Officers
Vincent Alvarez was elected as the NYCCLC’s first full-time President and first Latino President in 2011, and was re-elected in 2015, 2019, and 2023. He had previously served as Assistant Legislative Director of the NYS AFL-CIO, spearheading various worker-related policy initiatives throughout...
Janella T. Hinds serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO. She brings a wealth of experience in both labor and education to her work at the NYC CLC, and to her role as Vice President for Academic High Schools for the United Federation of Teachers.
Vice-Presidents / Executive Board

Joyce Alston
President, BCTGM Local 53

Andrew Ansbro
President, UFA, IAFF Local 94

Joseph Azzopardi
Business Manager, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 9

Julie Bracero Kelly
General Manager, NY/NJ Joint Board of Workers United

Edwin Christian
Business Manager, IUOE Local 14-14B

Joseph Colangelo
President, SEIU Local 246

Lester Crockett
Regional President, CSEA/AFSCME Local 1000, Region 11

James Davis
President, Professional Staff Congress-CUNY, AFT Local 2334

Patrick Dolan, Jr.
Director, Metal Trades Department, United Association

John Durso
President, RWDSU Local 338, UFCW

Christopher Erikson
Business Manager, IBEW Local 3

Gregory Floyd
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237

Nicholas Galipeau
Secretary-Treasurer, OPEIU Local 153

Henry Garrido
Executive Director, AFSCME District Council 37

Thomas Gesualdi
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Joint Council 16

George Gresham
President, 1199, SEIU

Nancy Hagans
New York State Nurses Association

Mike Hellstrom
LIUNA Vice President and Eastern Region Manager, Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)

Mark Henry
International Vice President, Amalgamated Transit Union

Gary LaBarbera
President, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York

James Mahoney
President, New York State District Council of Ironworkers

Brandon Mancilla
Director, UAW Region 9A

Rich Maroko
President, NY Hotel & Gaming Trades Council

David Mertz
Director for New York City, RWDSU/UFCW

Gloria Middleton
President, CWA Local 1180

Michael Mulgrew
President, United Federation of Teachers

John J. Murphy
International Representative, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry

Harry Nespoli
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 831 - Sanitation Employees

Robert W. Newell
President, UFCW Local 1500

Robert Paese
Business Representative/Organizer, District 15, Local 447, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW)

Manny Pastreich
President, 32BJ SEIU

Edgar Romney
Secretary-Treasurer, Workers United, SEIU

Henry Rubio
President, Council of School Supervisors & Administrators, AFSA Local 1

John Samuelsen
International President, Transport Workers Union

James Shillitto
President, Utility Workers Union of America, Local 1-2

Kate Shindle
President, Actors’ Equity Association

Jonathan Smith
President, New York Metro Area Postal Workers Union

Dennis Trainor
Vice President, CWA District One

Michael Wekselblatt
President, IATSE Local One

Patricia White
President, IATSE Local 764
Counsel
Christopher P. O’Hara, Esq., Colleran, O’Hara & Mills, LLP