OWCP, WHD, & SOL Stewards Text Box: Mary Harris

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Text Box: FPB-C4511

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Text Box: Susan von Struensee  currently works as a Hearing Representative at The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) Final Adjudication Branch (FAB) issuing final decisions on claims for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. She has degrees in political science, health, and law, from U.C. Berkeley, Harvard University, and Suffolk University Law School and was also a Guberman Teaching Fellow in Legal Studies at Brandeis University and a Fulbright Scholar in Ukraine. Susan came to the U.S. Department of Labor in 2008. Transitioning into a new position is a process that takes time, energy, and a certain level of commitment to learning the culture. As a new addition to the FAB, she knows all too well the benefits and challenges of transition. Taking on a new position generates feelings of excitement, but there can be some bumps along the way. Navigating within a new organizational structure, with its own unique procedures and protocols, is no easy task. Gaining an understanding of the role and responsibilities of a new position, while attempting to build professional yet personal working relationships with new colleagues and managers can be a struggle. Susan realized she could benefit from the assistance of the union. The union helped her navigate the learning curve associated with her position and management. She was so impressed with their assistance and effectiveness that she became a union steward. Her goals are to support the union in its efforts to build effective relationships with managers and improve labor relations so that management and labor all will identify and incorporate best practices. 800 N. Capitol St. Text Box: OWCP Text Box: Susan Von Struensee Text Box: SOL Text Box: Johnetta Hart

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Text Box: FPB-S4325 Text Box: Jeff Shomer

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Text Box: FPB-N3464 Text Box: Debra Brown

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Text Box: Debra has been with the federal government for two years. She was stationed in the US Army for 8 years before coming to work for the federal government. She started with the DOL in April 2009 as a paralegal in the Office of the Solicitor, Civil Rights and Labor Management Division in Washington, D.C.. She has also worked as a paralegal for the Department of the Navy. She joined AFGE Local 12 in 2009. Debra graduated with a BS in Criminal Justice from Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE in 2005, and she completed a Master’s degree in paralegal studies from The George Washington University in 2009. Her graduate thesis was on “At Will Employment Law” and her desire is to be an active member and participant of the union so that she can help to make life better for union workers as a whole. Debra has two children. FPB- Text Box: WHD Text Box: Paul Kononchik

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Text Box: Paul started at DOL in 2000 at the Wage and Hour Division. He attended The University of Virginia and graduated in Environmental Science. He believes in Disability Employee Rights under the ADA in order to serve and protect Disabled Federal Workers from losing their pay and benefits despite the difficult circumstances that they all face in today’s work environment. Paul belongs to a public speaking and leadership development association called Toastmasters and is also affiliated with being on several memberships of associations and non-profit organizations as well. FPB-S3013A Text Box: Charles McNeil

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Text Box: Arlington Field Office Text Box: Carlos Morales, II

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Text Box: Arlington Field Office Text Box: Valerie Swanson

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Text Box: FPB-C3312 Text Box: Milton Warfield

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Text Box: Milton started at the DOL in June, 2000 in the Wage and Hour Division of ESA. He joined the Union in 2001 after he became a permanent employee. Milton went to Lansdowne Senior High School in Baltimore County, Maryland. Milton has been a member of the United Steel Workers of America and a Maryland bottle/glass blowers union. Milton would like to help Local 12 see to the enforcement of the contract, the safety of the employees and the securing of other benefits for workers. Milton and his wife come from a family of workers, (Milton’s wife’s mother was a Shop Steward in the NY clothing industry), He and his wife fully support unions and rights of workers. FPB-S3006 Text Box: To contact us: 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