Officers & Leadership

Kyle Bragg

President

Kyle Bragg became president of 32BJ in July of 2019, after the sudden death of Hector Figueroa, and was unanimously approved by the union’s executive board on July 24, 2019. Kyle was re-elected president of 32BJ in September of 2021. Under Kyle’s leadership, 32BJ successfully negotiated the 2019 commercial contract which raised standards and wages for tens of thousands of workers in New York and more beyond.

Manny Pastreich

Secretary Treasurer

Manny Pastreich has 30 years’ experience on bargaining representation and organizing campaigns. As Secretary Treasurer, he will continue to drive campaigns to win the best possible contracts in the property service industry. He currently serves as a Taft-Hartley Benefit Fund trustee covering several pension, health benefit, training and legal funds.

John Santos

Assistant to the President

John Santos was elected as Assistant to the President at 32BJ in September 2021. In his current position, he also serves as New York Metro Director. Previously, John served as Vice President, and New York Metro District Residential Division Director. He led more than 35,000 residential building workers across New York’s five boroughs in their political work, worker organizing, and member representation programs.

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Kyle Bragg

32BJ President

Shirley Aldebol

Executive Vice President

Shirley Aldebol, is assistant to the President on leadership and staff development. She oversees the Hudson Valley district and the NYM public schools division.

Kevin Brown

Executive Vice President

Kevin has been involved in the trade union movement since 1987, when he started working for SEIU as an organizer. He oversees the New Jersey district.

Jaime Contreras

Executive Vice President

Jaime Contreras heads 32BJ’s Capital Area District, which has over 20,000 members in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and Baltimore, Maryland, and oversees the Florida district.

Robert Hill

Executive Vice President

Rob joined 32BJ in June 2000 as lead organizer and was appointed as Director in fall 2005. Rob is currently the head of the Airports Division for 32BJ SEIU, sits on the SEIU Executive Board, and oversees the National Airports Organizing Campaign.

Denis Johnston

Executive Vice President

Denis has been a leader in the New York Metro Commercial and Security Divisions since 2005. Johnston’s maternal grandmother—Mary Bajowski, a Polish immigrant—was a 32BJ cleaner in lower Manhattan from the 1950s to the 1970s.

Gabe Morgan

Executive Vice President

Gabe Morgan is Vice President and 32BJ PA/DE State Director, which includes 21,000 workers throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic, 1201 and Western Pennsylvania Districts.

Roxana Rivera

Executive Vice President

Roxana Rivera has been organizing low-wage workers for nearly 25 years, fighting for workers’ rights and justice for immigrants. She is in charge of the New England region (615 and CT).

Margarita Alonzo

Vice President

Margarita is Vice President of 32BJ SEIU. Since her first organizing campaign, Margarita has helped organize security officers and airport workers up and down the East Coast.

Dean Devita

Vice President

Dean Devita, President of 32BJ National Conference of Firemen and Oilers District. Dean previously served as Secretary-Treasurer from 2011 – 2020.

Israel Melendez

Vice President

Israel started with 32BJ as a member in the NYM Security Division as a Shop Steward, after which he was hired by the union. Israel now serves as the Director of the NYM Security Division.

Rochelle Palache

Vice President

Rochelle Palache is Vice President of 32BJ SEIU. She joined the union after 10 years of political activism and union organizing. She is the district director for Connecticut.

Kevin Stavris

Vice President

Kevin Stavris is 32BJ Vice President and New York Metro District Residential Division Director, which includes over 35,000 members.

Candis Tall

Vice President

Candis Tall is the Vice President and Political Director for the union, overseeing the political programs for 11 states and Washington, D.C.

At-Large Executive Board Members

Leroy Abramson

John Egan

Wayne MacManiman

Gabriel Acosta

Tim Finucan

Gerard McEneaney

Margarita Alonzo

Suzana Gjoni

Elpidio Molina

Dimas Diaz

Eric Thompson

Mid-Atlantic District

Daisy Cruz , District Leader

Juanita Acree, Asst. District Leader

Mike Brown Sr., Board Member

Leroy Warryton, Board Member

District 1201

Ernie Bennett, District Leader

James Whitehead, Asst. District Leader

Courtland Green, Board Member

Western PA District

Sam Williamson, District Leader

Pamela Jo Rall-Johnston, Asst. District Leader

Steve Kelley, Board Member

Connecticut District

Alberto Bernardez, District Leader

Rochelle Palache, Asst. District Leaders

Mara Morales, Board Member

Hudson Valley District

Timothy McGrath, District Leader

Abel Rodriguez, Asst. District Leader

Itala Marzullo, Board Member

NCFO District

Robert Smith, Board Member

Capital Area District

Maria Naranjo, District Leader

Mauricio Lopez, Asst. District Leader

Judith Howell, Board Member

Justino Gomez, Board Member

Lemoyne Miles, Board Member

Jose Ventura, Board Member

Donna Michelle Kelly, Board Member

New England-District 615

Dan Nicolai, District Leader

Otoniel Figueroa-Duran, Asst. District Leader

Margarita Restrepo, Board Member

Celsa del Pozo, Board Member

Miguel Pinto Rosa, Board Member

Jacqueline Wesley, Board Member

Neil Cunningham, Board Member

Jose Barraza, Board Member

Tracy James, Board Member

New Jersey District

Luz Garate, District Leader

Gladys Sanchez, Asst. District Leader

Caonabo Mercado, Board Member

Troy Robertson, Board Member

Ederle Vaughan, Board Member

New York Metro District

District Leaders

Israel Melendez

John Patterson

Kevin Stavris

Gene Szymanski

Angelo Petitto

Donovan Cole

Suzanne Sherman

Elizabeth Baker

Assistant District Leaders

Todd Jennings

Wallace Jones

Sofia Joya

Luisa Lazo

Donald McCaffrey

Wilson Montalvo

Zoraida Rodriguez

Phoebe Schell

Board Members

Janet Barahona

Richard Bonnette

James Brennan

Aurelia Brown

Ricardo Buchanan

Jorge Cabrera

Delroy Dawkins

Dwayne Fernandez

Rosa Gittens

Luz Hurtado

Sabrina Ladson

Board Members

Tatiana Lambert

Anna Luczaj

Fernando Cruz

Bettina Mayorga

Nigel Niles

Vance Niles

Donna Perez

Juliana Peters

Julia Rodriguez

Alfreda Simpkins

Craig Tsouristakis

Grievance Board

John M. Battle, NYM

Azell Bost, NYM

Edward Doctor, NYM

Michelle Galaraza, NYM

Stevie King, NYM

German Negron, NYM

Jacqueline Louis, NYM

Michael Stephenson, NYM

Steven Lanzetta, 1201

Antonia Cordova, 615

Marquita Clark, CAD

Manuel Estrada, CT

Andre Mann, HV

Beverly Sims-Miller, MAD

Eric Bahamonde, NJ

Evelinia Adams, WPA

Trial Committee

Brian Beard, NYM

Elzbieta Blizinska, NYM

Crescencio Bulnes, NYM

Brian Corcoran, NYM

Felix Figueroa, NYM

Fadila Mrkulic NYM

Lance Mumford, NYM

Zeynep Tuncel, NYM

Alcides Caguao, CT

Esther Ramirez, HV

Maria Mendiola, MAD

Maria Ramos, NJ

Sandra Dowling, 1201

Board of Auditors

Anthony Castiglione

Danuta Klimas

Tonya Roman