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.
Walter Armstrong
Field representative
Walter was the president of the Bellingham Municipal Employees, part of AFSCME Council 93.
Steve Asadoorian
Field Representative
Steve was formerly the 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.
Jennifer L. Daniel
Office Manager
Prior to becoming office manager at AFT MA, Jennifer worked for many years as a receptionist/secretary.
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.
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.
Shawn Flood
Field Representative
Shawn is a former field representative with the AFT Northern New England Council.
Diane Frey
Field Representative
Diane worked at AFT Vermont as a temporary organizer and also has experience with SEIU, VT-NEA, MNEA, and MONA
Brian LaPierre
Political director
Brian formerly taught social studies and history at both the Thurgood Marshall Middle School and Lynn English High School. He recently worked as a field representative for AFT MA
Joseph R. Lettiere
Associate Counsel
Joe was a former 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 as Commissioner at the Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission.
Dan Murphy
Director of Educational Policy and Programs
Dan formerly worked at the AFT national headquarters as a writer, researcher and policy analyst.
Mike Regan
Field representative
Mike taught history at Medway High School and served as co-president of the Medway Federation of Teachers.
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.
