The Labor Center maintains a Labor Advisory Committee of labor leaders from across Iowa and the Midwest. This Committee promotes ongoing dialogue between the university and the labor movement, offers guidance on keeping Labor Center education programs responsive to the interests of working people in Iowa, and promotes broader worker participation in UI educational programs.
Members of the Labor Advisory Committee meet with Labor Center staff and UI College of Law representatives at least twice a year to review Labor Center activities, to evaluate proposals for course offerings and teaching innovations developed by Labor Center instructors, and to suggest and discuss relevant research projects.
Hannah Bott
Internal Organizer, SEIU
Jesse Case
Secretary-Treasurer, IBT Local 238
Todd Copley
President, AFSCME Council 61
Greg Cross
International Representative, UE
J.D. Fitch
Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer, IUPAT District Council 81
Shane Forbes
President, RWDSU Local 110
Bill Gerhard
Business Development Coordinator, Iowa LECET
Pam Gonzales
Directing Business Representative, IAM&AW District 6
Dan Gosa
President, Great River Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Ryan Hanghian
President, Iowa Professional Fire Fighters
Jeff Hartford
Asst. to the Director, Dist. 11, USW
Felicia Hilton
Political Director, North Central States Regional Council Carpenters
Peter Hird
Secretary-Treasurer, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Ruark Hotopp
National Vice President, AFGE 8th District
Kim Karol
President, Iowa Postal Workers Union (APWU)
Simplice Kuelo
President, UFCW Local 431
Coy Marquardt
Associative Executive Director for Affiliate Services, ISEA
Christopher Martin
President, United Faculty-AAUP, University of Northern Iowa
Paula Martinez
President, South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Rick Moyle
Executive Director, Hawkeye Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Jen Pellant
President, Western Iowa Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Tom Rentz
President, Iowa State Association of Letter Carriers, NALC
Matt Resor
State Conference Chair, IBEW
Andy Roberts
Business Manager, UA Local 33 and President, Iowa State Building & Construction Trades Cncl
Ken Sagar
President, Iowa Alliance for Retired Americans
Brad Schwanda
International Representative and Region 4 Education Coordinator, UAW
Jay Smith
Attorney, Smith & McElwain Law
Tom Townsend
(former) President, Dubuque Fed. of Labor and Dubuque Building Trades Council
Bonnie Winther
International Representative, CWA
Charlie Wishman
President, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Todd Pettys (ex officio member)
Dean and Professor of Law, Univ. of Iowa College of Law
César Rosado Marzán (ex officio member)
Edward L. Carmody Professor of Law, Univ. of Iowa College of Law