In a unanimous vote recently, delegates of the Southern States Millwright Regional Council elected Mr. Wayne Jennings as its new Executive Secretary-Treasurer (EST).

Mr. Jennings is the second EST for the Council. He replaces founding EST Dennis Donahou, who was recently promoted to Vice-President of the Southern District of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.

Mr. Jennings was formerly a business representative for the Council’s Local 1192 in Birmingham, Alabama. There he played a key role in transforming the Local into a fiscally sound organization that is in high demand to provide skilled millwrights to a variety of industries.

“Under Dennis’ leadership, the Southern States Millwrights became the most reliable and skilled resource for safe, productive millwright manpower in our area,” EST Jennings said. “I hope to build on that foundation to further alleviate the skilled manpower shortage by providing a steady stream of professionals for every industry we service.”

Mr. Jennings, a veteran of the United States Army’s 10^th Mountain Division, is a 25-year member of the UBC who also mentors and teaches the UBC’s International Leadership Training program for union members. As EST, he is responsible for the operations of the Council, which represents more than 5,000 professional millwrights in the 11 southern United States.

In addition to Mr. Jennings’ election, the following members were also unanimously voted to re-election of their Council leadership positions. They are:

President - Dickie Bone, Local 1263, Georgia/Carolinas

Vice President - David Park, Local 1554, Tennessee

Conductor - Michael Hines, Local, Local 2232, Texas

Warden – Daniel Mullis, Local 2411, Florida

Trustee – Michael Valentine, Local 1554, Tennessee

Executive Committee at Large – Rick Halford, Local 216, Arkansas

Executive Committee at Large - David Bonds, Local 1421, Texas

Executive Committee at Large - Kevin Curley, Local 729, Louisiana