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Payton, Stacey

Upon returning from HTUP, I accepted a position as an Asst. Director Research & Negotiations at DC37. Since then, I have negotiated various contracts and worked closely with employers and members as we all struggled through the pandemic.

Leanne Kunze speaking into a microphone

Kunze, Leanne

I went on to serve as the first female Exec Dir of the WA Federation of State Employees, leading in crisis through the coronavirus pandemic and achieving historic gains for public workers in WA.

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Henderson, Timothy

What impact has the HTUP had on your life/career? Made me a more well rounded person and a thinker. Expanded my appreciation for other ideologies and opinions

Dileo, Don

After graduation in 1990 I continued to work for AFSCME in NJ as a staff representative, servicing local unions from organizing to collective bargaining, grievance and arbitration handling, political action. Also became an instructor at Rutger’s University’s Labor Education Center. Held classes on preparing for collective bargaining, labor and politics, the legislative process, labor and music and film. Continued to serve as President of the Mercer County NJ CLC until 1998.

Carlson, Joyce

After my program was over, I returned to my role as a Field Director for AFSCME Council 5. On 12/31/2017, after 20 years a Council staff person, and 32 years as an AFSCME member, I retired, and joined our AFSCME Retiree Chapter.

Adam Acquario

Acquario, Adam

Since attending I have remained actively engaged in promoting the value of a unionized workforce. I remained political director for my union for 5 years after HTUP and then took a position leading our union preparation for the Friedrichs/Janus Supreme Court Case. In 2016 I developed, implemented, and ran our union’s strategy to prepare for the loss. I remain very energized in engaging our membership in a positive way, focusing more on non-work/political issues and the value of “stronger together.”