officers if you were a member in good standing of the American Postal Workers Union as of Thursday, May 31, 2001.

Saturday, November 10, 2001

APWU Installation of
Officers Dinner-Dance

The APWU Installation of Officers Dinner-Dance will be held Saturday, November 10, 2001 at the Regency Ballroom, Lobby Level, Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008.

The installation begins with a reception at 6:00 pm; dinner follows at 7:00 pm.

Room reservations can be made by calling the Omni Shoreham Hotel at 202-234-0700 or 1-800-THE-OMNI. Let the reservation agent know the group name is "APWU Installation." The room rate is $179.00 plus tax, currently 14.5 percent, for single/double occupancy. Reservations should be made by October 19, 2001, to guarantee the negotiated rate.

The Secretary-Treasurer's office requests participants to complete the form below, including phone number and names of each individual attending. Return the form, along with your payment, to: Secretary-Treasurer Robert L. Tunstall, American Postal Workers Union, 1300 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. Tickets are $60.00 each. Checks must be payable to "American Postal Workers Union" and must be received no later than Monday, October 29, 2001.

Note: The APWU 2001 Election Committee has announced that their pick-up and counting process will begin October 5, 2001, at 2:00 pm. Therefore, if you plan to wait until the election results are finalized to purchase tickets, tickets must be reserved in writing by completing the attached form and returning it to Secretary-Treasurer Tunstall no later than 4:00 pm, Monday, October 29, 2001.

If you have any questions, contact the Secretary-Treasurer's office at 202-842-4215.

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