Officers and Board, 2025
Officers
PRESIDENT: Candice Owley, President (Retired), Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Milwaukee
VICE PRESIDENT: Jon Shelton, Asst. Prof., Department of Democracy and Justice, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay
SECRETARY: Don Taylor, Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison School for Workers
TREASURER: *Robin Lundgren, Office Manager (Retired), Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Directors
Marcus Allen, Assistant Professor of History, UW-Milwaukee
Pablo Baxter, Business Agent/Organizer, IBEW Local 159, Madison
Christopher F. Burkley, IBEW Local 2150, Ogdensburg
John Drew, UAW Local 72 retiree, Milwaukee
Decorah Gordon, IBEW Local 2150, Milwaukee
Laurie Gruber, OPEIU Local 9, Hammond
Jillian Marie Jacklin, TAA/AFT Local 3220, Lecturer, UW-Madison
Elizabeth Jozwiak, Associate Professor of History, UW-Whitewater at Rock County
Harvey Kaye, Prof. of History, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay (Retired)
David Newby, President Emeritus, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, Madison
Joanne Ricca, Legislative Representative, Wisconsin State AFL-CIO (Retired), Milwaukee
Hugh Sloan, Fox Valley Area Labor Council, Neenah
Andrew Stark, UAW International Servicing Representative, West Allis
Laurie Wermter, Reference Librarian (Retired), UW-Madison Library; AFSCME (ret.)
Ericka Wills, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison School for Workers
Officers and directors serve two-year terms, staggered so that a portion of the board seats are up for election every year. The officers and directors of the organization are elected at the Annual Meeting held in April or May of each year.
Staff:
Jaclyn J. Kelly, Executive Director
PRESIDENT EMERITUS (Past officers, now in volunteer and advisory status)
Steve Cupery, Wisconsin Education Association Council, area director (Retired)
Ken Germanson, United Steelworkers of America (Retired)