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MISSION AND OVERVIEW LEADERSHIP TEAM STRATEGIC PILLARS TRUSTEES
Mission & Overview
UNITE HERE HEALTH is a multi-employer Taft-Hartley Trust Fund governed by a Board of Trustees composed of union and employer representatives.
Our mission is to provide health benefits that offer high-quality, affordable healthcare to our participants at better value with better service than is otherwise available in the market. We believe our success depends on innovation and on engaging our participants.
For several decades, UNITE HERE HEALTH has served UNITE HERE! union workers in the hospitality, food service and gaming industries. Our benefits and innovative programs are designed to meet the triple aim of better care, better health, and lower costs while empowering our participants to better manage their health and healthcare.
We believe our success depends on innovation and engaging our participants.
Leadership Team
Matthew Walker
Chief Executive Officer
UNITE HERE HEALTH
Dolores Michael
Chief Operating Officer
UNITE HERE HEALTH
Joel VandeVusse
Chief Financial Officer
UNITE HERE HEALTH
Jesus Vidueira
Fund President
Culinary Health Fund
Strategic Pillars
Trustees
Union Trustees
- Mr. D. Taylor
Chairman of the Board
President
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Las Vegas, NV - Mr. Carlos Aramayo
President
UNITE HERE Local 26
Medford, MA - Mr. Hector Azpilcueta
Secretary-Treasurer
UNITE HERE Local 483
Pacific Grove, CA - Ms. Bonnie Biggerstaff
Financial Secretary-Treasurer
UNITE HERE Local 450
Rosemont, IL - Ms. Donna DeCaprio
President
UNITE HERE Local 54
Atlantic City, NJ - Mr. Tom Walsh Garcia
President Emeritus
UNITE HERE Local 11
Los Angeles, CA - Mr. Terry Greenwald
Secretary-Treasurer
Bartenders Local 165
Las Vegas, NV - Mr. Chuck Hendricks
Dir. of Nat’l Contracts
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Baltimore, MD - Mr. Marvin Jones
President
UNITE HERE Local 878
Anchorage, AK - Ms. Karen Kent
President
UNITE HERE Local 1
Chicago, IL - Rev. Clete Kiley
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Chicago, IL - Mr. Jose Maldonado
President
UNITE HERE Local 100
New York, NY - Mr. C. Robert McDevitt
President
UNITE HERE Local 54
Atlantic City, NJ - Mr. C. Robert McDevitt
President
UNITE HERE Local 54
Atlantic City, NJ - Ms. Gwen Mills
UNITE HERE Western Reg. Office
San Francisco, CA - Ms. Marlene Patrick-Cooper
President
UNITE HERE Local 23
New Orleans, LA - Mr. Ted Pappageorge
Secretary-Treasurer
Culinary Workers Union Local 226
Las Vegas, LV
Employer Trustees
- Mr. Arnold Karr
Secretary of the Board
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Mr. Paul Ades
Senior VP Labor Relations
Hilton Worldwide - Ms. Christine Andrews
Vice President People & Culture
Hostmark Hospitality Group - Mr. James Claus
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Mr. David Colella
Vice President & Managing Director
The Colonnade Hotel - Mr. Richard Ellis
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Ms. Laura FitzRandolph
Chief Human Resources Officer
HMS Host - Mr. George Greene
VP Labor Relations
Marriott International - Mr. Robert Kovacs
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Ms. Stephanie Lepori
Chief Administrative & Accounting
Officer
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. - Mr. Russ Melaragni
President
The Melaragni Consulting Group - Ms. Cynthia Moehring
Vice President of Human Resources
Palms Hotel & Casino - Mr. Matt Morrison
VP Compensation & HR Analytics
MGM Resorts International - Ms. Cynthia Kiser Murphey
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Mr. Terry Ryan
VP Labor/Employee Relations
Delaware North Companies - Mr. Harold Taegel
Senior Director Labor Relations
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