United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 members overwhelmingly re-elected President Mark Federici and the entire “Federici” slate to full terms as leaders of the 30,000-member union:
President: Mark Federici
Secretary Treasurer: Christopher Hoffmann
Recorder: Vivian Sigouin, Safeway Virginia
Vice President #1: Mike Wilson
Vice President #2: Yolanda Anwar
Vice President #3: Kevin Belle, Boars Head Provisions
Vice President #4: Bryan Bond
Vice President #5: Jaki Bradley, Kaiser Permanente
Vice President #6: Robert Brown
Vice President #7: Tami Faulknier, Kroger West Virginia
Vice President #8: Tiffany Flowers
Vice President #9: Kevin Freeman, Shoppers Food Maryland
Vice President #10: Lisa Gillespie, Kroger Virginia
Vice President #11: Alan Hanson
Vice President #12: Phyllis Jackson, Safeway Washington, DC
Vice President #13: Neil Jacobs
Vice President #14: Beverly McFarland, Giant Food Maryland
Vice President #15: Kim Mitchell, Macy’s Washington, DC
Vice President #16: David Payne, Giant Food Virginia
Vice President #17: Kenny Pinkard, Omega Protein
Vice President #18: Jerry Rexroad, Kroger West Virginia
Vice President #19: Paul Rickey, Safeway Virginia
Vice President #20: Tom Rogers
Vice President #21: Mary Smith, Tyson Foods
Vice President #22: Jane St. Louis, Safeway Maryland
Vice President #23: Linda Sykes, Boar’s Head
Vice President #24: Donna Waddell
This election saw a greater voter turnout over past years, with more overall votes cast, and more votes cast for the Federici slate, than the previous election in 2015.
“The members sent us a loud and clear message this election – we must keep the local moving forward,” said President Federici.
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.
Chris has been a member of Local 400 since 1988 when he started working for Giant Food. In 1999, Hoffmann became more active in his union and joined the Local 400 staff as an organizer and just a few years later he joined the service department as a representative before transitioning to negotiating contracts in 2013.
“With the election behind us, we look forward to continuing our work serving our members,” explained President Federici. “I want to personally thank each and every member who took the time to vote and participate in their union through the election process and for the support they have continued to demonstrate for me and my entire team.”