Fighting for Members

• Oversaw the Inside & Outside Agreement negotiations, securing the largest wage increase in Local history along with many other gains.

• Filed mechanic’s liens and recovered over $50,000 in unpaid wages for 30 employees who worked on the Fred Meyer store in Fairbanks.

• Pulled 1547 out of the Five Craft North Slope Agreement, increased the total package independently, and positioned the Local to return at full Inside Agreement rate after being asked back by other crafts.

Growing Work & Alaska’s Economy

• Achieved the highest construction man-hours in recent history.

• Secured an MOU with the State of Alaska recognizing Local 1547 journeyman exams for Certificate of Fitness testing. 

• Member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough “Tiger Team,” first working to preserve the F-16 Squadron and then helping secure the F-35 beddown at Eielson AFB.

• Worked with a coalition of Alaskan leaders statewide — strategizing, lobbying, and testifying — to deliver the Willow Project, bringing $8–14 billion in investment.

Organizing & Expanding Our Reach

• 1547 Awarded for organizing the most new contracts in one year.

• Launched LMCC incentive program.

• Expanded the Local’s presence in the Mat-Su Valley.

• Hired a new Business Representative to better serve the Kenai Peninsula.

Improving Member Services & Transparency

• Launched a new website and mobile app with members-only resources.

• Increased transparency by providing access to all Collective Bargaining Agreements online.

• Increased staff site visit expectations to better serve members in the field.

• Began remote participation options for Mat-Su Valley general meetings.

Leadership, Experience & Union Service

• 25-year Member

• Completed Apprenticeship in 2006

• Worked in the field as a Journeyman Wireman, Foreman, and General Foreman

• Served as Business Representative (2010–2017) and Assistant Business Manager (2017–2023)

• Elected Business Manager in June 2023

• President of the Fairbanks Central Labor Council (2013–2023)

• Officer with the Fairbanks Building Trades Council since 2012

Protecting Benefits & Training

• Health & Welfare Trustee (2017–2026)

• Apprenticeship Trustee (2017–2026)

• Currently serving as Co-Chair of the Pension, Health & Welfare, Legal, and Apprenticeship Trust Funds

Building Influence Beyond the Local

• Board Member, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (since 2017)

• Board Member, Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation (2016–2022)

• Board Member, Alaska Gasline Development Corporation

• Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center Trustee

• Board Member, Alaska Workforce Investment