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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

Joel VandeVusse
Chief Financial Officer
UNITE HERE HEALTH

Jesus Vidueira
Fund President
Culinary Health Fund

Strategic Pillars

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
    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. 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. Arnie Karr
    c/o UNITE HERE HEALTH
  • 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
  • Mr. Harold Taegel
    Senior Director Labor Relations
    Sodexo