Leadership
Officers and Executive Board Overview:
As of April 2025, the HVALF Executive Board includes officers, representatives of our largest affiliate union, at-large members, trustees, and diversity representatives to ensure inclusive and representative leadership.
Officers
President
Ian Robinson (AFT-MI 6244)
Ian Robinson has served as President of the Huron Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, since 2014 and became Interim President of the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium in 2022. From 2016–2021, he was President of LEO (AFT-MI 6244), representing non-tenure faculty and staff at the University of Michigan, where he has taught and researched since 1998. A founding member of LEO’s organizing committee, his research focuses on labor conditions, neoliberal globalization, trade policy alternatives, and ethical consumption. He teaches courses on globalization, social change, and organizing.
Vice President
Michelle Deatrick (UAW 2320)
Michelle Regalado Deatrick is a policy analyst, farmer, writer, and poet committed to economic and climate justice. She serves as SE Michigan contact for the National Writers Union, is a UAW Local 2320 member, and was a spokesperson for Michigan One Fair Wage. Founder and Chair of the DNC Environment and Climate Crisis Council, she also established Washtenaw County’s first Environmental Council and serves on national climate advisory boards. A former Washtenaw County Commissioner, she holds degrees from Wesleyan, Harvard, and the University of Michigan, and lives with her family on an 80-acre farm near Ann Arbor.
Recording Secretary
Dani Hoover (AFSCME 3052)
Treasurer
Oliver Goldbart (AFGE 3907)
Representatives of the Six Largest Affiliate unions
Kara Ayotte
(NNU)
Nancy Heine
(AFSCME)
Sonya Alvarado
(AFT)
Larry Barton
(AFGE)
Kasey Helton
(SEIU)
Phil Turner
(IBT)
At-Large Representatives
Amanda Andrew
(IAM 435)
Denise Bailey
(NALC 434)
[Open Slot]
Diversity Representatives
Liz Ratzloff
(National Writers Union)
Aaron McCormick
(UMPNC–MNA)
[Open Slot]
Trustees
Tad Wysor
(AFGE 3907)
Cheryl Jones
(AFSCME 2733)
Nancy Davis
(AFT-MI 3760)
Contact the Leadership
Ian Robinson, President
president@huronvalleyalf.org
(734) 251-1823
Michelle Deatrick, Vice President
vp@huronvalleyalf.org
(734) 251-1820
Field Coordinator, TBD