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2010 APWU National Elections
Ballot Placement Set, Candidates Certified,
For Election of APWU National Officers

APWU News Bulletin 03-2010, June 22, 2010 | PDF

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, 2010, but no later than Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. Members in good standing who have not received a ballot by Monday, Sept. 20, should notify their local or contact the American Arbitration Association between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, Eastern Time, at 800-529-5218 to request a duplicate. You will be asked to provide your name, the last four digits of your Social Security number, along with your local, craft, mailing address, and telephone number, in order to receive a duplicate ballot. You also may request a ballot via e-mail to apwu@adr.org. To be valid, ballots must be in the designated post office box by Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.

Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell has certified the following union members as candidates 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 Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at 10 a.m. Incumbent officers are listed first, and are denoted by (I) appearing after their name.

Secretary-Treasurer Powell cast one vote for the candidates in the uncontested races and the National Election Committee declared them elected, in accordance with the Constitution. Their names will not appear on the ballot.

General and Departments

President
Cliff “C.J.” Guffey, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)
Jim “Moose” Musumeci, Brooklyn Local (NY)
Richard D. Cornell, Citrus Center Area Local (FL)

Executive Vice President
Mark Case, Asheville Area Local (NC)
Greg Bell, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)

Organization Director
Kathryn Shelley dePoo, Florida Keys Area Local
Mark Dimondstein, Greater Greensboro Area Local (NC)
Martha Shunn-King, Sarasota Local (FL)
Moe Lepore, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)

Health Plan Director
William “Bill” Kaczor (I), Buffalo Local (NY)
Terry Finnerty, Southern New York Area Local  

Regional Coordinators

Southern Region
Frankie Sanders, Houston Area Local (TX)
Tony McKinnon, Fayetteville Area Local (NC)
Princella Vogel, Houston Area Local (TX)

Clerk Division

Director
Debby Szeredy, Mid-Hudson New York Area Local
Rob Strunk, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)  

National Business Agents, Central Region

Chicago Region, (B)
Mike O’Hearn, Kanakee Area Local (IL)
Dave Baskin, Northwest Illinois Area Local

Cincinnati Region, (C)
Randall “Randy” Downard, Muncie Area Local (IN)
Mike Schmid, Columbus Area Local (OH)
Mark Graham, Springfield Local (OH)
Angela Holtgrefe, Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local

Minneapolis Region, (B)
Mark Pietsch, Minneapolis Area Local (MN)
Martin J. “Marty” Mater, Madison WI Area Local

National Business Agents, Eastern Region

Washington DC Region, (A)
James F. “Jimmy” Brooks, Charlottesville Area Local (VA)
Katrina Nusbaum, Charleston WV Area Local
Rachel Walthall, Baltimore Francis “Stu” Filbey Area Local (MD)

Washington DC Region, (B)
Pamela R. Richardson (I), Lynchburg Area Local (VA)
Tom Plitt, Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (DC)

National Business Agents, Northeast Region

New York Region, (C)
Elizabeth “Liz” Swigert (I), Queens Area Local (NY)
Bernard C. Timmerman, Central New York Area Local

National Business Agents, Southern Region

Atlanta Region, (A)
Robert M. “Bob” Bloomer, Jr. (I), Clearwater Local (FL)
Keenan Anthony, Sr., Marietta Area Local (GA)

Atlanta Region, (C)
Marie Robbins (I), Palm Beach Area Local (FL)
Michael “Sully” Sullivan, Suncoast Area Local (FL)
E.B. “Bud” Hissam, Manasota Local (FL)

Dallas Region, (A)
Jack Crawford (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Robert L. Brooks, Sr., New Orleans Local (LA)

Dallas Region, (B)
Morline Guillory (I), Beaumont SCF Area Local (TX)
Larry Crawford, Dallas Area Local (TX)

Memphis Region, (B)
Jerry McIlvain (I), Chattanooga Area Local (TN)
Gary W. Ford, Gadsden Area Local (AL)
Arthur Coleman, Birmingham Area Local (AL)

National Business Agents, Western Region

Denver Region, (B)
Renee Breeden, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Stella “JoAnn” Gerhart, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
George Prusak, Denver BMC Local (CO)

San Francisco Region (D)
Dennis K. Wong, Daly City Local (CA)
Chuck Locke, Sacramento Area Local (CA)

Maintenance Division

National Business Agents

Eastern Region
William LaSalle (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
William “Bill” Lewis, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)

Southern Region (A)
Clive Cannon, Columbus Area Local (GA)
John Gearhard, Jacksonville BMC Local (FL)
Robert “Bob” Jarrell, Greensboro BMC (NC)

Motor Vehicle Service Division

Director
Robert C. “Bob” Pritchard (I), Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)
Thomas Matuszewski, Greater Hicksville/Mid-Island Area Local (NY)

Assistant Director
Michael O. Foster (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Phil Elefonte, Greater Hicksville/Mid-Island Area Local (NY)

National Business Agents

Eastern Region
Michael “Mike” Strano, Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ)
Kenneth Prinz, Philadelphia Area Local (PA)
Michael (Mike) Fealtman, Sr., Keystone Area Local (PA)

Northeast Region
Joseph LaCapria (I), Western Nassau NY Area Local
Steve Mello, Northeast Mass Area Local

Southern Region, Southeast Sub-Region
Ulysses Coneway (I), Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)
Gregory Dixon, Tampa Area Local (FL)

Southern Region, Southwest Sub-Region
Dwight D. (D.D.) Johnson (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX)
Matthew Heiman, St. Louis Gateway Area Local (MO)
Ben Solis, Austin Area Local (TX)

Western Region
Bruce Bailey (I), Southwest Coastal Area Local (CA)
Steve Auerbach, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)

Other National Business Agents

Caribbean Area
Daniel Soto (I), Puerto Rico Area Local
Robert Marty, Puerto Rico Area Local

Retiree National Convention Delegates

Central Region
Beverly M. Shealy (I)
Al LaBrecque

Uncontested National Offices General and Departments Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth “Liz” Powell (I), Western Nassau NY Area Local Industrial Relations Director Mike Morris, Birmingham Area Local (AL) Legislative Director Myke Reid (I), Norfolk Local (VA) Assistant Legislative Director Stephen A. Albanese (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA) Research and Education Director Joyce B. Robinson (I), Richmond Area 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) Eastern Region Mike Gallagher (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA) Northeast Region John H. Dirzius, (I) Greater CT Area Local Western Region Omar M. Gonzalez (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) Clerk Division Assistant Director (A) Patricia “Pat” Williams (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) Assistant Director (B) Lyle Krueth, Minneapolis Area Local (MN) Assistant Director (C) Lamont Avery Brooks, The Northern Virginia Area Local National Business Agents, Central Region Chicago Region, (A) Linda Turney (I), Schaumburg Local (IL) Chicago Region, (C) Lynn Pallas-Barber (I), 498-499 Area Local (MI) Cincinnati Region, (A) Russell P. Bugary (I), Owensboro Area Local (KY) Cincinnati Region, (B) Paul Hern (I), Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local Minneapolis Region, (A) Willie Mellen (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN) St. Louis Region, (A) Robert D. Kessler (I), Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO) St. Louis Region, (B) Dennis Taff (I), Western Arkansas Area Local Wichita Region, (A) Tom Maier (I), Tulsa Area Local (OK) Wichita Region, (B) Christine Pruitt, Wichita Area Local (KS) National Business Agents, Eastern Region Philadelphia Region, (A) Robert Romanowski (I), New Jersey Shore Area Local Philadelphia Region, (B) John Jackson (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA) Philadelphia Region, (C) Jeff Kehlert (I), Trenton Metro Area Local (NJ) Washington DC Region, (C) Nancy E. Olumekor (I), Nation’s Capital Southern MD Area Local (DC) National Business Agents, Northeast Region New England Region, (A) Frank Rigiero (I), Central Massachusetts Area Local New England Region, (B) Stephen Lukosus (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA) New England Region, (C) Thomas J. O’Brien (I), South Shore Area Local (MA) New York Region, (A) Peter “Pete” Coradi (I), Brooklyn Local (NY) New York Region, (B) John Bernovich (I), Long Island NY Area Local National Business Agents, Southern Region Atlanta Region, (B) Patricia “Pat” Davis-Weeks (I), Tampa Area Local (FL) Dallas Region, (C) Sam Lisenbe (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX) Memphis Region, (A) Billy Woods (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL) National Business Agents, Western Region Denver Region, (A) Marilyn “Mo” Merow (I), Tucson Area Local (AZ) Northwest Region, (A) Martin “Marty” Barron (I), Greater Seattle Area Local (WA) Northwest Region, (B) Brian Dunn (I), Portland Area Local (OR) San Francisco Region, (A) Gilbert Ybarra, California Area Local 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) Maintenance Division Director Steven G. “Steve” Raymer (I), Madison WI Area Local Assistant Director (A) Gary Kloepfer (I), Tri-County Ohio Area Local Assistant Director (B) Gregory “Greg” See (I), Mansfield Area Local (OH) National Representative-At-Large Idowu Balogun (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA) National Business Agents Central Region, (A) Vance Zimmerman (I), Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local Central Region, (B) Joe “Dean” Hathaway, St. Louis Gateway Area Local (MO) Central Region, (C) Troy Rorman (I), Minneapolis Area Local (MN) Northeast Region Richard “Rick” Logan (I), Providence Area Local (RI) Southern Region, (B) Terry B. Martinez (I), Dallas Area Local (TX) Western Region, (A) Charles “Chuck” Sundgaard (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ) Western Region, (B) Jimmie Waldon (I), Sacramento Area Local (CA) Motor Vehicle Service Division National Business Agents Central Region Merlie H. Bell (I), Chicago Local (IL) Support Services Division Director Bill Manley (I), Wilkes-Barre PDC Local (PA) Other National Business Agents Alaskan Area James M. Patarini (I), Midnight Sun Area Local (AK) Pacific Area Nilda R. Chock (I), Windward Area Local (HI)   Retirees Department Director Judy Beard (I)   Retiree National Convention Delegates Eastern Region John P. Richards (I) Northeast Region Dolores Young Southern Region Elizabeth A. Cramer (I) Western Region Ronald M. DeLeon

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