On January 15, 2019, the newly elected leaders of the UFCW Local 400 Executive Board were sworn in to office by UFCW International Vice President and Region 2 Director Al Vincent.
In an election with greater turnout over past years, the Executive Board was overwhelmingly elected by a majority of members in September.
Chris Hoffman, who has served as Collective Bargaining Director since 2013, has moved into the Secretary-Treasurer role. “I’m looking forward to continuing my service to the members of Local 400 in a deeper capacity,” he said.
The Executive Board is as follows:
President: Mark Federici
Secretary-Treasurer: Christopher Hoffmann
Recorder: Vivian Sigouin, Safeway, Virginia
Vice President: Mike Wilson, Executive Assistant to the President
Vice President: Yolanda Anwar, Maryland & DC Regional Director
Vice President: Kevin Belle, Boar’s Head Provisions, Virginia
Vice President: Bryan Bond, West Virginia & Southwest Virginia Regional Director
Vice President: Robert Brown, Central & Southeast Virginia Regional Director
Vice President: Tami Faulknier, Kroger, West Virginia
Vice President: Tiffany Flowers, Organizing Director
Vice President: Kevin Freeman, Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, Maryland
Vice President: Lisa Gillespie, Kroger, Virginia
Vice President: Alan Hanson, Service & Mobilization Director
Vice President: Phyllis Jackson, Safeway, Washington, DC
Vice President: Neil Jacobs, Northern Virginia Regional Director
Vice President: Beverly McFarland, Giant Food, Maryland
Vice President: Kim Mitchell, Macy’s, Washington, DC
Vice President: David Payne, Giant Food, Virginia
Vice President: Kenny Pinkard, Omega Protein, Virginia
Vice President: Jerry Rexroad, Kroger, West Virginia
Vice President: Paul Rickey, Safeway, Virginia
Vice President: Tom Rogers, Northern Virginia Representative
Vice President: Jane St. Louis, Safeway, Maryland
Vice President: Linda Sykes, Boar’s Head Provisions, Virginia
Vice President: Mary Vines, Tyson Foods, Virginia
Vice President: Donna Waddell, Central & Southern Virginia Regional Director