Staff Type: Board of Directors

A glazier by trade, Sean McGarvey is the President of the North America’s Building Trades Unions. Sean began his career in 1981 in Philadelphia, PA with Glaziers Local Union 252 of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), and subsequently worked his way up through various leadership positions within the IUPAT. In 2005,… Read more »

Eric Dean was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. His career as an Ironworker began in December 1980 when he joined the Apprenticeship Program as a fourth generation Local Union No. 63, Chicago, Illinois, Ironworker. He completed his Apprenticeship Program in 1984 and went on to become a Journeyman, Foreman, and Apprentice Instructor. Eric became… Read more »

Brent Booker became the 11th General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) on May 1, 2023. A proud University of Virginia graduate, and a third-generation member of Laborers’ Local 795 in New Albany, Indiana, he has devoted his career to creating job opportunities for working men and women. The son and… Read more »

Timothy (Tim) J. Brink is Chief Operating Officer at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America. He is also Executive Director of the association’s foundation, the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF). Tim brings a unique perspective to his work at MCAA and MCERF. He has served in virtually every role in our industry, including… Read more »

Christopher Brockmeyer has been the Director of Employee Benefit Funds for the Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway theatre industry, since 2007. Mr. Brockmeyer serves as an employer-appointed trustee (in most cases as Co-Chair) on 11 multi-employer pension funds, 6 health funds and 5 annuity/401(k) funds with nearly $7 Billion in assets,… Read more »

Michael Coleman assumed the position of SMART General President on June 1, 2023, having been elected by the SMART General Executive Council following the retirement of former SMART General President Joseph Sellers. In all, Coleman has more than 20 years of dedicated leadership at the local and international level. He played a crucial role during… Read more »

Kenneth Cooper was appointed IBEW International President in 2023. He resides in Clarksburg, Maryland, with his wife, Gina. Together they have raised five successful and intelligent children, three daughters and two sons. Cooper began his career in 1985 at Local Union 688 in Mansfield, Ohio, where he served a four-year apprenticeship to become a journeyman… Read more »

Jeff Green has experience as president and owner of several Midwestern structural steel/pre-cast erection, rebar placing and crane service companies. He serves as a multi-employer funds trustee and as an Ironworker IMPACT Regional Advisory Board Co-Chair. He retired from the US Navy after serving with the nuclear submarine services and holds degrees from MIT and… Read more »

Brian Hale serves as CEO and President for Ullico Inc., the only labor-owned insurance and investment company in the United States. Hale’s strategic vision for Ullico is guided by his experience rising through the company’s ranks and his knowledge of the labor movement born from his upbringing as a third-generation union member. Hale has performed… Read more »

Daniel Hogan is the Chief Executive Officer of The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC). Originally from Western New York, Hogan has been with TAUC and the National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee, Inc. (NMAPC) since 2009 and most recently served as Senior Director of Industrial Relations. He assumed his current role as CEO of TAUC in… Read more »