Candidates biographies and accomplishments
“City Letter Carriers deserve to be industry leaders in pay, benefits and working conditions. One Union, one pay scale.”
James D. Henry of Garden Grove, CA Branch 1100 was elected to the office of vice president by acclamation in 2022 at the 72nd Biennial Convention in Chicago.
A Los Angeles native, Henry began his postal career as a letter carrier in Pomona, CA, in 1988. His path to becoming an NALC activist began the same year he was unjustly disciplined and his branch came to his aid, resolving the case in his favor.
Thereafter, I knew I “couldn’t stand by and see letter carriers treated unfairly,” Henry said. “I became a shop steward, and my calling of representing letter carriers began.” His appointment as a steward came only six months after he joined the Postal Service.
Corey Walton has been a city letter carrier for 29 years, as of 2025, and has served as a shop steward since 2006. He considers himself a strong union supporter and advocate for his fellow carriers, where his commitment to his fellow carriers is paramount – he has garnered respect from both his colleagues and management through his honest, ethical, and proactive approach to union representation. He prides himself on creating a positive and supportive work environment at his station, valuing camaraderie and mutual respect.
Driven by a desire to be the best shop steward possible, Corey immersed himself in the NALC contract, handbooks and Step B Team decisions. He eventually served as a Formal Step A representative for his installation, handling thousands of grievances. He has been an arbitration advocate since 2012, participating in approximately 140 arbitrations. He prides himself on his thorough preparation and aggressive, yet professional, representation of his fellow carriers. Corey’s dedication to carriers’ well-being extends to safety. He serves as the district NALC co-chair for the NALC/USPS safety task force and has been a member of the National Safety Committee. He has also conducted training at the regional level.
Corey is passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with other union members, aiming to provide information and strategies to help them navigate the grievance and arbitration processes effectively. Beginning in 2021, Corey created the “From A to Arbitration” podcast to educate fellow union members. Since it’s inception, From A to Arbitration has grown into a vast community of like-minded brothers and sisters fighting for what is right for all. It is the mission of this podcast and website to educate our brothers and sisters in the National Association of Letter Carriers, combat misinformation, provide up-to-date information to those involved, and assist with file building, information acquisition, and research, with practical strategies and insights into the grievance and arbitration process.
CLC CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT
KIMETRA SIMPSON-LEWIS
Kimetra Simpson-Lewis known to most as “Kim” is currently the Branch President for Dallas Lone Star Branch 132 and has served in that position for the past 8 years. She began advocating for the rights of letter carriers in 1994 when she became a union steward at the Dallas Northaven Station. Before becoming a branch president, she served as a steward, a Food Drive Coordination and a Trustee for Branch 132, as a full-time Formal A representative for the Dallas Installation, and as an Arbitration Advocate and Dispute Resolution Team member for Region 10. She is a graduate of the Leadership Academy Class #7 and is also an active participant in the Letter Carrier Political Fund.
Kimetra has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in Business Administration with a minor in accounting. Her foundation is rooted in unionism as she comes from a family of union advocates. Her father was the President of the Laborers’ International Union of North American, Local #648, and her uncle was the Vice-President. It is embedded in her blood to stand for what is fair and what is just. She strongly believes in the Union and in the saying “an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
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WALTER MCGREGORY
I began my USPS career in July 2000 in Westland, Michigan, a large multi-station installation, and worked in the Wayne office as a PTF. I immediately joined the NALC and became active in the union, becoming an alternate steward in Branch 2184 after four months. I come from a union household; my father worked for Dodge Ram Truck in Warren, MI and belonged to UAW.
My Branch is the second largest in NALC Region 6 (Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan). I have also served as an arbitration advocate for region 6 since 2012, and have been assigned arbitrations outside of our region at the request of NALC Headquarters. I have attended every National Convention since 2004. I have been mentored by longtime Branch 2184 activist Joe Golonka as well as by many other NALC leaders since day one of my NALC career, and I have the leadership skills and experience to be your next National Business Agent.
When asked why I became a NALC activist, this is my response: “I stepped up because I was sick and tired of seeing my co-workers being bullied by management. I love fighting for those who do not know how or will not fight postal management’s abuse.” If you are tired of being overlooked because you are from a small branch or because you are not in the “liked crowd,” then join me in turning Region 6 back over to ALL of our NALC brothers and sisters. You will always know that your regional office fights for you!
My wife Jackie is a letter carrier and the Executive Vice President within my branch and our son Ananias is also a letter carrier within my home installation Wayne/Westland/Canton, serving as a shop steward and NALC activist.
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WILLIAM KRIEBEL
- Currently President of NALC Branch 254
- Vice President for Branch 254
- Shop Steward for Branch 254
- Informal A & Formal A Rep for Branch 254
- Food Drive Coordinator for Branch 254
- Route Inspection Trainer for Branch 254
- Served on NALC National & Local Committees
- Graduate of The RecW Trade School (Certificate in Studio Engineering)
- United States Marine Corps Veteran (MOS 0311 – Infantry Rifleman)
- Owner of Audio Visual By Design
- Advanced OWCP
- Branch Officer Training
- Formal A & Beyond
- Contributor to the LCPF
- Congressional Breakfast Attendee
CLC CANDIDATE FOR NBA REGION 15
RICHARD "RICHIE" RAY
- Postal career began in 2000 as an RCA in Forked River New Jersey.
- Transferred to City Letter Carrier as a PTF In 2003, carrying out of the Downtown Station in Trenton, New Jersey and joined the NALC on the same day.
- Became Alternate Shop Steward in Branch 380, and was involved in Safety & Health issues.
- Served on numerous committees for NALC, increasing skills as a Union Representative.
- In 2005, reassigned to then-Branch 99 New York’s Staten Island Installation and became Chief Shop Steward in Great Kills station, also assisting in New Dorp station. Led handling of OWCP and Safety & Health issues.
- Elected as Branch 99’s Vice President in 2012, and then to President in 2015.
- Leadership Academy Graduate in 2023.
- Completed Formal A & Beyond and Arbitration Advocacy training in 2024.
- Merged Branch 99 Staten Island into Branch 41 Brooklyn.
- Currently serves as the 2nd Vice President of Branch 41 Merged and oversees grievance activity for Formal A Reps & Shop Stewards.
- Dedicated and fully committed to providing best efforts towards successfully improving the lives and work environment for NALC members.
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DAVID GROSSKOPF JR
- Currently President Branch 3
- Vice President Branch 3
- Branch 3 Executive Board Member Trustee
- Shop Steward Tonawanda NY.
- Informal/Formal A Rep Branch 3
- NALC Step B Advocate
- Arbitration Advocate
- Organizing, Trainer, and numerous Local, Area, & National Committees
- Only President in the country to stop a plant consolidation and S&DC
- NALC Arbitration Advocacy school 2003
- Arbitration: The Basics of Advocacy 2004
- NALC Leadership Academy Class # 3 2007
- USDOLMS Trustee Workshop 2008
- USPS/NALC DRT Certification 2011
- NALC Advanced Lost Wage Earning Capacity 2012
- USPS/NALC DRT Refresher Training 2015
- NALC Branch Officer Training 2016
- NYS/WNY AFL-CIO Digital Organizing 101 2017
CLC CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL TRUSTEE
JOHN CRUZ
- 1992-1993: Began postal career as GMF Custodian in Brooklyn, N.Y.
- 1993-1994: Transitional Employee (TE) at Bath Beach Post Office in Brooklyn N.Y.
- 1994-1998: Four months as Part-time Flexible (PTF), then converted to Fulltime Regular (FTR). Worked in Collection Unit and Parcel Driver.
- 1999-2012: MDA Coordinator.
- 1999-2019: Food Drive Coordinator.
- 2003- 2006: NALC Branch 41 Alternate Shop Steward.
- 2006- 2011: NALC Branch 41 Shop Steward , Safety Captain & JRAP/IRAP.
- 2012: Leadership Academy Class 15.
- 2015: Formal A Representative for 37 Branch 41 Stations.
- 2015: NALC Brooklyn Chief Steward.
- Completed First Formal A and Beyond Classes.
- 2019: Completed Advocate Training & currently a Branch 41 Arbitration Advocate.
- 2011- 2016: Trustee Brooklyn Branch 41.
- 2017-2019: Brooklyn Branch 41 Executive Vice President.
- 2020 to Current: President Branch 41 Brooklyn / Staten Island.
- 2021 to Current: NY State Association District of Tri-Boro.
CLC CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL TRUSTEE
HOWARD KOMINE
Howard Komine is the National Association of Letter Carriers, (NALC), Branch 860, President. He has served in this position since 2000 and was recently reelected to serve until 2027.
Howard serves as Committee of Presidents’ Co-Chair for the Western Region since 2010. He is a member of the NALC Site Committee, appointed by then, President William Young, in 2005.
After serving in the United States Air Force from 1983 to 1988, Howard began his United States Postal Service career at Brookhurst Station in Anaheim, California, and first became a NALC member with Branch 1100. In 1990, he transferred to Mililani, Hawaii, and became a member of Branch 4837, where he served as a Steward.
Howard transferred to Honolulu in 1994, and joined Branch 860, where he served as Steward from 1990-1997, Trustee from 1996-1997, and Executive Vice President from 1997-2000.
Howard retired from the United States Postal Service in 2023 to focus solely on his work with the NALC. He is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, where he currently resides with his wife Bridget. Together they have three sons and many grandchildren.
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ETHEL BIBBS
Ethel Bibbs is currently the branch president of NALC Branch 842.
Ethel has been employed with the United States Postal Service for 23 years since 2001. At USPS, she was elected by the local union to be several prestigious positions including Trustee (2014-2018), a union steward (2018-2022), Vice President (2018-2022), and eventual President (2022-).
She has also coordinated several events for her fellow union brothers and sister such as the annual Stamp Out Food Drive.
Ethel is a strong believer of the Letter Carrier Political Fund and is naturally a very active member. She continues to donate to this fund and strives to find more active members.
She comes from a family of postal workers who strongly believes in the values and beliefs of National Association of Letter Carriers. It’s their strong passion for the union that are instilled in her today.
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ANITA GUZIK
1978-1984: President of Former Farmington, Michigan Branch 4570 (merged with Branch 3126 in 1984).
1976-1984: Executive Board Michigan State Association of Letter Carriers (MISALC).
1981-CURRENT: National AFL-CIO Delegate.
1986-1990: Secretary California State Association of Letter Carriers (CSALC).
1986-1989: Board of Audit Officer, Alhambra Chief Shop Steward, Los Angeles Branch 24.
1989-2022: Fulltime Recording Secretary, Formal A Designee, Los Angeles Branch 24.
2022 to 2024: Trustee, Part Time Formal A Designee, Los Angeles Branch 24.
2024 to Current: Trustee, Fulltime Field Representative & Formal A Designee, Los Angeles Branch 24.