Staff Type: Steering Committee

Lorraine Lewis has been employed by the UMWA Health & Retirement Funds as Executive Director since 2003. Prior to working at the Funds, Ms. Lewis served as the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education, the General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the General Counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee… Read more »

John McNerney is General Counsel at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America. He also serves as executive director of government and labor relations at MCAA. He covers regulatory and legislative issues for MCAA and works together with other specialty construction employer groups in the Campaign for Quality Construction, an alliance of five other prominent national… Read more »

Terry Nelson began his career with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) in 1982 following his graduation from Hennepin Vocational Technical Education Center in Minnesota, where he studied the discipline of painting and decorating. After a 4-year apprenticeship with District Council 82/Local Union 386 (Minneapolis Painters and Drywall Finishers), where he received… Read more »

Initiated as an Apprentice in Local 114 (Tacoma, WA) on February 1, 1974. Graduated from Apprentice to Journeyman on March 1, 1976 and received Outstanding Apprentice Award. General President John H. Lyons, Jr. gave special recognition to Ron by having him participate in the Bicentennial Celebration in Washington D.C. June 29 through July 12, 1976…. Read more »

Monte Tarbox is the Executive Director, Investments for the National Electrical Benefit Fund (NEBF) which provides pension benefits to IBEW construction electricians nation-wide. NEBF has over 500,000 participants, over 9,000 contributing employers and assets of $12 billion. Monte has over 25 years of experience as an investment officer and advisor serving multi-employer pension funds and… Read more »