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Judy Willoughby
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NALC President William H. Young on March
26 appointed Region 9 (Atlanta) Regional Administrative Assistant
Judy Willoughby as the region's new National Business Agent,
effective April 3, following announcement of the retirement
of longtime NBA Matthew "Matty" Rose.
Willoughby will become the first woman
to hold the position of National Business Agent in the union.
She will become the third female member
of the union's 28-member Executive Council, joining Secretary-Treasurer
Jane E. Broendel and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Myra
Warren.
In addition, there are three women elected as NALC Delegates
to the AFL-CIO: Denise Brooks, Medford, OR Br. 1433; Anita
Guzik, Los Angeles, CA Br. 24, and Marilyn sermely, Providence,
RI Br. 15.
‘Just Time'
In a letter to friends and colleagues
announcing his retirement, Rose said that after 38 years
of union leadership, "it is just time" to pursue
different ways to continue his union activities and personal
life.
"My decision to retire
is not for lack of energy, poor health, unwillingness,
or the dissatisfaction of my elected position," Rose
said. "I have advised President Young that I will
be available to serve the NALC in other capacities, and
appreciate his cooperation in this transformation."
Young praised Rose's stewardship throughout
his lengthy career and his persistent effort and expertise
displayed in working on behalf of letter carriers of the
Atlanta Region. The region covers Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
"Matty set the standard
by which all National Business Agents will be judged,"
Young said.
Tallahassee President
Willoughby, 48, has been an RAA in the
region for almost four years, following an 11-year stint
as president of Tallahassee Br. 1172. She began her postal
career in St. Petersburg in 1980 and quickly became a shop
steward. She later transferred to Tallahassee, where she
moved up the NALC ladder.
She holds two degrees from St. Peterburg
Junior College and attended the University of South Florida.
She and her husband, Ken, have one son, Jeff.
Named by President Young to fill Willoughby's
full-time RAA position was Jeff Siciunas, president of Br.
3984 in Jacksonville, NC. Siciunas, 42, has been Jacksonville
president since 1999. He began his postal career in Omaha,
NE in 1985 and transferred to North Carolina a year later.
With Siciunas joining the team,
all four states in the region are represented among the
NBA and three RAAs.
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