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Chapter
Merit Awards
At the
1997 IRRA Spring Meeting (now held in June) in New York City, the Executive
Board approved the NCAC proposal to establish annual
Chapter Awards to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of
local chapters. Three levels of awards were established: Chapter Merit,
Outstanding Chapter, and Chapter Star. Nominations may come from chapters
themselves, the NCAC, or the national office. Chapter nominations for
the previous year are due in the national office by October 15. Members
of the NCAC and national office will review nominations and make selections.
Awards are presented at the annual meeting in January.
Nomination Materials for Chapter Awards
Chapter
Awards Criteria: Word
or PDF
Chapter
Merit Nomination Form: Word
or PDF
Chapter Awards History (including Chapter Star Awards): PDF
Chapter Awards Committee
Lavonne Ritter; Anthony Oliver; Matt Bodah; William Canak; Bonnie
Castrey; Robert Chiaravalli; Doug Drake; Rachel Hendrickson; Philip
LaPorte; Talmage Reynolds; and Dennis Teel.
2008 Chapter Awards
Gateway Chapter *Chapter Star Award
 Affiliated with LERA since 1972
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Max Aud, FMCS
President-Elect: Marvin Finkelstein, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Vice Presidents
Membership: Rudy L. Smith, PPF, Local 562
Programming: Roz Sherman-Voellinger , University of Missouri
Treasurer: Bill Barrows, KV Pharmaceutical Company
Secretary: Caryn Fine, Ameren Services
Long Island Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1979 
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, CommunityInvolvement, ConsistentChapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Thomas J. Lilly, Jr., O'Donnell, Schwartz, Glanstein & Lilly
President Elect: Beverly Harrison, Nassau Community College
First Vice President: Ernesto Mattace
Second Vice President: Amanda Barker
Treasurer: Eugene Ginsberg, Esq, Arbitrator/Atty.
Secretary: Thomas Wassel, Cullen and Dykman, LLP
2007 Chapter Awards
Gateway Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1972
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Cindy Flynn, National Labor Relations Board
Vice Presidents:
Membership: Rudy L. Smith, PPF, Local 562
Programming: Roz Sherman-Voellinger, University of St. Louis
Treasurer: Carolyn Eskew, Cott Beverages, Inc.
Secretary: Bill Barrows, KV Pharmaceutical Company
 Long Island Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1979
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Thomas J. Lilly, Jr., O'Donnell, Schwartz, Glanstein & Lilly
President Elect: Beverly Harrison, Nassau Community College
First Vice President: Ernesto Mattace
Treasurer: Eugene Ginsberg, Esq, Arbitrator/Atty.
Secretary: Thomas Wassel, Cullen and Dykman, LLP
Mid-Michigan Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1981
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Chapters Helping Chapters, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Karen Hagen , Michigan Dept. of State Police
Vice President: Janet Roe-Darden, Michigan State University-CTU
Secretary: Mary Pollack, Michigan Department of Civil Service
Treasurer: Richard J. Daly, Lansing Board of Water and Light
Oregon Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1978
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Kathryn Whalen, Arbitrator
President-elect : Rob Nosse, Oregon Nurses Association
Vice President Membership: William Greer, Arbitrator
Secretary : David Stiteler, Arbitrator
Treasurer : Edward M. Clay, Arbitrator
 TERRA Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1997
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Chapters Helping CHpaters, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Anita Parker, Cummins, Inc.
President Elect: Kim LaFevor, Athens State University
1st Vice Pres: Glenn Farner, LIUNA
2nd Vice Pres: Cathy Christopher, TVA
Treasurer: William Canak, MTSU
Secretary: Mark Travis, Wimberly Lawson
Director: Peter Cheng, FMCS
Director: Teresa Stallings, TN AFLCIO
Director: William Rusak, CCA
 Wisconsin Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1958
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: JD Thorne, Employment Law Managers
Vice Presidents: Irv Gottschalk, NLRB - Region 30 ; Ron Hudson, Boilermakers
Secretary: Susan Donohue Davies, UW-M MHRLR
Treasurer: Suzanne Clement, NLRB - Region 30
Alambama Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with LERA since 1985
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: David Cooper , Alabama Power Co.
Past President: Bill Frederick , IBEW, System Council U-19
Secretary: Jimmy Simpson, Troy State University-Montgomery
Treasurer: Trevor Bain, University of Alabama (Emeritus)
President-elect: Judi King, Center for Labor Education and Research, UAB
Vice Presidents:
Emory Barnett, District 9, USW
Jim Bennett, Commissioner of Labor, Alabama Department of Labor;
D. Stuart Burkhalter, President-Alabama AFL-CIO;
Craig Donley, Director of Governmental Affairs Division and Deputy Attorney General, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations;
Mary Layton, CWA, Local 3905;
Joe Pledger, International Representative, IBEW
C. Wayne Lucas, FMCS
Talmage Reynolds, Director of Industrial Relations, NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
 Boston Chapter *Chapter Merit Awards
Affiliated with LERA since 1958
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications
Officers: President: Sherrie R. Talmadge, Esq. , Arbitrator
Vice President: Martin E. Aikens, IBEW, Local 103
Secretary: Melinda Persuitte, American Arbitration Association, Northeast New England
Treasurer: Mary Cappadona, Massachusetts Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
 Orange County Chapter *Chapter Merit Awards
Affiliated with LERA since 1977
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Sara Adler, Arbitrator
Executive Vice President: Patrick Kelly
President Elect: William D. Claster
Treasurer: Dee Zasio
Secretary: Sherry Bolander, Orange Co. Transportation Authority
 Washington D.C. Chapter *Chapter Merit Awards
Affiliated with the LERA since 1950
Merit Awards: Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: James Auebach, Consultant/Photgrapher
Presdent-Elect: Julie Martinez-Ortega, American Rights at Work
Secretary: Fred Stahl, Fred Stahl LLC
Treasurer: Patrick McHugh
2006 Chapter Awards
 Gateway Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1972
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers:
President: Eric Mooshegian, Local 148, Operating Engineers
Vice Presidents
Membership: Rudy L. Smith, PPF, Local 562
Programming: Roz Sherman-Voellinger , University of St. Louis
Planning: Ellen Arbogast, IAMAW, District 9
Publicity & Board Assistant:
Research: Gerald E. Parker, Saint Louis University
Local Chapter Liaison: Roger Hendrix, FMCS
Sec./Treasurer: Carolyn Eskew, Cott Beverages, Inc.
 Long Island Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1979
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National
Officers: President: Peter Bee , Esq., Bee Eisman & Ready
First Vice President : Beverly Harrison
Second Vice President: Ernesto Mattace
President Elect: Thomas Lilly, Jr., O'Donnell, Schwartz, Glaustein & Lilly
Treasurer: Eugene Ginsberg, Esq, Arbitrator/Atty.
Secretary: Amanda Barker
 Boston Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1958
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication
Officers: President: Donn Berry, Arbitrator
Vice President : John Torpey, Raytheon, Corporate Labor Relations
Secretary: Melinda Persuitte, American Arbitration Association, Northeast New England
Treasurer: Mary Cappadona, Massachusetts Board of Conciliation and Arbitration
 Hawaii Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National LERA in 1966
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Leonard Agor
1st Vice President/President-elect: Guy Tajiri, Hawaii Fire Fighters Association
2nd Vice President: Ernest Moore III, Torkildson Katz Fonseca Moore & Hetherington
Secretary: Edward Parnell, Labor and Employment Arbitratration
Treasurer: Joyce Najita, Industrial Relations Center, University of Hawaii
Oregon Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1978
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication
Officers: President: Kathryn Whalen , Arbitrator
President-elect : Rob Nosse, Oregon Nurses Association
Vice President Membership: William Greer, Arbitrator
Vice President Regular Programs: Connie Weimer, FMCS
Vice President Annual Event: Eva Corbin , Department of Administrative Services, State of Oregon
Secretary : David Stiteler, Arbitrator
Treasurer : Edward M. Clay, Arbitrator
Seattle Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1973
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication
 Washington DC Chapter *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National LERA 1950
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication
Officers:President: Christian Weller, Center for American Progress
Secretary: Fred Stahl, Consultant
Membership Secretary: Julie Martinez-Ortega, American Rights at Work
Treasurer: Patrick McHugh
 Chicago Chapter
Affiliated with National IRRA 1957
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence
Officers: President: Joshua Ditelberg, Seyfarth Shaw
VP Membership: Angie Cowan, Allison, Slutsky & Kennedy
VP Programs: Mary Ellen LaCien, Education and Training Consultant
Treasurer: Michael Sullivan, Goldberg Kohn
Secretary: Rich Blackwell, Blackwell Consulting
Greater Houston Chapter
Affiliated with National LERA 1977
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Chapter Communication
Officers: President: Bruce Rozek, ConocoPhillips Petroleum
1st Vice President: Todd Rogers, International Association of Machinists
2nd Vice President: Angela DeSilva, Duke Energy Corp.
3rd Vice President: Charlie Singletary, Int'l Union of Operating Engineers, Local 564
Recorder: Tonya Sampson-Canepa, Mediator
Secretary: Maretta Comfort Toedt, Arbitrator/Mediator
Treasurer : Lynne Gomez, Arbitrator/Mediator
 Mid-Michigan Chapter
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Chapters Helping Chapters, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Karen Hagen , Michigan Dept. of State Police
Vice President: Janet Roe-Darden, Michigan State University-CTU
Secretary: Mary Pollack, Michigan Department of Civil Service
Treasurer: Richard J. Daly, Lansing Board of Water and Light
New Jersey Chapter
Affiliated with National LERA 1977
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Chapter Communications
Officers: President: Melissa Daniel, Arbitrator
Vice President: Melissa Biren, Arbitrator and Mediator
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. John F. Burton, Jr., Rutgers University
Northeast (Cleveland) Ohio Chapter
Affiliated with National LERA 1972
Merit Awards: Turnaround/Startup, Member Innovation
Officers:President: John F. Buettner, FMCS
Vice President: William Menzalora, City of Cleveland Law Dept.
Vice President: Joyce Goldstein, Esq., Goldstein & Associates
Secretary: Mark Laskey, Construction Employers Association
Treasurer: Anna DuVal Smith, Arbitrator/Mediator
 Rocky Mountain Chapter
Merit Awards: Turnaround/Startup, Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation
Officers: President: Fritz Ihrig, Arbitrator
Vice President: Harold Hagan, Colorado Education Assn.
Vice President : Lawrence Marquess, Littler Mendolson P.C.
Treasurer: Ray Deeny, SQH
Secretary: Mary Wright, NETU - Chapter 32
2005 Chapter Awards
 Atlanta Chapter *Chapter Star Award
Affiliated with National IRRA 1964
Merit Awards:Chapter Turnaround, Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation,
Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Ken Harrison, Georgia Pacific Corp.
Vice Presidents: Mike Boozer, Boozer & Assoc.; Michael Braden , IBEW Local 613; Wanda Brown; Michael Wald, US Dept. of Labor
Membership Director: Kevin Fitzpatrick , Attorney
Program Director: Phil LaPorte , Georgia State University
Past Presidents: Jim Leaphart, FMCS
 Gateway *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with National IRRA 1972.
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communication, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Eric Mooshegian, IUOE Local 148
Vice Presidents
Membership: Rudy L. Smith, PPF, Local 562
Programming: Ed Harrick, PhD, Arbitrator
Planning: Eric Mooshegian, IUOE Local 148
Publicity & Board Assistant: Mike Linderer, Gold Quill Associates
Research: Gerald E. Parker, Saint Louis University
Local Chapter Liaison: Roger Hendrix, FMCS
Secretary: Carolyn Eskew, Cott Beverages, Inc.
Treasurer: William "Bill" Barrows, Tyco Healthcare/Mallinckrodt
 Long Island *Outstanding Chapter Award
Affiliated with the National IRRA 1979
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Peter Bee , Esq., Bee Eisman & Ready
First Vice President : Beverly Harrison
Second Vice President: Ernesto Mattace
President Elect: Thomas Lilly, Jr., O'Donnell, Schwartz, Glaustein & Lilly
Treasurer: Eugene Ginsberg, Esq, Arbitrator/Atty.
Secretary: Amanda Barker
Chicago
Affiliated with National IRRA 1957
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation
Officers: President: Patricia Simpson, Loyola University
VP Membership: Cathy Kwiatkowski, University of Illinois
VP Programs: Mary Ellen LaCien, FMCS
Treasurer: Michael Sullivan, Goldberg Kohn
Secretary: Lisa Salkovitz Kohn, Arbitrator& Mediator
Directors: Steve Bierig, Arbitrator/Mediator; Joshua Ditelberg, Seyfarth Shaw; Richard Downs, Northwestern Memorial; Gail Moran, NLRB; Patricia Norum, CFL; Ted Rilea, Chicago Sun-Times; and Craig Rosenbaum, Chicago Newspaper Guild
TERRA
Affiliated with National IRRA 1997.
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Chapter Communications
Officers: President: Donna Cotner, Tennessee Education Association
President-elect:
1st Vice President: Suzanne Coile, Tennessee AFL-CIO , Technical Assistance
2 nd Vice President: Cathy Christopher , Tennesse Valley Authority
Treasurer: William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University
Secretary: Richard Stokes , University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Director-Management: Chad Mee, Wackenhut Services, Inc.
Director-Neutral: Dan Cornfield , Vanderbilt University
Director-Union: Greg Murray, TN AFL-CIO
Past Presidents: Jack Rudez, Donna Wilson-Renner, Thomas W. Chastain , Robert N. Covington, William Canak
 Washington D.C.
Affiliated with National IRRA 1950
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence
Chapter to National Relations
Officers: President: Russell David, US Bureau of the Census
Secretary: Barbara Gilbert-Chen, UFCW
Treasurer: Christian Weller, Center for American Progress
Past- President: Iain Gold , IBT
2004
Chapter
Awards
 Arizona
(AIRA)
Affiliated with National IRRA 1970.
Merit Awards: Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications
Officers: Pres: Richard Fincher, Esq., Workplace Resolutions; Vice President:
Gregory Fretz, City of Phoenix; Sec/Treas: Vera Ann Riggs, Salt River
Project,
pictured here with NCAC Chair Lavonne Ritter
Central Florida
(Orlando)
Affiliated with National IRRA 2004.
Merit Awards: Chapter Turnaround or Startup, Chapters Helping Chapters
Officers: Pres: Sergio Delgado, FMCS; Vice Pres: Steven Eisenhardt,
Walt Disney Corp.; Sec: Steve Greenwell, Teamsters, Local 769; Treas:
Michael Madden, Arbitrator (formerly with FMCS)
 Orange
County
Affiliated with National IRRA 1977.
Outstanding Chapter Award: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter
Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National Relations
Officers: Pres: James Small, NLRB, pictured
here with NCAC Chair Lavonne Ritter; Executive
Vice President: David Adelstein, Geffner and Bush; Pres-elect: Lloyd
Loomis, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal; Sec/Treas: Sherry Bolander,
Orange Co. Transportation Authority
San Diego
Affiliated with National IRRA 1969.
Merit Awards: Chapter Communications, Community Involvement, Chapters
Helping Chapters
Officers: Pres: Jerry Fecher, IBEW LOCAL UNION 465; Vice Pres: Judy
A. Gust, Arbitrator; Sec: Laura Hartman, SC Design, Inc.; Treas: Cheryl
Witt, S. D. Community College District
TERRA (Tennessee)
Affiliated with National IRRA 1997.
Chapter Star Award: Outstanding Programming, Member Innovation, Community
Involvement, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications,
Chapter to National Relations
Officers: Pres: Richard Ross; Pres-elect: Donna Cotner, Tennessee Education
Association; 1st Vice President: Cathy Christopher, Tennessee Valley
Authority; 2nd Vice President: Suzanne Coile, TN AFL-CIO; Treas: William
Canak, Middle Tennessee State University; Sec: Richard Stokes, University
of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service; Director-Management:
Chad Mee, Wackenhut Services, Inc.; Director-Neutral: Dan Cornfield,
Vanderbilt University; Director-Union: Gregory Murray, Tennessee AFL-CIO
Labor Council
Washington, D.C.
Affiliated with National IRRA 1950.
Chapter Star Award: Outstanding Programming, Community Involvement,
Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications, Chapter to National
Relations
Officers: Pres: Russell David, US Bureau of the Census; Sec: Barbara
Gilbert-Chen, UFCW; Treas: Christian Weller, Center for American Progress
 Wisconsin
Affiliated with National IRRA 1958.
Merit Awards: Outstanding Programming, Community Involvement
Officers: Pres: Marcia Pulich, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater; Vice Presidents:
; David Newby, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Irv Gottschalk, NLRB, Region
30; Moira Kelly, Kelly Consulting LLC; Sec: Cary Silverstein, Strategic
Management Associates; Treas: Suzanne Clement, NLRB
Chapter Board Member Doug Drake pictured
here with NCAC Chair Lavonne Ritter
2003
Chapter Awards
 Alabama
Affiliated with National IRRA 1985.
Awards: Chapter Star Award, Chapter to
National Relations, Outstanding Programming, Consistent
Chapter Excellence, Chapter Turnaround, Chapter Communications Merit
Awards
Officers: Pres: Joe Pledger, International
Representative, IBEW; Sec: Jimmy Simpson, Troy State University-Montgomery;
Treas: Trevor Bain, University of Alabama (Emeritus);
Area Vice Presidents: Jim Bennett, Alabama Department
of Labor; D. Stuart Burkhalter, Alabama AFL-CIO; Craig Donley,
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations; Larry Funk, PACE
International Union; Charles G. Griffin, FMCS; Edward L. Harrison,
University of South Alabama; Henry C. Hawkins, IBEW Local Union
No. 558; Judi King, UAB-CLEAR
Arizona
(AIRA) Affiliated with National IRRA 1970.
Award: Chapter Communications
Officers: Pres: Linda Long, Treasurer
O.P.E.I.U. 56; VP: Richard Fincher, Esq, Workplace
Conflict Resolutions ; Sec-Treas: Vera Ann Riggs, Salt
River Project.
 Orange
County Affiliated with National IRRA 1977.
Awards: Outstanding Chapter Award, Member Innovation
& Chapter to National Relations Merit Awards (Outstanding Programming
& Consistent Chapter Excellence 2002)
Officers: Pres: Steve Dunham; Executive
VP: Lloyd Loomis, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal; Sec-Treas:
Sherry Bolander, Orange Co. Transportation Authority
San
Diego Affiliated with National IRRA 1969.
Award: Chapter Communications
Officers: Pres: Cheryl Berman,
Dixieline Lumber Company ; VP: Jerry Fecher,
IBEW Local
Union 465, Sec: Laura Hartman, SC Design,
Inc; Treas: Judy A. Gust, Arbitrator;
 Washington,
D.C. Affiliated with National IRRA 1950.
Awards: Outstanding Chapter Award; Chapter to
National Relations, Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence,
Chapter Turnaround, and Community Involvement Merit Awards
Pres: Iain Gold, IBT; Sec-Treas:
Helene Jorgensen, Economist; Past-President: Eileen
Hoffman, FMCS
West
Central Florida (Tampa) Affiliated with National IRRA 1964.
Awards: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter
Excellence, Chapter to National Relations Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Willaim J. Mc Ginnis,
Jr, Arbitrator/Mediator; VP: Shane
T. Munoz, Zinober
& McCrea; Sec.: Leslie K. Dougal
Sides, Esq., Citty Attorney; Treas: Karen
M. Morinelli, Arbitrator/Mediator
Hawaii
Affiliated with National IRRA 1966.
Award: Chapter to National Relations Merit Award
Officers: Pres: J. N. Musto, University
of Hawaii Professional Assembly; 1st VP & Pres-lect:
Tony Saguibo, Construction & General Laborers'
Union, Local 368; 2nd VP: Mike McInery, Hawaiian
Electric Co., Inc.; Sec: Edward Parnell, Arbitrator;
Treas: Joyce Najita, University of Hawaii
Chicago
Affiliated with National IRRA 1957.
Awards: Outstanding Chapter Award and Chapter
to National Relations Merit Awards (Outstanding Programming, Consistent
Chapter Excellence and Member Innovation 00-02)
Officers: Pres: Steven Bierig,
Arbitrator/Mediator; VP-Prog: Craig Rosenbaum,
Chicago Newspaper Guild; VP-Membership: Lorna Lucken
Steuer, Attorney; Sec: Catherine Kwiatkowski,
University of Illinois; Treas: Tim Leahy,
Chicago Federation of Labor.
Gateway (St. Louis,
MO) Affiliated with National IRRA 1972.
Award: Chapter to National Relations and Consistent
Chapter Excellence Merit Awards
Officers:
Pres: Rudy L. Smith, PPF, Local 562,
VPs: Membership: Richard L. Horn, Arbitrator;
Programming: Patricia A. Ritz, The Boeing Company; Planning: Eric
Mooshegian, IUOE; Pulbicity: Mike Linderer,
Gold Quill Associates.; Research: Denise R. Chachere,
St. Louis University; Sec: Mike Walter,
IBEW Local 1439; Treas: Kathleen Clark, Consultant/Student;
Local Chapter Liaison: Gerald E. Parker, St. Louis
University
New Brunswick (New Jersey) Affiliated with National IRRA 1977.
Award: Chapter Communications Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Brenda Strashun,
The Strashun Law Firm; VP: Marsha Rosenbaum, Township
of Old Bridge; Treas/Contact: John F. Burton, Jr., Rutgers
University .
Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie) Affiliated with National IRRA 1986.
Award: Consistent Chapter Excellence Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Marion Zinman,
ADR Educator/Consultant; VP: Glenn Blackman, Civil Service
Employees Association; Sec: Barbara McCreanor,
St. Luke's/Cornwall Hospitals; Treas: Mary T. Mat,
Webutuck Teachers Assn.
TERRA (Tennessee) Affiliated with National IRRA 1997.
Award: Chapter Communications Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Thomas W. Chastain,
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers; 1st VP: Bobby
Kline; 2nd VP: Richard Hannah, Middle
Tennessee State University; Dir (Management): Chad Mee;
Dir (Neutral): Richard Ross; Dir (Labor): Mitchell
Johnson, Treas: William Canak, Middle Tennessee
State University; Sec: Richard Stokes
Wisconsin Affiliated with National IRRA 1958.
Awards: Consistent
Chapter Excellence and Outstanding Programming Merit Awards
Officers:
Pres: Marcia Pulich, Univ. of Wisconsin-Whitewater; VPs:
; David Newby, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Irv Gottschalk,
NLRB, Region 30; Moira Kelly, Kelly Consulting
LLC; Sec: Cary Silverstein, Strategic Management
Associates; Treas: Douglas Drake, USWA; Past
Pres: Eric Rumbaugh, Michael, Best and Frederich
2002
Chapter Awards
 Alabama
Affiliated with National IRRA 1985.
Award: Outstanding Chapter Award, Chapter
to National Relations, Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence,
Community Involvement, Chapter Communications Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Talmage Reynolds,
NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center; Sec: Jimmy Simpson,
Troy State Univ; Treas: Trevor Bain, Univ of Alabama.
 Orange
County Affiliated with National IRRA 1977.
Award: Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter
Excellence, Chapter to National Relations Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Daniel Craig, McDonnell
Douglas Aerospace; Executive VP: James Small; Sec-Treas:
Sherry Bolander, Orange Co. Transportation Authority
 Southern
California Affiliated with National IRRA 1967.
Awards: Chapter Turnaround Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Lewis Levy, Levy, Stern
& Ford; Pres-Elect: Phyllis Cayse, FMCS; VP: Rosalind
Schwartz, Management Consultant; Sec-Treas: Kathy J. Sackman,
United Nurses Assn. of Calif.
 Washington,
D.C. Affiliated with National IRRA 1950.
Award: Chapter Star Award; Chapter to National
Relations, Outstanding Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter
Communications Merit Awards (2001); Member Innovation, Community Involvement
Merit Awards (2002)
Officers: Pres: Eileen Hoffman, FMCS;
Sec: Helene Jorgensen, economist; Pres-Elect &Treas:
Iain Gold, UFCW
 Atlanta
Affiliated with National IRRA 1964.
Award: Outstanding Chapter Award; Outstanding
Programming, Consistent Chapter Excellence, Chapter Communications,
Chapter to National Relations Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Karen Carr, CWA;
Pres-Elec: Jim Leaphart, FMCS; VPs: Katie Durham,
Arbitrator; Jackie Steele, The Mead Corporation.; Programs:
Phil LaPorte, Georgia State University; Treas: Henry
Fellows, Fellows, Johnson & LaBriola, LLP, Sec: Charlie
Key, Georgia AFL-CIO
 Chicago
Affiliated with National IRRA 1957.
Award: Outstanding Programming and Consistent
Chapter Excellence Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Steven Bierig,
Arbitrator/Mediator; VP-Prog: Craig Rosenbaum,
Chicago Newspaper Guild; VP-Membership: Lorna Lucken
Steuer, Attorney; Sec: Catherine Kwiatkowski,
University of Illinois; Treas: Tim Leahy,
Chicago Federation of Labor.
 Detroit
Affiliated with National IRRA 1954.
Award: Chapter Communications and Chapter Turnaround
Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Robert Chiaravalli,
Management Representative; Pres-Elect: Mark Cousens,
Union Labor Attorney; 1st-VP: William Kroger;
Executive Sec: Michael Belzer, IRRA Program & Wayne
State University, Past-Pres: James Amar, Michigan Employment
Relations Commission
 Southern
Nevada (Las Vegas) Affiliated with National IRRA 1979.
Award: Outstanding Programming Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Dean Allen, Harrah
Casino and Hotel; Pres Elec: Robert Nard, Southern Nevada
Building Trades; 1st-VP: Kitty Simmons, FMCS; Sec-Treas:
Jeffrey Waddoups, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
 Hudson
Valley (Poughkeepsie) Affiliated with National IRRA 1986.
Award: Chapter to National Relations Merit Award
Officers: Pres: Doris S. Blank,
Mediator, Westchester-Putnam AFL-CIO-CLB; 1st VP: Daniel
Pagano, Esq.,Vassar Brothers Medical Center; Pres Elect:
: Marion Zinman, ADR Educator/Consultant; Sec:
W. Bruce Newman, Arbitrator/Mediator; Treas:
Mary T. Mat, Webutuck Teachers Assn.
 New
York Capital (Albany) Affiliated with National IRRA 1967.
Award: Outstanding Chapter Award; Chapter Communications,
Chapter to National Relations, Community Involvement, Consistent Chapter
Excellence Merit Awards
Officers: Pres: Janet Conti,
New York State United Teachers; Vice Pres: Norma Meacham,
Whiteman, Osterman & Hannah; Vice-Pres & Treas:
Janette Garvey; Sec: Bruce Trachtenberg, Esq. Trachtenberg
Law Offices, Past-Pres: Anthony Zumbolo, New York State
Public Employment Relations Board
 TERRA
(Tennessee Employment Relations Research Association) Affiliated
with National IRRA 1997.
Award: Outstanding Chapter Award, Outstanding
Programming, Chapter Communications, Member Innovation, and Chapter
to National Relations Merit Awards
Officers:
Pres: Thomas W. Chastain, International Brotherhood
of Boilermakers; Pres Elec: Jack Rudez, Alstom Power,
Inc.; 1st VP: Bobby Kline; 2nd VP:
Richard Hannah, Middle Tennessee State University; Treas:
William Canak, Middle Tennessee State University; Sec:
Richard Stokes, University of TN - MTAS
2001
Chapter Awards
Arizona
(Phoenix)
 Award:
Chapter Star Award, Member Innovation Merit Award,
Community
Involvement Merit Award, Consistent Chapter Excellence
Merit
Award, Chapter Communications Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Dennis Teel, FMCS; VP: Ernie Mariner,
Arizona
Public
Service; Sec-Treas: Vera Ann Riggs, Salt River Project
Pictured:
Dennis Teel, FMCS and Vera Riggs, Salt River Project
Atlanta
Award:
Outstanding Programming Merit Award, Consistent Chapter Excellence
Merit Award, Chapter Communications Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Karen Carr, CWA; VP: Katie Durham,
Arbitrator; VP: Jackie Steele, The Mead Corporation; VP
Programs: Phil LaPorte, Georgia State University;
Treas: Henry Fellows, Fellows, Johnson & LaBriola,
LLP; Sec: Charlie Key, Georgia
AFL-CIO
Central New York (Syracuse)
Award:
Outstanding Programming Merit Award, Chapter Turnaround Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Theresa Flynn, Odyssey Consulting Group;
Pres-Elect: Deborah
Nelson-West,
Syracuse University; VPs: Ross Andrews, Satter
& Andrews, LLP;
Edward
Garrow, FMCS; Jennifer Fulton-Vacco, Lockheed Martin NE&SS
Syracuse; Sec: Ronald Seeber, Cornell University;
Treas: Mark D. Karper, Le Moyne College
Hudson Valley (Poughkeepsie)
 Award:
Chapter Star Award, Consistent Chapter Excellence Merit
Award,
Chapter to National Relations Merit Award, Outstanding Programming Merit
Award
Officers:
Pres: Stanley F. Merritt, City of Poughkeepsie; Pres-Elect:
Doris S. Blank, Westchester-Putnam AFL-CIO-CLB; 1st
VP: Marion Zinman, ADR Educator/Consultant; Sec:
W. Bruce Newman, Arbitrator/Mediator; Treas: Mary T.
Mat, Webutuck Teachers Assn
Pictured
above: Tia Schneider Denenberg, Workplace Solutions, and Doris Blank,
Westchester-Putnam AFL-CIO-CLB
Long Island
Award:
Community Involvement Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Richard J. Roth, Esq., Arbitrator/Mediator;
Pres-Elect: Kathleen M. Devine, NYSSILR/Cornell; 1st
VP: Peter A. Bee, Attorney; 2nd VP:
Irving Perlman;
Sec:
Edward F. Sliwinski, Slant/Fin Corp; Treas: Eugene
Ginsberg, Arbitrator/
Mediator
New York Capital (Albany)
Award:
Outstanding Programming Merit Award, Chapter to National Relations
Merit
Award
Officers:
Pres: Anthony Zumbolo, New York State Public Employment
Relations Board; VP: Janet Conti, New York State United
Teachers; Sec: Norma Meacham, Whiteman, Osterman &
Hannah; Treas: Janette Garvey
TERRA (Tennessee Employment Relations Research Association)
Award:
Chapter Star Award, Consistent Chapter Excellence Merit Award,
Chapter to National Relations Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Robert N. Covington, Vanderbilt University, Pres-Elect:
Thomas W. Chastain, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers;
1st VP: TBA ; Sec: William
Canak, Middle Tennessee State University; Treas: Donna
Cotner,Tennessee Education Assoc
Washington, D.C.
 Award:
Outstanding Chapter Award, Chapter to National Relations Merit
Award, Outstanding Programming Merit
Award,
Consistent Chapter Excellence Merit Awards, Member Innovation Merit
Award
Officers:
Pres: Jim Auerbach, National Policy Association;
Pres-Elect:
Eileen Hoffman, FMCS; Sec: Helene
Jorgensen,
economist; Treas: Iain Gold, UFCW
Pictured
above: James Auerbach, National Policy Association and Marlene Heyser,
NCAC
Chair and Orange County Transportation Association
West Central Florida (Tampa/Clearwater)
Award:
Chapter to National Relations Merit Award
Officers:
Pres: Shane T. Munoz, Zinober & McCrea; VP: Mike
Madden, Federal
Mediator;
Sec: R. H. (Bob) Meeks, Teamsters Local 79 (ret.); Treas:
Mary Lee Meder, NLRB (ret.)
2000
Chapter Awards
Chicago
Illinois Chapter - Outstanding Chapter Award. Five merit awards
for outstanding programming, member innovation, community involvement,
consistent chapter excellence and chapter communication. Chapter president:
Steven Bierig.
Hudson
Valley New York Chapter – Outstanding Chapter Award. One merit award
for outstanding programming. Previously received communications merit
award in 1997, and chapter turnaround and chapters helping chapters
in 1999. Chapter president: Annette Raetz.
TERRA
Chapter - Outstanding Chapter Award. Four merit awards for outstanding
programming, community involvement, member innovation, and chapter communication.
Previously received the Chapter Startup Award in 1998. Chapter president:
Donna Wilson-Renner.
Washington
D.C. Chapter - Outstanding Chapter Award. Five merit awards for
chapter to national relations, outstanding programming, member innovation,
consistent chapter excellence, and chapter communications. Chapter president:
Jeffrey Wheeler.
Western
New York Chapter - Two merit awards for outstanding programming
and chapter communication. Previously received merit awards in chapter
communications in 1997; Outstanding Programming, Community Involvement,
and Consistent Chapter Excellence and an Outstanding Chapter Award
in 1999. Chapter President: Richard Lipsitz, Jr.
1999
Chapter Awards
Gateway Chapter
-First ever "Chapter Star" Awarded (1999). Previously awarded
7 Chapter Merit Awards. Chapter President: Gerald Baker.
Arizona Chapter - “Outstanding
Chapter” award (1999). Presented 4 merit awards (1999) for community
involvement, chapters helping chapters, consistent chapter excellence
and chapter communications/ Newsletter. (Total 5 awards/4 categories).
Western New York Chapter -
Outstanding Chapter Award. 3 merit awards for Outstanding Programming,
Community Involvement, and Consistent Chapter Excellence. Previously
received merit awards in chapter communications in 1997.
Atlanta Chapter - Merit award (1999) for outstanding programming.
Hawaii Chapter - Merit award
(1999) for consistent chapter excellence.
Hudson
Valley Chapter - 2 merit awards (1999) for Chapter Turnaround and
chapters helping chapters.
Iowa Chapter - Merit award (1999) for outstanding programming.
Long Island New York Chapter
- Merit Award for Outstanding Programming
1998
Chapter Awards
Alabama
Chapter - merit award (1998) consistent chapter excellence
Southern
California Chapter - merit award (1998) community involvement
Long
Island Chapter - merit award (1998) chapter communications/newsletter
TERRA
(Tennessee Chapter) - merit award (1998) chapter startup
Boise
Chapter - merit award (1998) chapter startup
1997
Chapter Awards
Wisconsin Chapter - "Outstanding
Chapter" (1997) receiving four merit awards for: programming, member
innovation, community involvement and chapter communications
Arizona Chapter - merit award
(1997) chapter communications/logo/letterhead design
Chicago Chapter - two merit
awards (1997) for chapter communications and programming
Gateway Chapter - merit award
(1997) for chapters helping chapters
Greater Cincinnati Chapter
- merit award (1997) for chapter communications/website
Hudson Valley Chapter - merit
award (1997) chapter communications/newsletter/logo design
Philadelphia Chapter - merit
award (1997) for consistent chapter excellence
Western New York Chapter -
merit award (1997) chapter communications/newsletter
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