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Ballot Placement Set, Candidates Certified,
For Election of APWU National Officers

APWU News Bulletin #12-2004, June 28, 2004 | PDF

Secretary-Treasurer Terry Stapleton has certified the following union members as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.

A drawing to determine the order candidates' names will appear on the ballot was held on Monday, June 28, 2004, at 10 a.m. Incumbent officers are listed first, and are denoted by (I) appearing after their name.

Secretary-Treasurer Stapleton cast a single vote for the candidates in the uncontested races and declared them elected, in accordance with the Constitution. Their names will not appear on the ballot.

General and Departments
President
William "Bill" Burrus (I), Cleveland Area Local (OH)
Leo F. Persails, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI)
John McGovern, North Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Secretary-Treasurer
Terry R. Stapleton (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Peter Holter-Mehren, Greater Seattle Area Local (WA)

Industrial Relations Director
Greg Bell (I), Philadelphia Area Local (PA)
Ray Christopher Chaney, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)

Organization Director
Frank A. Romero (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Lance Coles, Des Moines Area Local (IA)

Health Plan Director
William "Bill" Kaczor, Jr. (I), Buffalo Local (NY)
Cherli "Cheryl" A. Montgomery, Fox Valley Local (IL)

Regional Coordinators
Eastern Region
Jim Burke (I), Philadelphia Area Local (PA)
LeRoy D. Moyer, Lehigh Valley Area Local (PA)

Southern Region
Frankie L. Sanders (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Michael E. Woods, Dallas Area Local (TX)

Western Region
Omar M. Gonzalez (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Douglas G. "Doug" Blakely, Puget Sound Area Local (WA)

Clerk Division
National Business Agents, Central Region
Chicago Region, "C"
Jerome L. "Jerry" Martin (I), Southwest Michigan Area Local
Lynn Pallas-Barber, 498-499 Area Local (MI)

St. Louis Region, "B"
Roosevelt Stewart, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local (MO)
Dennis Taff, Western Arkansas Area Local (AR)

National Business Agents, Eastern Region
Philadelphia Region, "C"
Jeff Kehlert (I), Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)
Steve Collins, Wilmington, DE/Malcolm T. Smith Area Local

National Business Agents, Northeast Region
New England Region, "A"
Wayne F. Corriveau (I), Western Massachusetts Area Local
Frank Rigiero, Central Massachusetts Area Local

New York Region, "C"
Jim "Moose" Musumeci, Brooklyn Local (NY)
Sharon Tyrrell, New York Metro Area Local (NY)
Terence "Terry" Finnerty, Southern NY Area Local
Wilfredo "FIG" Figueroa, New York Metro Area Local (NY)

National Business Agents, Southern Region
Atlanta Region, "B"
William E. Sullivan (I), Broward County Area Local (FL)
Ralph B. Brown, Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)

Atlanta Region, "C"
Bob Stutts (I), Jacksonville Local (NC)
Marie Robbins, Palm Beach Area Local (FL)

Dallas Region, "B"
Morline Guillory Moore (I), Beaumont SCF Area Local (TX)
Ed Thompson, Fort Worth Area Local (TX)

Memphis Region, "A"
Billy Woods (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL)
Arthur W. Coleman, Birmingham Area Local (AL)

National Business Agents, Western Region
Northwest Region, "A"
Martin "Marty" Barron, Greater Seattle Area Local (WA)
Brian Dunsmore, Portland Area Local (OR)

Northwest Region, "B"
J. Robert "Bob" Patterson, Salem Area Local (OR)
Brian Dunn, Portland Area Local (OR)

Maintenance Division
Director
Steven G. "Steve" Raymer (I), Madison Area Local (WI)
William LaSalle, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)

Assistant Director "B"
Gregory "Greg" See, Mansfield Area Local (OH)
Joseph Frega, Central New York Area Local

National Business Agents
Western Region, "A"
Chuck Sundgaard (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Patricia Luttrell, Boise Local (ID)

Western Region, "B"
Richard Shepard (I), Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)
LaDondrous "Don" Moncado Green, Tri-County Area Local (CA)

Motor Vehicle Service Division
National Business Agents
Central Region
Merlie H. Bell (I), Chicago Local (IL)
John "Big Cy" Cychosz, Northwest Illinois Area Local

Eastern Region
Russ Knepp (I), Pittsburgh Metro Area Local (PA)
Johnny D. Martin, Sr., Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD)

Northeast Region
Joseph LaCapria (I), Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY)
Thomas M. LaFauci, Central Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Other National Business Agents
Alaskan Area
Denise Hernandez (I), Fairbanks Local (AK)
James M. Patarini, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK)
Roger Ladrido, Midnight Sun Area Local (AK)

Caribbean Area
Albert Ortiz (I), Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)
Daniel Soto, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)
Marcelino Velazquez, Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)

Retiree National Convention Delegates
Central Region
Beverly M. Shealy (I)
James W. Hawk
Al LaBrecque

Western Region
Byron C. Denton (I)
Ronald M. DeLeon

Eligibility to Vote

To be eligible to vote, members of the American Postal Workers Union must have been "in good standing" according to the official records of the national union on June 15 of the election year.

Mailing of the Ballots

Ballots are scheduled to be mailed to APWU members on or after Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, but no later than Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2004.

Members in good standing who have not received a ballot by Sept. 20 should notify their local or the national union to request a duplicate. The national telephone number for requesting duplicate ballots is 202-842-8505; the fax number is 202-216-2650.

To be valid, ballots must be in the designated post office box by Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.

Uncontested National Offices

General and Departments
Executive Vice President
Cliff "C.J." Guffey (I), Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)
Legislative Director
Myke Reid, Norfolk Local (VA)
Assistant Legislative Director
Stephen A. Albanese, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Research and Education Director
Joyce B. Robinson (I), Richmond Local (VA)
Human Relations Director
Susan M. "Sue" Carney (I), South Jersey Area Local (NJ)

Regional Coordinators
Central Region
Sharyn M. Stone (I), Indianapolis Area Local (IN)
Northeast Region
Elizabeth "Liz" Powell (I), Western Nassau NY Area Local

Clerk Division Director
James P. "Jim" McCarthy (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Assistant Director "A"
Patricia "Pat" Williams (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Assistant Director "B"
Mike Morris (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL)
Assistant Director "C"
Rob Strunk (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

National Business Agents, Central Region
Chicago Region, "A"
Percy Harrison Jr. (I), Chicago BMC Area Local (IL)
Chicago Region, "B"
John Clark (I), Northwest Illinois Area Local
Cincinnati Region, "A"
Russell P. "Russ" Bugary (I), Owensboro Area Local (KY)
Cincinnati Region, "B"
Paul Hern (I), Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local
Cincinnati Region, "C"
Shirley McLennan (I), Louisville Local (KY)
Minneapolis Region, "A"
William "Willie" Mellen (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN)
Minneapolis Region, "B"
Lyle H. Krueth (I), Minneapolis Area Local (MN)
St. Louis Region, "A"
Robert D. Kessler (I), Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO)
Wichita Region, "A"
Tom Maier, Tulsa Area Local (OK)
Wichita Region, "B"
Dale "Leon" Tatum (I), Lincoln Area Local (NE)

National Business Agents, Eastern Region Philadelphia Region, "A"
Eric Wilson (I), Philadelphia Area Local (PA)
Philadelphia Region, "B"
Mike Gallagher (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Washington DC Region, "A"
Lamont A. Brooks (I), The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA)
Washington DC Region, "B"
Pamela Richardson (I), Lynchburg Area Local (VA)
Washington DC Region, "C"
Nancy E. Olumekor (I), Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local

National Business Agents, Northeast Region
New England Region, "B"
Stephen Lukosus (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
New England Region, "C"
Tom O'Brien (I), South Shore Area Local (MA)
New York Region, "A"
Peter "Pete" Coradi (I), Brooklyn Local (NY)
New York Region, "B"
Frank Giordano (I), Mid-Hudson New York Area Local

National Business Agents, Southern Region
Atlanta Region, "A"
Robert M. Bloomer Jr. (I), Clearwater Local (FL)
Dallas Region, "A"
Peter O. Vogel (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Dallas Region, "C"
Sam Lisenbe (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX)
Memphis Region, "B"
Ron Nesmith (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL)

National Business Agents, Western Region
Denver Region, "A"
Marilyn "Mo" Merow (I), Tucson Area Local (AZ)
Denver Region, "B"
Steve Zamanakos (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
San Francisco Region, "A"
Leonard F. Trujillo (I), Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)
San Francisco Region, "B"
Shirley Jean Taylor (I), East Bay Area Local (CA)
San Francisco Region, "C"
James E. Scoggins (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
San Francisco Region, "D" Woodrow Williams Jr. (I), San Francisco Local (CA)

Maintenance Division
Assistant Director "A"
Gary Kloepfer (I), Tri-County Ohio Area Local
National Representative-At-Large
Idowu Balogun (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)

National Business Agents
Central Region, "A"
Vance Zimmerman (I), Greater Cincinnati Area Local (OH)
Central Region, "B"
Donald L. Foley (I), St. Louis BMC Local (MO)
Central Region, "C"
Troy Rorman (I), Minneapolis Area Local (MN)
Eastern Region
Doug Mirowski (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Northeast Region
Charles L. Wilcox (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Southern Region, "A"
Charlie Robbins (I), Palm Beach Area Local (FL)
Southern Region, "B"
Terry B. Martinez (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)

Motor Vehicle Service Division
Director
Robert C. "Bob" Pritchard (I), Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)
Assistant Director
Michael O. Foster (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)

National Business Agents
Southern Region, Southeast Sub-Region
Ulysses Coneway (I), Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)
Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region
Dwight (D.D.) Johnson (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX)
Western Region
Bruce Bailey (I), Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)

Other National Business Agents
Pacific Area
Nilda R. Chock (I), Windward Area Local (HI)
Support Services Division
Bill Manley, Wilkes Barre PDC Local (PA)

Retiree National Convention Delegates
Eastern Region: John F. Deeley (I)
Northeast Region: Vacant
Southern Region: Elizabeth A. Cramer

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