Officers and Representatives

President, Northwest Regional Council of SMART

Lance is a graduate from Bates Technical College and started his apprenticeship with Sheet Metal Workers Local 66 in 1988. Lance turned out as a Building Trades Journeyman in 1992 and worked at Olympia Sheet Metal, US Sheet Metal, and Sunset Air as a Journeyman, Foreman, and superintendent. In 2005 Lance was elected to serve the membership as a Business Representative of local 66. On June 1, 2020; Lance was appointed Regional Manager of Local 66 and Vice President of the Northwest Regional Council.

On July 1, 2023, Lance was elected by the membership to become the President of the Northwest Regional Council of SMART. Lance serves as a Trustee on the Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Pension, Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Healthcare Trust, Northwest Sheet Metal Organizational Trust, Western Washington Sheet Metal Training and Apprenticeship Program along with the Oregon Master Pension Plan for Local 16. Lance also serves on the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Executive Board and is the President of the Olympia Building and Construction Trades Council.

In December 2023, Lance was elected as 11th General Vice President of the General Executive Council with SMART International.

Financial Secretary | Treasurer of the Northwest Regional Council of SMART

Russ began his sheet metal career in 2003 as a material handler and began his apprenticeship in 2004. In 2006, Russ volunteered as a full-time Youth to Youth Staff Organizer. Russ spent the majority of his career with McKinstry company employed as a Building Trades apprentice, journeyman, field foreman, and more recently a detailer. Throughout his career, Russ has held part-time positions with local 66 which include Warden, Trustee, and NW Executive Board member. In 2020, Russ came on staff as a Regional Representative for Local 66. Along with being a Representative for Local 66, he represents Local 66 as an Executive Committee Member for the Northwest Regional Council, sits on the Finance Committee for the NWRC, and serves as a trustee for the NW Organizational Trust.

Regional Manager of Local 66 | Vice President of the Northwest Regional Council

Devin began his sheet metal apprenticeship on May 18th, 1987, with the Hermanson Company after graduating from Lake Washington Technical College Welding School. Devin spent the first 2 ½ years of his apprenticeship in the field and then moved into the shop. Devin spent 10 years as a shop foreman then started the Specialty Metals Division where, for 12 years, he sold and project-managed specialty metals work. Devin spent a total of 31 years at Hermanson.

In 2018, Devin was elected to serve the membership of Local 66 as a Business Representative where he served 5 ½ years. Then on July 1, 2023, Devin was named the Regional Manager of Local 66 and continues to serve in that role today. Devin is a Co-Chair and auditor of the Northwest Sheet Metal Organizational Trust, Secretary-Treasurer of the Northwest District Council, Co-Chair of the Western Washington JATC, Trustee on the NW Pension Trust, Trustee on the NW Healthcare Trust. Devin feels we have the greatest workforce of all the trades and looks forward to helping his brothers and sisters every day.

Seattle / NW Washington Position 1

Wayne began his sheet metal apprenticeship in Las Vegas with Local 88 and finished in Seattle with Local 66 in 2018. Since turning out, he has primarily worked for UMC as a field foreman and detailer. Wayne also taught night classes at the JATC for 4 years until being hired as a Regional Representative in 2023.

Seattle / NW Washington Position 2

Bryan started his sheet metal apprenticeship in 1991. Most of his career has been spent doing field HVAC installation with long stretches at Hermanson and University Mechanical. The membership entrusted Bryan to represent them in 2015, and Bryan continues to do everything he can to continue earning that trust.

Seattle / NW Washington Position 3

Sam started his journey as a Sheet Metal Worker in May 1995 in the Residential sector of our industry at Barron Heating in Bellingham, after turning out as a Residential Journeyman he started over as a Building Trades Apprentice. During his apprenticeship, he volunteered as a full-time Youth to Youth Staff Organizer and didn’t look back. Shortly after turning out as a Building Trades Journeyman was applied for the full-time staff Organizer position and served the membership in that capacity from 2003 through 2008. From that time Sam has served the membership in his current capacity. Sam currently is Vice President of Seattle / King County Building and Construction Trades Council, Sam is also an Executive Board member to Washington State Building Trades Construction Trades Council representing NW Washington Building Trades. Sam is a Trustee for SNAP as well as the Allied Pension.

Seattle / NW Washington Position 4

Travis has worked in the trade for 25 years as an Architectural Sheet Metal Building Trades Journeyman. He started working for Roof Systems Incorporated as a second-year apprentice and became a Building Trades Journeyman. Travis has had the opportunity to work on large-scale projects around the Puget Sound area. Working as a Foreman for various contractors has afforded him the opportunity to work with skilled Building Trades Journeymen and Apprentices in our industry. Travis was elected as Business Representative in February 2018 and currently is serving as a JATC trustee and as a delegate to the Seattle King County Building and Construction Trades Council.

Seattle / NW Washington Position 5

In January 2023, Tiffany Caulfield made history by becoming the first female Regional Representative for Sheet Metal Workers, Local 66. With a sheet metal heritage that spans five generations, Tiffany’s journey began in 2008 at the age of 19, as a material handler. A few years after starting her apprenticeship in 2009, her career took a brief pause as she dedicated time to raising her young children, but her commitment to the trade led her to complete her apprenticeship and attain journeyman status.

Tiffany’s experience is diverse, with an equal number of years dedicated to both the field and shop, and a year devoted to detailing. Additionally, she also served as a part-time instructor for the JATC. Presently, she holds positions such as a Delegate for the King County Building Trades, Trustee for the NW Organizational Trust, member of the International SMART Childcare Steering Committee, a pillar lead for the Local 66 Women’s Committee and collaborating with the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council to address childcare needs and hygiene solutions for women in the construction industry, signifying her commitment to shaping the future of the sheet metal industry at various levels.

Seattle area Production, Marine, Industrial

Kal Rohde started as an Industrial Sheet Metal Worker back in 1984 working nights. In 1987 he was accepted as an apprentice in the building trades, graduating as a Journeyman in 1991. Kal held the part-time positions of Warden, Vice President and President from 1999 through 2013. After working for almost 25 years at the same shop, Kal Rohde decided to run for the full-time Production, Marine, Industrial Business Representative position which he has held since 2013.

Service / Building Trades Representative

Steve has worked in the Sheet Metal and Service sectors of our industry from 1986 to 2013, as an Apprentice, Foreman and Service Manager. Steve served as an Instructor for the JATC in Service from 1994 through 2000. In 1999 Steve began serving on the Local 66 Executive Board through 2013. During that time Steve also served on the JATC board from 2000 through 2007. From 2013 through present Steve has served our membership as the Service / Building Trades Representative.

Tacoma / Bremerton / SW Washington Position 1

Kevin Thomas earned his Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America at age 14, teaching him the value of hard work at a young age. He started his apprenticeship in 1997 shortly after graduating from Enumclaw High School. Kevin worked for Delta Technology primarily installing HVAC systems, HVAC manufacturing, and specialty welding. In August of 2017, Kevin was offered the opportunity to become the first instructor of the SMART International’s SMART Heroes program. He administered and instructed the program until January 2020 when the Local 66 Executive Board unanimously approved him as the Business Agent for Southwest Washington Position 1. Kevin serves as the Vice-President of the Olympic Peninsula Building Trades Council, on the Executive Council of the Pierce County Building Trades Council, as a delegate of CPARB’s Project Review Committee and as a trustee of Local 66’s Organizational Trust.

Olympia / Longview SW Washington Position 2

Justin Started his sheet metal apprenticeship in 1990 at TRS fabricating and installing stainless steel for restaurants and architectural sheet metal projects. In 1993 he transferred to a shop that was primarily involved in HVAC and architectural sheet metal projects. Shortly after completing his apprenticeship, Justin decided to work for some of the industrial shops and learn more about that part of the industry. After working a couple of years primarily doing industrial Justin worked on several large projects as a lead and Forman, he was offered a position at US Sheet Metal Inc. During the next 13 plus years he served as the field Forman and superintendent doing a wide variety of projects such as industrial, marine industrial, HVAC, architectural and his favorite custom fabrication of stairs, handrails, countertops, barbeques and custom kitchen range hoods. Justin left US Sheet metal and began his carrier as one of the apprenticeship instructors for the JATC in DuPont. After four years as an instructor, Justin moved onto becoming the Training coordinator serving the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC.

Organizer

Ivan Meyen started in the sheet metal apprenticeship, in 1999. In 2004, he became a Journey level sheet metal worker. In 2009, he started working for Local 66 as an organizer.

Service Organizer

Jason attended Clover Park Technical College night program in 1997 and 1998 where he earned his accreditation while maintaining full time employment in the marine trades. After completing his education, he started his service career within Local 66 in January 1999. He was quickly drafted into the construction support division of his contractor and began HVAC control installation and programming along with installation of commercial equipment and equipment startup. He completed the apprenticeship in November 2003 and shortly after was promoted to foreman where he remained the majority of his career.

In 2018, Jason was chosen to serve as the service instructor at Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC where he instructed HVAC service, TAB, and sheet metal apprentices and Journeyman Local 66 members.

Jason now proudly serves as the first service organizer for Local 66 and intends to bolster the existing service membership and grow opportunities for HVAC service members and potential members through the local.

Organizer

Paul Williams joined the Building Trades Apprenticeship at 50% in December 2006. Most of his years he spent working with our architectural brothers and sisters, but he spent a few years doing HVAC. Paul came on staff as an organizer in February 2017 and proudly fights for all sheet metal workers.

Organizer

Joe Gaylor started his relationship with Sheetmetal workers local 66 in 2015 by initiating the GBW railcar services organizing campaign.

After a successful campaign, Joe participated in the negotiation of the first contract at GBW railcar services and was the first shop steward at the shop.

In April 2019, Joe came on staff full time with local 66 as an Organizer.

Organizer

Christina started her journey by first going through ANEW, that’s a pre-apprenticeship training program to help get people into non-traditional trades. When Christina completed the course she was at the top of her class and she was off and running.

In 2015 Christina was accepted into local 66 and was working as an apprentice. Throughout the 5-year apprenticeship program Christina worked at 4 different companies; Holaday parks, MacDonald Miller, Hermanson, and Mckinstry. She has experience in the shop and out in the field doing layout, installing duct, and everything in between. More recently she was in the shop office inputting and designing custom fittings on Cam Duct. Christina has been engaged in recruitment efforts within high schools and the Washington Women in Trades Fairs. Christina also organized/ran the Bring-A-Meal program for the Women’s Committee / Smart Army joint venture since December 2018.

In August of 2020, Christina was brought on as the newest member of the organizing department. Christina says “she is excited and honored to have this opportunity to serve our members and be apart of such an amazing team. I love my union and having the opportunity to be a part of something that gives back to our communities and protects the workers. I look forward to meeting each and every one of you. Stay safe out there!”

ALLISON OSTENBERG

Co-Chair