06/17/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/17/2025 11:24
Secretary-Treasurer Elizabeth "Liz" Powell has announced that the following union members have been certified as candidates for election to national office by referendum balloting, as mandated by the APWU Constitution and Bylaws.
Each candidate in this unofficial listing has secured the necessary petitions required for nomination.
The official list will be announced after the drawing for ballot positions is held on June 27.
Incumbent officers are listed first and identified by (I) after their names. Where more than one non-incumbent has been certified, they are listed in alphabetical order. A list of uncontested national offices appears at the bottom.
Any candidate who wishes to withdraw from the ballot or whose name or local is misspelled or identified improperly, must notify APWU Secretary-Treasurer Liz Powell immediately. Corrections and notifications must be received by her office in writing by 4 p.m. EST, Monday, June 23, 2025.
Download a printable copy of APWU News Service Bulletin with the list of nominations, here.
AJ Jones, Eastern Montgomery County PA Area Local (PA)
Jonathan Smith, New York Metro Area Postal Union (NY)
Debby Szeredy (I), Mid-Hudson New York Area Local (NY)
Vance Zimmerman, Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local (OH)
Al Davison, Houston Area Local (TX)
Tony D. McKinnon, Sr., Fayetteville Area Local (NC)
Mike "Sully" Sullivan, Suncoast Area Local (FL)
Samuel "Sam" Wood, Southwest Florida Area Local (FL)
Eric Chornoby, 480-481 Area Local (MI)
Erika L. Williams, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)
Doris Orr-Richardson (I), Northeast Florida Area Local (FL)
Stacey Sabir Brown, Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)
Sandra Munoz Hernandez (I), Broward County Area Local (FL)
Keenan D. Anthony, Marietta Local (GA)
Diann Scurlark (I), Houston Area Local (TX)
Jenie Frazier, Northwest Louisiana Area Local (LA)
LaMont Green (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Joyce Muhammad, Colorado Springs Area Local (CO)
Matthew Labuda, Bakersfield Area Local (CA)
Joe Macias, California Area Local (CA)
Fabiola Dominguez (I), California Area Local (CA)
Eric A. Van Dyke, Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Terry B. Martinez (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Curtis Walker, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI)
Kenny Carson, Lake County Area Local (IL)
John Hunt, Covington Area Local (KY)
Thomas Vlasek, William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 (OH)
Kenneth Lester (I), Philadelphia PA Area Local (PA)
Antonio Barner, Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD)
Steven Duckworth, Trenton Metropolitan Area Local (NJ)
Louis M. Kingsley (I), California Area Local (CA)
Kyle Popek, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Mark Krueger (I), Milwaukee Area Local (WI)
Michael Mize, Flint Michigan Area Local (MI)
Nigel Devon Thomas, Northwest Illinois Area Local (IL)
Shana Parker (I), Philadelphia PA Area Local (PA)
John Minor, Trenton Metropolitan Area Local (NJ)
Arrion Brown, Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local (MD)
Kimberly A. Maurer, Twin Cities PDC Local (MN)
Patrick A. Chornoby, Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Bruce C. Jackson, William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 Retiree Chapter (OH)
Patricia A. Williams (I), Greater LA Area Local 64 Retiree Chapter (CA)
Don Cheney, Puget Sound Area Local (WA)
Elizabeth "Liz" Powell (I), Western Nassau New York Area Local (NY)
Charles "Charlie" Cash (I), Buffalo Local (NY)
Judy Beard (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Daleo Freeman (I), William H. Burrus, Cleveland Area Local, #72 (OH)
Anna Smith (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
Joyce B. Robinson (I), Richmond Area Local (VA)
Sarah Jane Rodriguez (I), Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Amy Puhalski (I),Western Michigan Area Local (MI)
Vince Tarducci, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Tiffany Foster (I), New York Metro Area Postal Union (NY)
Omar M. Gonzalez (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Lamont A. Brooks (I), The Northern Virginia Area Local (VA)
Sam Lisenbe (I), Fort Worth Area Local (TX)
Ashley Cargill, Oklahoma City Area Local (OK)
Robert "Bob" Romanowski (I), New Jersey Shore Area Local (NJ)
Devendra Rathore "D" (I), Fox Valley Local (IL)
James Stevenson III (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Michael W. Funk, Jr. (I), Greater Cincinnati Ohio Area Local (OH)
Todd M. Elkerton (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN)
Gregory Becker, Milwaukee Area Local (WI)
Sharon L. Curtis (I), Greater Kansas City Metro Area Local (MO)
Daniel Skemp (I), Rapid Area Local (IA)
Philip D. Thomas, Omaha Area Local (NE)
Emily Lain Weber (I), Wichita Area Local (KS)
Kim Miller (I), Keystone Area Local (PA)
John Louis Jackson, Jr. (I), Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
James DeRidder, Philadelphia BMC Local (PA)
Rachel A. Walthall (I), Baltimore Francis "Stu" Filbey Area Local (MD)
Pamela R. Richardson (I), Lynchburg Area Local (VA)
Bill Mazurowski (I), Hartford Local (CT)
Scott M. Hoffman, Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Tom O'Brien (I), South Shore Area Local (MA)
Pete Coradi (I), Brooklyn Local (NY)
Elizabeth "Liz" Swigert (I), Queens Area Local (NY)
Clifton W. Johnson, Long Island Area Local (NY)
Jim DeMauro (I), Tampa Area Local (FL)
Carlton Williams (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Charles Tillman (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Joe H. Jolley, Jr. (I), Nashville Area Local (TN)
Pamela Smith (I), Birmingham Area Local (AL)
Joseph M. Zamenick, Phoenix Metro Area Local (AZ)
Brian Dunsmore (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
Morning Dunn (I), Portland Oregon Area Local (OR)
Mike Hetticher (I), Eureka Local (CA)
Chuck Locke (I), Sacramento Area Local (CA)
Idowu Balogun (I), Greater Los Angeles Area Local (CA)
Jason Treier (I), Lancaster Area Local (PA)
Jeffrey Scott Beaton (I), Greater Kansas City Area Local (MO)
Stephanie Logan (I), Saint Paul Area Local (MN)
Dave Sarnacki (I), Springfield Mass Area Local (MA)
John Gearhard (I), Jacksonville BMC Local (FL)
Carlos Paz (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Joshua Montgomery (I), Lafayette Area Local (LA)
Hector Baez (I), San Diego Area Local (CA)
Michael O. Foster (I), Detroit District Area Local (MI)
Garrett C. Langley (I), Lancaster Area Local (PA)
Rick White (I), Boston Metro Area Local (MA)
Bruce E. Amey (I), Atlanta Metro Area Local (GA)
Dyrike Shaw (I), Dallas Area Local (TX)
Jerome A. Pittman (I), San Francisco Local (CA)
Orlando L. Anderson, St. Louis Gateway District Area Local (MO)
Vacant
Samuel A. Hernàndez Algarin (I), Puerto Rico Area Local (PR)
Michael C. Vitug, Leeward Oahu Area Local 6069 (HI)
Nancy E. Olumekor (I), Nation's Capital Southern MD Area Local (MD)
Cynthia Nesmith (I), Philadelphia Area Local Retiree Chapter (PA)
Leona Draper (I), Moe Biller/Eleanor Bailey Retiree Chapter (NY)
Patricia Ann McGriff (I), Northeast Florida Retiree Chapter (FL)