Officers & Stewards

Officers are elected by the membership to run the Local. What does that mean? It means that the Local Officers handle all the public facing business for the Local. If it has to do with relations between the Local and the District or International, or the Local and the public/media, or paying the bills, or the rules governing the membership, that's the Officers job.

Stewards represent you on the floor. What does that mean? It means if you have an issue with Leidos, the stewards are ones in charge of that. Your stewards right now are David Graham (Chief), Kevin Odom, and David Villa

Who do I call?

  • Called into a meeting that could lead to discipline - ask for a steward, right now. Do not go in alone and do not say anything except, "I want to speak with a steward before answering any questions." This includes the extra training meetings. It says right on the form that they have you sign that failure to complete the training satisfactorily can lead to discipline.
  • Contract violation, pay problem, schedule problem - call a steward and they must get you some response within five working days.
  • Meeting minutes, correspondence, Local records, dues status, membership status, transfers, withdrawal cards - the Recording Secretary.
  • Education, training, member benefits, the website and blogs - the Educator/Communicator.
  • Anything else, or you cannot reach anyone above - the President.

Executive Board

David Villa - President, District Delegate, Steward

  • As President: decides all questions or disputes not controlled by laws of the IAM, appoints committees not otherwise provided for in the Constitution or bylaws, casts the tie breaking vote for motions at a Local meeting.
  • As District Rep: represents us at District 776.
  • As Steward: represents you on the floor.

Charles "Rocky" Pescarino - Vice-President

  • As Vice-President: stands in for the President when absent or when the President passes the gavel to debate a topic and supports Executive Board business as assigned by the President.

Shaniaya Cothran - Recording-Secretary

  • As Recording-Secretary: takes and keeps the minutes, creates/receives all official correspondence, prepares all credentials for attendance at events and conferences, responsible for elections, handles paperwork for strike sanctions, keeps the Local seal which makes a document official, keeps the member list up-to-date, and maintains the Local's official records including the member list.

Elias Torres, Jr. - Secretary-Treasurer

  • As Secretary-Treasurer: works with the District Auditor to pay the bills and account for the Local's property.

Alicia Holguin - Conductor-Sentinel

  • As Conductor-Sentinel: keeps order at Local meetings, verifies right of admission, and provides support to the Executive Board as assigned by the President.

Local Officers

Christina Jones - Educator/Communicator

  • As Educator: responsible for member and officer education and training,liaison between the Winpisinger Center and the Local.
  • As Communicator: serves at the Local IT person, oversees set up and take down for Electronic meetings and Electronic voting, responsible for disseminating communications from the International, maintains the website, and writes the blogs.

Kevin Odom - Trustee, Steward

  • As Trustee: in charge of all property belonging to the Local, sees that the books are properly kept, assists in the semi-annual audit, liable to the International for all funds and property of the Local under their control.
  • As Steward: represents you on the floor.

David Graham - Auditor, Chief Steward

  • As Auditor -conduct the semi-annual audit of all books and accounts of the Local in coordination with the District Auditor, and submits an official report to the International that all the records are accurate.
  • As Steward: represents you on the floor.

Ken Thomas -Auditor

  • As Auditor -conduct the semi-annual audit of all books and accounts of the Local in coordination with the District Auditor, and submits an official report to the International that all the records are accurate.

Committees

Diana Isbell - Good and Welfare, Chair

We need volunteers

These seats are open right now. If you have ever thought about getting more involved, this is the place to start. Tell any officer you are interested, or send a note through Ask Your Officers.

  • North Texas Area Labor Federation Delegate
  • Auditor (2 seats)
  • Trustee (2 seats)
  • Human Rights Committee Chair
  • Safety Committee Chair

How to reach us

  • Email the lodge: iamlocallodge2011@gmail.com
  • Ask Your Officers: send a question through the members site and it goes straight to the officers.
  • Come to a meeting: the Local meets on the 25th of every month. If the 25th falls on a weekend, the meeting moves to the following Monday. See the calendar on the main site.

If anything on this page is out of date, tell the Educator/Communicator so it gets corrected.

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