Richard R. Loyd
1st General Vice President
Brother Loyd has served on the General Executive Council (GEC)in since 1994. He was admitted to membership in Local Union 21, Baton Rouge, LA in November 1966. He became President of the local in 1971 and then Business Manager/Financial Secretary-Treasurer (FST) in 1985. In March 2007, he was appointed to head up three local unions that were merged into Local 214. He also has held offices on the SMWIA’s Southwest District Council.
Bruce W. Word
2nd General Vice President
Brother Word appointed to the GEC in 2005. He serves as Business Manager and President of Local 104, San Francisco, CA, the largest local in the SMWIA, and has held this position since January 2000. He started his apprenticeship in 1975 with Local 216 which was merged into Local 104 in 1982. He was elected union trustee in June 1992 and then Business Representative in 1994. He has served as Business Manager and President since his appointment in January 2000. He is current President of the Western States Council of Sheet Metal Workers.
Roy A. Ringwood
3rd General Vice President
Brother Ringwood was appointed Business Manager and President of Local 105, Los Angeles, CA, in November 2001 when his Local 102 and Local 108 were merged to form Local 105. His 45-year career began with his apprenticeship in 1962. He was elected to the Executive Board in 1981; to Business Representative in 1987, and the to Business Manager/FST in 1996. He was appointed to the GEC in June 2005.
Paul W. Collins, Jr.
4th General Vice President
Brother Collins began his apprenticeship in 1973 in Local 137, New York & New Jersey and was a member of the Executive Board for 5 years before appointed Recording Secretary in 1986. In March 1996 he was appointed Business Manager and President and has been re-elected four times. He was appointed to the GEC in August 2006. He is presently President of the Sheet Metal Workers State Council of New York and is on the State Council of New Jersey.
Reggie Hohenberger
5th General Vice President
Brother Hohenberger is Business Manager of Local 33 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dwayne T. Stephens
6th General Vice President
Brother Stephens was appointed the GEC in August 2007. He has served as Business Manager of Local 9, Denver, CO since his election in September 2000. He became a journeyman in June 1985. He serves on the Rocky Mountain District Council of the SMWIA and the Nuclear, Hazardous Materials and Power Plant Council.
Ronald H. Whatley
7th General Vice President
Brother Whatley is Business Manager of SMWIA Local 85 in Atlanta, GA.
David Zimmermann
8th General Vice President
Brother Zimmermann is Business Manager of Local 36 in St. Louis, MO.
Mark Curtis
9th General Vice President
Brother Curtis is Business Manager of Local 276 in British Columbia.
Patrick C. Langraf
10th General Vice President
Brother Langraf is Business Manager of Local 18 in Milwaukee, WI.
Derek Evans
11th General Vice President
Brother Evans is Business Manager of Local 540 in South Central Ontario.