Officers and Board, 2023-24
Officers
PRESIDENT: Candice Owley, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals-AFT, former president (Retired)
*VICE PRESIDENT: Luz Sosa, AFT Local 212, Milwaukee
SECRETARY: James Kroening, representative for the North Central States Region of the Carpenters Union
*TREASURER: Robin Lundgren, Office Manager, Milwaukee Area Labor Council (Retired), OPEIU Local 9, Milwaukee
Directors
Christopher F. Burkley, IBEW Local 2150, Ogdensburg
Paul Cigler Jr., Teacher, Historian, Appleton
John Drew, UAW Region 4 Representative (Retired);
Vice President UAW Local72
Judith Gatlin, AFSCME Local 1914, Greater West Central Wisconsin Labor Council, Eau Claire
Jessica Gibson, NLRB Staff Union, Milwaukee
*Adam Mertz, Library Service Associate, Brown County Library
Jillian Marie Jacklin, TAA/AFT Local 3220, Lecturer, UW-Madison
*Elizabeth Jozwiak, Assoc. Prof. 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
*Jon Shelton, Asst. Prof., Department of Democracy and Justice, UW-Green Bay, Green Bay
Hugh Sloan, Fox Valley Area Labor Council, Neenah
Don Taylor, professor, School for Workers at University of Wisconsin-Madison.; former union representative, organizer
*Laurie Wermter, AFSCME Local 2412, Madison
* Current term of office ends in April-May 2024. The officers and directors of the organization are elected at the Annual Meeting held in April or May of each year.
Staff: (Part-time and volunteer)
Jaclyn J. Kelly, Executive Director, AFSCME Local 526 jjkelly@wisconsinlaborhistory.org.
Kenneth Germanson, President Emeritus. Editor: Newsletter, Website. United Steelworkers Union Retired. kagermanson@wisconsinlaborhistory.org.
Judith Burnick, Executive Assistant. OPEIU Retired.