Staff Type: Steering Committee

Erykka Thompson is Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association, Inc. (SMACNA). Ms. Thompson has worked as a change agent and advocate across many diverse fields including manufacturing, contracting, public relations and education. With experience in both the public and private sectors, she understands government processes and… Read more »

Eunice Washington is the Executive Director and Counsel of the SEIU Benefit Funds. Reporting to the Boards of Trustees, Ms. Washington is responsible for leadership and execution of the financial, legal, technical, and operational administration of the SEIU Benefit Funds (comprised of the SEIU Health & Welfare Fund, the SEIU National Industry Pension Fund, the… Read more »

Lori Wood is the Executive Director of the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund located in Fairfax, Va. The Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund is a $4 billion, labor-management defined benefit pension plan with approximately 140,000 participants nationwide. Lori has 25 years of experience in working with Taft-Hartley benefit plans, plan sponsors and organized… Read more »

David Young is Executive Director of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW). He was appointed to the position in 2006, after serving as the Guild’s Interim Executive Director in 2005. Prior to that, he was the Guild’s Director of Organizing. Under direction of the WGAW’s Board of Directors, he has led the effort to… Read more »

Mr. James Young is the Senior Director of Congressional Relations for Labor, HR and Safety for the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). In this role, he works directly with members of the U.S. Congress, AGC members and press on a multitude of issues that directly affect the construction industry. Previously, Mr. Young worked for… Read more »