AFT Massachusetts, AFL–CIO
Officers | Executive Board | Staff
AFT Massachusetts Officers:
Thomas J. Gosnell
President
Tom was vice president of the Boston Teachers Union and a member of its Executive Board. He served as an at-large member of the AFT Massachusetts Executive Board from 1982 until his election as secretary-treasurer in 1988. He is a former Latin teacher.
Mark A. Allred, Sr.
Secretary-Treasurer
Mark was president of the Amesbury Federation of Teachers. He also headed the local's negotiating team. He taught computer education at Amesbury High School.
AFT Massachusetts Executive Vice-Presidents
Patricia Armstrong
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66
Patricia is a Political Coordinator for the Boston Teachers Union. She is on the local's executive board, and chairs the local's COPE committee. She is also a labor member of the Democratic State Committee. She received the AFL-CIO Outstanding Service Award in 1990.
Deborah Blinder
Holliston Federation of Teachers, Local 3275
Deb served as president of the Holliston Federation of Teachers.
Brenda Chaney
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66
Brenda has served on the Executive Board of the Boston Teachers Union. She serves on the BTU's COPE committee and has been a building representative since 1979. She teaches reading at the John D. O'Bryant School of Math and Science.
Kathy Delaney
Lawrence Teachers Union, Local 1019
Kathy is vice president of the Lawrence Teachers Union. She also serves as a building representative and chairperson of the local's public relations committee. Kathy teaches kindergarten in Lawrence.
Catherine Deveney
Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037
Cathy is 2nd vice president of the LTU and a para at the Thurgood Marshall Middle School.
Patricia Driscoll
Lawrence Teachers Union, Local 1019
Pat is a first vice president of the Lawrence Teachers Union and co-chair of the local's political action committee. Pat is a reading facilitator at the Robert Frost School.
Marianne "Micki" Dumont
United Teachers of Lowell, Local 495
Micki is the Education Issues Chairperson on the Executive Board of the UTL.
J. Michael Earle
United Teachers of Lowell, Local 495
Michael is vice president of the United Teachers of Lowell and is very active in the Democratic Party. Michael taught honors biology at Lowell High School.
Margaret Farrell
United Teachers of Lowell, Local 495
Midge retired as a sixth grade teacher at the Butler Middle School in Lowell. She is a longtime activist in the United Teachers of Lowell and has served as a building representative for some 15 years. She was the recipient of an AFT Massachusetts Distinguished Service Award in 1996.
Jenna Fitzgerald
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66
Jenna is the Paraprofessional Field Representative for the Boston Teachers Union and is also a member of the BTU's executive board. She also serves on the AFT's Advisory Council on Paraprofessionals and School-Related Personnel.
Richard Flaherty
Medway Federation of Teachers, Local 3645
Dick is president of the Medway Federation of Teachers and has headed every bargaining team for the local since 1978. He has also served as a building representative and grievance chairman. He is an eighth grade social studies teacher at the Medway Middle School.
Paul Georges
United Teachers of Lowell, Local 495
Paul is president of the United Teachers of Lowell. He teaches English as a second language at Lowell High School.
Alice Gunning
Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037
Alice is president of the Lynn Teachers Union and a member of the union's negotiating and finance committees. She is also a member of the AFT Massachusetts Professional Development Committee. She was a first grade teacher at the Ingalls School in Lynn.
Daniel Haacker
Massachusetts Library Staff Association, Local 4928
Dan is vice-president and charter member of the MLSA. He also serves as assistant director of the Milton Library.
Joyce Harrington
Salem Teachers Union, Local 1258
Joyce is President of the Salem Teachers Union and a 5th grade teacher at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School..
Susan Leahy
Billerica Federation of Teachers, Local 1677
Sue is a first-grade teacher at the Vining School in Billerica. She is chairperson for legislative issues, and has also served as vice president for elementary teachers, as a building representative and as editor of the union newsletter. She has also been an elected delegate to both AFT Massachusetts conventions and AFT national conventions.
Rebecca McInnis
Southeastern Regional Teachers Federation, Local 1849
Rebecca is the President of Southeastern Regional Teachers Federation.
Frank McLaughlin
Lawrence Teachers Union, Local 1019
Frank is president of the Lawrence Teachers Union and a United States history teacher at Lawrence High School.
Bruce Nelson
Peabody Federation of Teachers, Local 1289
Bruce is President of the Peabody Federation of Teachers. He is a retired Peabody teacher.
Catherine Patten
Amesbury Federation of Teachers , Local 1033
Cathy is a 2nd grade teacher at Amesbury Elementary School.
James A. Philip
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66
Timo is a member of the executive board of the Boston Teachers Union and a leader of the AFT Black Caucus. He teaches social studies at Brighton High School.
Paul Renzi
Chelsea Teachers Union, Local 1340
Paul is President of the Chelsea Teachers Union.
Michael Scott
Berklee Chapter AFT, Local 4412
Mike serves as President of the Berklee Faculty Federation. He is also a professor at Berklee.
Bruce Sparfven
U-Mass Faculty Federation, Local 1895
Bruce is Vice President of the UMass Faculty Federation at UMass Dartmouth. Bruce also serves as chairperson of the ESU unit in the Faculty Federation.
Richard Stutman
Boston Teachers Union, Local 66
Richard is president of the Boston Teachers Union.
Gale Thomas
Lynn Teachers Union, Local 1037
Gale is serving her first term on the AFT Massachusetts Executive Board. She teaches all-day kindergarten at the Drewicz School.
AFT Massachusetts Staff
Steve Asadoorian
Field Representative
Steve formerly worked for the Special Organizing project, was vice president of the AFT Massachusetts and president of the Northbridge Federation of Teachers.
Jennifer Berkshire
Editor
Jennifer is a freelance journalist and has taught at the Labor Center at UMass Boston and UMass Amherst.
Michael F.Canavan
Field Representative for Legislation
Mike is a former national representative for the National Association of Government Employees and a former research specialist/field representative for the Service Employees International Union.
Jennifer L. Daniel
Receptionist-Secretary
Jennifer came to AFT Massachusetts shortly after graduating from Bristol Community College. She formerly held a variety of office jobs.
Mary Ann Dority
Secretary
Mary Ann joined the AFT Massachusetts staff as a secretary. Previously she held administrative, sales and secretarial positions.
Edward Doherty
Special Assistant to the President
Ed is the former president of the Boston Teachers Union. He also serves as Vice President of the AFT. Ed formerly taught English at Boston Technical High School.
Annemarie T. DuBois
Director Of Organization
Annemarie is former president of the Peabody Federation of Teachers and a former English teacher at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School. She served two terms on the Executive Board.
Cathy Dwyer
Field Representative for Political Organizing
Cathy taught second grade at the Vining School in Billerica and is past president of the Billerica Federation of Teachers.
Shawn Flood
Field Representative
Shawn is a former field representative with the AFT Northern New England Council.
Dianne M. Heeley
Field Representative
Dianne is a former field representative for Local 285 of the Service Employees International Union and a former senior field representative for Local 925, SEIU.
Philip Katz
Field Representative
Phil is the former president of the Brookline Educators Union. Phil formerly taught high school Computer Science and Mathematics.
Umberto Latessa
Field Representative
Bert formerly taught social studies in Fall River and served as president of the Fall River Teachers Association.
Joseph R. Lettiere
Associate Counsel
Joe was associate counsel for Council 93, of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.
Haidee Morris
General Counsel
Haidee has served as General Counsel to the Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and General Counsel to the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commissioner. She also served as Labor Counsel to the Boston Public Schools and Labor Counsel to the Massachusetts Community Colleges.
Carol Pacheco
Field Representative
Carol was elementary field representative at the Boston Teachers Union. Carol taught in the Boston Public Schools in grades K-6 and Title I Reading.
Jay E. Porter
Field Representative
Jay was former president of the Peabody Federation of Teachers and AFT Massachusetts vice president. He taught elementary school in Peabody. He served as a field representative for over thirty years. To learn more about Jay click here.
Phillip R. Veysey
Director of Education Policy
Phil was a science teacher in Boston. He co-chaired the Career in Teaching Panel, and was responsible for the Lead Teacher and Mentor Teacher program. He also served for many years as a building rep and on many BTU committees.
Sara Beth Walker
Office Manager
Sara Beth was a research assistant at the Boston Teachers Union.
J. Coley Walsh
Field Representative for Legislation
Coley was formerly a guidance counselor at the Lawrence Regional School where he served as president of Local 1707. He also served briefly on the AFT Massachusetts Executive Board.