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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.
Strategic Pillars
Trustees
Union Trustees
- Mr. D. Taylor
Chairman of the Board
President
UNITE HERE
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. Thomas 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 National Contracts
UNITE HERE
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
UNITE HERE
Chicago, IL - Mr. Jose Maldonado
President
UNITE HERE Local 100
New York, NY - Mr. Bob McDevitt
UNITE HERE National Pension Fund
Atlantic City, NJ - Ms. Gwen Mills
President
UNITE HERE
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. Paul Ades
Chairman of the ER Caucus
Senior VP Labor Relations
Hilton Worldwide - Ms. Christine Andrews
VP of People
First Hospitality - Mr. Jim 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
Vice President Labor Relations
Marriott International - Mr. Bob Kovacs
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - Ms. Stephanie Lepori
Chief Administrative &
Accounting Officer
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. - Ms. Susie McDaniel
EVP of HR Wynn North America
Wynn Resorts, Limited - Mr. Russ Melaragni
President
The Melaragni Consulting Group
c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH - 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 - Peter Simoncelli
General Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago - Mr. Harold Taegel
Senior Director Labor Relations
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