BLS & EBSA Steward List

BLS & EBSA Stewards

Text Box: BLS

E-mail James

E-mail Gwen

E-mail Anita

E-mail Belinda

E-mail Michael

Text Box: Gwendolyn started within the DOL at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, International Price Program. She is an Economist & Local 12 Union Steward. Gwendolyn has been a member of Local 12 since 1996. Gwendolyn has a BA in Economics and a MA in Organizational Management, from Trinity University. Gwendolyn will have completed a Doctorate of Ministry Word of Faith in June 2009 from the Christian College and Graduate School. Gwendolyn would like to accomplish what ever task she is asked to do, making sure BLS employees are represented fairly. She has been busy working with the safety and health inspections of BLS offices, She has handled grievances, is a member of the Cafeteria Team as a union rep, and was a former member of the Audit Team. Gwendolyn is married, mother of seven (one son, six daughters), and grandmother of eleven. In her spare time, Gwendolyn likes shopping, traveling & educating and protecting individuals and families by offering the Legal Events Plan with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.. PSB-3930

Text Box: Michael studied at the University of St. Louis, Bethany College of West Virginia, MDCC of Miami, Fl, Florida International University in Miami, Fl., Memphis State University in Memphis, Ten, Schiller International University in Paris, France, and graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is a father of two children, a boy and a girl. PSB-3930

E-mail Carolyn

Text Box: EBSA

E-mail Philip

E-mail Richard

Text Box: Carolyn started at the DOL as a technical writer for a contractor, Computer Based Systems Inc. at BLS in 1992 and was able to become a Federal Employee in 2002. Carolyn graduated from Radford University, in Radford, Virginia with a BS in English. Carolyn became a steward to support and help the mission of improving our work life at DOL/BLS. PSB-5625

Text Box: After graduating in 1970 from Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort, Illinois, Jim spent several years working for different railroad companies including Southern Railway System, Burlington Northern, and Illinois Central Gulf as a Maintenance of Way worker. He worked as a track laborer on yard gangs, switch gangs, mechanized tie gangs, and mechanized rail gangs. He also was a Carman - Welder at the ICG Centralia shops. From there Jim spent almost 10 years in the underground coal mines for the Zeigler Coal Company - No 5 and Monterey Coal Exxon Coal USA - No. 2, mostly as a company safety inspector and section foreman - underground. After working in the mines, Jim attended school and obtained a BS in 1988 and MS in 1991 in Business Economics (Specializing in Quantitative Methods) from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Jim joined BLS in February 1992 as an Economist in a Procedures group and in 2008, was reclassified as an IT Specialist. Although Jim did not join the union immediately, not long after joining he became a steward. He is also a member of the UFCW union. PSB-5180

E-mail Kevin

E-mail David

E-mail Lisa

Text Box: Lisa started at the DOL in 1990 at the Employee Benefits Security Administration, (formerly known as Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration) where she currently works. She came to DOL through a government program called Welfare-to-Work. She served as a secretary for 10 years to the Chief of Investigators; and to the Chief of Criminal Coordinator for her agency in the Washington, DC office. She now works for the Division of Enforcement Support as a Program Assistant; researching criminal and civil open and/or closed cases for different agencies within the DOL, including the Secretary of Labor. She has been involved with a youth program in her community to help young people. She has served on many committees and ministries in her congregation to help better the lives of others. She has a compassionate and loving heart for helping people who wants to help themselves. She enjoy making people smile. She serves as a Union Steward for EBSA; and tries to make every effect to assist the Union wherever help is needed. She has seen for herself the malicious mistreatment management has shown the working people. She has experienced this type of treatment herself. It is time for management to stop breaking federal government laws; and pay for their badly, unruly actions towards the working people! She believes that it is time to take a stand; and start fighting back. She has 2 grown sons, 1 grandchild, and 1 daughter-in-law. She is engaged to be married for the first time on August 21, 2010. (pictured right) 122 C Street

E-mail Karin

Text Box: Karin started at the DOL in 1995 at the Employee Benefits Security Administration where she currently works. She is a graduate of Yale College in New Haven, Ct and the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Karin is also a loving mother to her son, Timothy. Karin would like to join the fight against malicious members of management and aid in gaining a stronger foothold for the employees in EBSA. FPB-N5649

Text Box: American Federation of Government Employees, Local 12 AFL-CIO Frances Perkins Building 200 Constitution Ave, NW Room N-1503 Washington, D.C. 20210

E-mail Noel