Karen McLean
Publications Editor

Terry Hall
Council Coordinator

Maria Nelson
Co-Director Ed Wells Partnership

425.965.4306
dean.p.tudor@boeing.com*

Born and raised in Wichita, Bob graduated from Derby Senior High School. He attended Cowley County Community College in Ark City, Kan. where he earned an Associate of Science degree in Industrial Technology. He went on to Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan. and earned a B.S. in manufacturing technology (graduating Summa Cum Laude 4.0).

Bob served two years in the military, stationed in Washington, D.C., in the Army's Honor Guard (which included guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier). He hired on with Boeing in 1973 as a tool crib storage attendant. From there he went into the Machine Shop. In 1975, he left Boeing to build residential homes for five years. He came back to Boeing in 1980, working as a Tool Analyst. Over this period, he spent six years in the hourly payroll, represented by IAM and 11 years in management. Most recently, he worked in Facilities Acquisitions.

Bob was the Chairperson for the initial Wichita Technical & Professional Unit Negotiation Team in 2001. During negotiations, Bob put in hours of preparation and effort, helping to organize, educate and lead the team and the WTPU members to an outstanding contract.

Bob joined the SPEEA staff in 2001. He is responsible for the Contract Administrator duties associated with the Wichita Engineering Unit and Wichita Technical & Professional Unit. Additionally, these responsibilities cover the SPEEA Boeing Irving Facility in Texas. IIn February 2002 Bob negotiated the Irving contract and then the Wichita Engineering contract in the fall of 2002. Bob enjoys the negotiation process and challenges associated with each every contract he is involved with.

Bob lives in the country with his wife Lori, and raises miniature horses. Other hobbies include golf, mountain biking and hiking.

SPEEA hired Ann Eaton to help out with a variety of tasks in the records and billing departments. She brings with her a wealth of experience in computer applications along with enthusiasm and willingness to learn. As assistant to SPEEA’s general counsel, she has completed various paralegal classes at Highline Community College.

Ann was born in Brunswick, Ga., but spent her childhood moving to various locations with her family as her dad was in the Navy. She moved to this area and graduated from Highline High School. She worked as an hourly employee at the Boeing Company for three years in Everett's Production Assembly group. She decided to change careers and worked at various local companies doing billing, planning and other administrative duties. Most recently, she worked for Totem Equipment Company as a service administrator in their service department.

Ann has two children and twin grandchildren. She enjoys billiards, reading, and growing houseplants.

Ella Farrell's training as a court reporter will serve her well in her role of attending meetings and taking minutes. She will also participate in membership support activities, discounters and general administrative tasks, such as answering the phones.

In addition to her background in court reporting, Ella served in the Navy as a yeoman (secretary) on a destroyer for two years.
She also has a lot of experience in the non-profit arena. She worked as the administrator for “Forward Together/The Forever Green Project” for Tacoma, Wash. This organization focuses on education, transportation, parks and recreation issues. In that role, she worked with many elected officials in Pierce County.

Prior to SPEEA, she also worked as an assistant to an insurance agent, where she said she learned a lot about contracts and policies.

Ella said she’s looking forward to contributing to SPEEA. “If you need help, I’m available,” she said, adding that she loves variety and supporting others.

She and her husband, Adam, live in Graham with her 12-year-old daughter, Shelby. Ella’s interest in animals goes beyond her pet dogs, cats and birds. She has been known to take in strays to find homes for them and also likes to feed the wildlife near her home.

In her spare time, Ella likes to read, watch movies and write fiction.

Frank Guglielmo joined SPEEA as a contract administrator in the Seattle office in August 2006. A native New Yorker, heʼs been a union member and advocate for over 13 years.

Prior to SPEEA, Frank worked as a union organizer for the UFCW. He successfully organized and represented workers at non-union supermarkets, department stores, nursing homes and state workers.   In addition to contract administrative work and organizing, his resume includes a laundry list of political campaigns heʼs worked on. 

He graduated from State University of New York (SUNY) with a major in industrial labor relations. While at SUNY, at Old Westbury, NY, he worked as chief writer and co-editor on the weekly newsletter of the Industrial Labor Relations department. He also wrote a monthly article for the school newspaper.

Frank is currently enrolled in graduate school at the University of Massachusetts (UMASS), Amherst in the Union Leadership and Administration (ULA) program. 

In his spare time, Frank likes to take his black spaniel-mix, Hannah, to the dog park  and other outdoor activities.  He also likes to get involved in his community in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle.
 

Terry has extensive computer systems/applications experience, plus a knowledge of The Boeing Company. Most recently she was a Data Technician at Boeing - recording, tracking and distributing engineering change documents for Engineers and Drafters. She also worked in Technical Publications for Boeing in Wichita, Kansas, as a product data management specialist.

At SPEEA she will serve as Records Department Administrator, maintaining records of all new member applications, temporary medical insurance coverage for new hires, recruitment activity, and Council Rep and Area Rep records.

Born and raised in California, Terry studied business administration at Moorpark Community College in California. She came to Seattle in the 1980's, then moved to Wichita, and is now back in Seattle.

We welcome her enthusiasm, and believe she possess the skills necessary to handle this critical job.

Born in Omaha, Neb., Susanne toured the country as an Army brat. She moved to Seattle in 1984 when her father was assigned to Fort Lewis. She attended Lakes High School in Tacoma and earned a dental assistant certificate from Clover Park Technical College. She worked at Fort Lewis first as a dental assistant, then x-ray technician and finally at the front-desk scheduling. She has also operated a switchboard and worked in marketing.

Susanne now lives in Everett with her husband Shawn. She enjoys reading, drawing and computers.

Maria began her career as a union representative right out of college as a Field Representative for the Public School Employees of Washington union. While there, she was responsible for negotiating and administering collective bargaining agreements for 22 bargaining units in school districts throughout Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and King county.

Maria was hired by SPEEA as a Contract Administrator in April of 1986. Throughout her tenure at SPEEA she represented members at every Puget Sound Boeing location with the exception of Auburn. Maria has also been the focal for training and leadership development activities at SPEEA since she was first hired. She left SPEEA in 2002 to join the Ed Wells Initiative.

Maria lives in Renton with her husband and two children. In addition to spending time with her family, her interests include swimming, biking, playing the piano, cooking and reading. She is attempting to learn how to rollerblade, play tennis and lift weights in her spare time.

Maria’s educational background includes a B.S. degree in Psychology and a M.S. degree in Industrial Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis) from Western Michigan University - graduating Cum Laude.

Martin Pascual
Director of Information Technology

Martin Pascual went to work for SPEEA in March 2007, as the director of information technology.

Pascual’s primary duties are to keep the technology working, whether that’s fixing old computers, setting up new ones or researching new technology. He’s also looking into solutions for SPEEA’s teleconferencing.

He graduated with a degree in business information systems from The University of Phoenix. Previous jobs included support engineer at AppWorx, Bellevue, support specialist at GuestWare, Seattle, application support at Key Payroll Online, Bellevue, and technical support specialist at Paychex, Renton.

Pascual lives with his wife, Alecia, and their two boys, Jesse, 11, and Diego, 4, in Bellevue. He works at Best Buy on the weekend, more for fun than for money. “Computers are not just my job, they’re my hobby,” he said.

He plays soccer, and used to play competitive softball. He also coaches whatever team Jesse is on at the time – lacrosse in the spring, football in the fall and basketball in the winter.

Rich Plunkett was hired by SPEEA in 1997. He has a B.S. degree in electronic engineering and is a graduate of the Harvard Trade Union Program.

Rich was a Boeing engineer for 12 years prior to working at SPEEA. During those years he served a variety of voluntary posts for SPEEA, including Area Rep, Council Rep, Negotiations Team member and member of the Executive Board.

As a Contract Administrator and Organizer, Rich specializes in workforce and pay practice issues. He also assists various SPEEA committees and conducts training sessions for SPEEA volunteers.

Emily Robinson is our SPEEA evening receptionist. Robinson works until the SPEEA office closes (at 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 4:30 p.m. on Fridays).

Although she’s new to unions, she’s no stranger to SPEEA. Robinson’s grandmother, Marvella Robinson, worked at SPEEA for about nine years and retired just after the SPEEA strike in 2000.

“My grandmother saw in the SPEEA publications that Nita Bergsma was retiring and urged me to apply,” said the younger Robinson. “She said it was a wonderful union to work for and a great job for me.”

Robinson lives with her daughter, Madison, and her sister, Kate in Fife. Her hobbies include travel, movies, reading, snowboarding and ‘any water sports.’

Phyllis Rogers has served as SPEEA's General Counsel since 1998. Prior to her appointment to this position she served as a SPEEA Staff Attorney. Phyllis advises the union on all areas of labor and employment law including contract administration, arbitration, matters filed with the National Labor Relations Board, organizing, internal union governance and compliance with applicable federal regulations.

She served as legal counsel during SPEEA's affiliation with IFPTE, the Wichita organizing campaign, SPEEA negotiations and strike of 2000, the addition of an agency fee clause to the Puget Sound based collective bargaining agreements and Wichita’s WTPU negotiations. Phyllis serves as legal counsel at all main table contract negotiations.

She is a graduate of the University of New Mexico and Seattle University School of Law. Prior to joining SPEEA, she was employed by the Washington State Attorney General's office, King County and Swedish Medical Center.

Born and raised in Wichita, Debbie graduated from Wichita High School West and recently earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a minor in Management from Wichita State University. She has two sons, Nick, age 19, and Cliff, age 16. Debbie enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, cooking, and making crafts.

Prior to joining SPEEA's Wichita team, Debbie worked for just under 5 years at Boeing as a Maintenance Analyst III. It was after being laid-off from Boeing, January 2002, that she returned to college full-time and finished her degree. Debbie spent over eight years as a municipal city clerk and ten years as an assistant branch facility manager at a local commercial bank.

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Laura Wentworth joined the SPEEA Everett office as a contract administrator in August 2006. She has more than 10 years of experience in the labor movement, working as an organizer and union representative/business agent (serving in similar roles as the SPEEA contract administrators).

In her work for labor unions, she successfully negotiated domestic partner benefits while at AFSCME, developed a first-time political action program at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and implemented an organizing program at the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW).

Other accomplishments include the Spirit of Labor award from the United Way of Snohomish County (she was the youngest recipient) and graduating with a 4.0 grade point average from the National Labor College in 2006. She received a Distinguished Paper Award for her research and writing on how to help military reservists returning to work.

She’s worked on presidential campaigns in Iowa for Howard Dean and John Kerry as well as working as campaign manager for Jeri Costa’s state senate race, campaign manager for Bob Dantini, Snohomish County treasurer race, and volunteer coordinator for Bob Drewel, Snohomish County executive campaign.

Wentworth is married to Randy Wentworth, who shares her passion for politics and community involvement. Their family includes daughter, Caitlyn, and three dogs, Quincy, Jackson and Teddy (for those wondering, the connection to past presidents is correct).