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Committee assignments - E-Board (Revised 4-3-2025) Meeting minutes - E-Board Policy procedures manual - E-Board manual (Updated 3-19-20) |
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Executive Board Bio's John Dimas President John Dimas, a design engineer, started his SPEEA involvement as a Council Rep because he wanted to better understand how the union worked and what it meant to be a member. He discovered that and more. “It was pretty eye opening how both SPEEA and Boeing worked,” Dimas said. “I didn’t expect to learn about Boeing.” Dimas saw what makes SPEEA so valuable in his opinion. “I learned how important it is to speak up with your employer - how important it is to have different channels of communication with the company.” He earned a degree in electrical engineering technology from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb and came to Boeing via a job fair interview in 2005. He currently works on the 777 Electrical Corrective Action Team (ECAT). Dimas credits Everett Council Rep Tami Reichersamer in the factory for his decision to run for Council Rep in 2015. “Without her encouragement, I would have shied away from it.” Since then, he has joined SPEEA committees, including SPEEA and NW Legislative and Public Affairs, Governing Documents, SPEEA Organizational Planning and NW Labor Delegates, and he’s served on Joint Workforce Committee with SPEEA and Boeing leaders. He’s vice chair of NW L&PA and NW Labor Delegates. In his spare time, he serves on the board of directors for Quilceda Community Services, a local non-profit, which provides recreational and residential programs for developmentally disabled adults in Snohomish County. Volunteering and community service are important to Dimas. He has written several successful grants for fundraising, troubleshooted audio-visual equipment, repaired walls and hired staff, all in service of the non-profit. Dimas lives in Marysville with his wife and family. Dan Nowlin Treasurer Dan Nowlin, an equipment tool tech designer, started his Boeing career as a SPEEA Tech in 2008. Prior, he worked as a Boeing contractor as well as a journeyman machinist at Boeing suppliers. He also worked in international trade. His journey to Northwest regional vice president started with former SPEEA President Jennifer MacKay. At the time, she was Nowlin’s Council Rep in the factory and recruited him to become an Area Rep. Since then, he’s served in multiple SPEEA roles, including Council Rep, SPEEA-Boeing Partnership Leadership Team and numerous SPEEA committees. He was also elected to the 2016 Tech Negotiation Team. He’s a member of the Joint Workforce Committee. He’s also a member of SPEEA Organizational Planning and chair of the SPEEA Legislative and Public Affairs committee. “I wanted to run for another term on the Executive Board because I have enough knowledge of how SPEEA works to be valuable in this position,” he said. “The institution has been good to me, and I have the time to give back.” At first, he hesitated to get involved in SPEEA. “I was afraid I would have a target on my back,” he said about becoming an Area Rep. Instead, he saw how much SPEEA helped at work. “We bring stability to the workplace with processes in our contract,” said Nowlin. “It gives us a clear way to do business.” Nowlin and his wife, Bonnie, have six children and grandchildren. He has been a passionate supporter of students involved in robotics competitions and enjoys spending time with family and friends. Ryan Rule Secretary Ryan Rule, a former Council Rep, was elected to the Council in 2008, then to the Executive Board in 2009. He initially served as Northwest regional vice president for two and a half terms. Then, he served as SPEEA president from 2014 to 2018 and 2020 to 2024. He also served as SPEEA secretary from 2018 to 2020. Rule, an Associate Technical Fellow (ATF) in the network systems group of Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), recommends members get involved. “Whenever something doesn’t make sense or you don’t like the way things are going, find a way to fix it or a committee to join that can make decisions which will have an impact on your issue or concern,” he said. “By becoming a Council Rep, I gained exposure to what’s going on in the union and was better able to provide useful information to the members with whom I work on a daily basis.” His goals for SPEEA include getting more members involved, particularly newer employees. He also wants to keep waste and excess to a minimum. “I want to make sure members get high value for their dues.” Since starting at Boeing in 2001, Rule worked in many areas, including Phantom Works, Connexion by Boeing and Defense prior to moving to BCA. Rule earned three Bachelor of Science degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology; Physics, Applied Mathematics, and Computer Science. He holds two Master of Science degrees from the University of Washington; Computer Science and Engineering as well as Physics, both of which he earned while working at Boeing. He serves as an area vice president of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) and represents statewide organized labor on the Board of Directors for the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation (JCATI). In addition, he is also president of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) Council, at the district level. He was born and raised in California’s central valley. For hobbies, Rule enjoys traveling and scuba diving. His wife, Carrie, is a former SPEEA NW Council officer. They have a son and three daughters. Chris Streckfus MW Regional VP Chris Streckfus started his Wichita aerospace career at Boeing in 1987, then transitioned to Spirit AeroSystems when Boeing sold the Wichita plant in 2005. In 35-plus years, he worked various roles on the 777, 787, 737, 737 MAX and several non-commercial projects. His latest assignment is Engineering Tools & Processes to help implement Spirit 3Dx. Growing up in Bryan, Texas, Streckfus attended Texas A&M University, earning a degree in aerospace engineering. Following graduation, he went to work as a Systems Integration engineer at Boeing Defense, Space & Security in Wichita. In 2015, Streckfus was encouraged to run for a Wichita Engineering Unit (WEU) Council Representative seat on the Midwest SPEEA Council and was subsequently elected. He became more interested in the budget-allocation process as layoffs were occurring at both Spirit and Boeing. He was elected MW Council treasurer in 2018, a position he held for four years. In 2021, he was elected MW regional vice president. “As a Council Rep and an officer, I feel a responsibility to the members we serve, to ask the tough questions, to be prudent and accountable in our financial decisions,” Streckfus said. He’s also a strong advocate for the rights of members. “I focus on maintaining members’ interests, including fair treatment, personal protection and safety.” In addition to his degree in aerospace engineering, Streckfus has a master’s in management and a master’s in business administration Streckfus and his wife, Carol, keep busy tackling home projects together, gardening and supporting various community causes. In addition to his SPEEA involvement, he provides volunteer support for the Kansas youth hunter safety program and also supports Kansas BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) at Kapaun-Mt. Carmel High School. Jeffrey L. Forbes After receiving help from SPEEA staff with a contract-related issue, Forbes went to his Council Rep to learn more about the union. In addition to joining committees, Forbes became an Area Rep in 2014. When his Council Rep retired in 2016, Forbes filled the vacancy in the Developmental Center. In 2020, the Northwest Council Reps elected Forbes to chair the Northwest Council. In 2023, members elected Forbes to serve on the Executive Board as Northwest regional vice president. He was elected to a second term in 2025. In his role as Council Rep, Forbes attended meetings on behalf of represented employees facing discipline or issues with their manager. “People often convey how much they appreciate having you in their corner to represent them,” he said. One example was an employee with more than 20 years at Boeing. When the supervisor gave her a Notice of Remedial Action (NORA) with the intent of termination, she came to Forbes. His advice gave her more time to find another job, and she is now thriving. Forbes has also been part of many committees, including Northwest Bargaining Unit Negotiations Support, SPEEA and Northwest Governing Documents, Northwest Action Communication Taskforce and SPEEA Veterans. He spent 22 years in the U.S. Air Force. In 2023, Forbes was presented with the SPEEA Stephen Pezzini Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) award for going the extra mile for members as well as countless hours spent as a volunteer and advisor for Boy Scouts. He has mentored many young men including his grandson, Michael Durkee, who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. In his spare time, Forbes enjoys scuba diving and teaching firearm safety as a National Rifle Association (NRA) instructor for both rifle and shotgun. In addition, he makes sourdough and kefir and recently started to manage a bee colony. Forbes also likes gardening and raising chickens with his wife, Cindy. Tami Reichersamer NW Regional VP Tami Reichersamer is a multi-award-winning Mechanic and Manufacturing Planner and now Quality Assurance Investigator. She has served for many years as an Area Rep and Everett Council Rep before she was elected to serve as Northwest Regional Vice President in 2025. She started her aerospace career in 1989 at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach, California, but was laid off in 1992. Her career path took some non-aerospace turns, but she returned to aerospace to work at Raytheon, Mobile Aerospace Engineering, some Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) and Modification centers before joining Boeing in Arizona, then transferring to the SPEEA Tech Bargaining Unit in 2007 in Everett. Reichersamer became a SPEEA Area Rep in 2009. She became a Council Rep in 2013 and continued in that role until her VP election in 2025. She also joined several SPEEA and regional committees, including SPEEA Diversity and Northwest Action and Communication Taskforce. Her Boeing involvement includes Boeing Employees Hispanic Network, Boeing Women and Leadership, Boeing Employees Pride Alliance and Boeing’s Veterans Engagement Team. In 2014, Reichersamer won the SPEEA Stephen Pezzini Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) award for her efforts to help others, including SPEEA members, a food bank, the Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity as a volunteer carpenter. Other awards include multiple Boeing Atlas Achievement awards for her work on military aircraft along with awards earned with her coworkers in the Engineering Owns Quality (EOQ) group in Everett. As a Council Rep, Reichersamer saw a personal side of being in a union for employees. “There are plenty of people who genuinely need help,” she said, “and I’m able to help in a meaningful way with their jobs, careers and future.” Her son, Luka, grew up at the SPEEA union hall, because he joined his mother in numerous SPEEA events and meetings. Now, Reichersamer and her wife of almost 20 years are empty nesters. They enjoy woodworking, being makers and going to concerts and shows. Lynette Shiroma NW Regional VP Lynette Shiroma, a lead Product Data Management engineer at Boeing, became involved in SPEEA in recent years because she wanted to help get ready for our union’s 2026 contract negotiations with Boeing. She asked her Everett Council Rep, Joseph Pham, about it. He recruited her to become an Area Rep, and she joined the Northwest Negotiation Prep Committee as soon as it formed. When she transferred to Plant II in Seattle, she discovered many people in her new area didn’t know much about SPEEA, even those who had been members for decades. That’s why she took the initiative to start hosting SPEEA lunchtime meetings. From there, her involvement grew. She also joined the Northwest Legislative and Public Affairs and SPEEA Diversity committees and then became a Council Rep a few months prior to successfully running for the Executive Board Vice President seat in 2025. Shiroma grew up in Honolulu and earned a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from the University of Hawaii. She moved to the Puget Sound to work for Boeing in 2009 because of her brother, a teacher at Aviation High School. She left Boeing in 2018 to work at other aerospace companies in non-union jobs and came back to Boeing in 2021. Since coming back to Boeing, she has become more passionate about advocating for worker rights. Her passions outside of work involve volunteering as an advocate for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). She used to volunteer at Zeno Math Game Nights and with the Boeing After School Program. She is currently a mentor for STEM Paths Innovation Network (SPIN) for girls and less commonly represented gender-diverse youth in grades 8-10. As a senior engineer at Boeing, she also mentors college students and interns with SPEEA Aerospace Career Enhancement (SPEEA ACE). She continues to mentor other junior-level colleagues and interns in her old workgroup. Her hobbies include watching soccer, including the Premier League and women’s matches; reading non-fiction and hanging out with her dog, a Jack Russell terrier-mix. |
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