J. Allen Hobart
VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION

Al Hobart has been a Joint Council 28 Executive Board member since 1992, serving as a Trustee, Recording Secretary and Secretary-Treasurer before being elected as President in 2001. Al first became a Teamster in 1964 working for Coca-Cola. Hobart is a member and one of the founders of the Washington State Chapter of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Hispanic Caucus and also serves as a Trustee of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund and the Washington Teamsters Legislative League.

Chuck Mack
VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION

Chuck Mack was appointed Director of the Teamsters Port Division in 2003. He has been an officer of Local 70 in San Francisco for more than 20 years, building an unparalleled record at negotiating first-class benefits, leading successful strikes and playing an active role in every major labor dispute in Northern California. Mack is also the President of Joint Council 7 and Secretary-Treasurer of Local 70.

Jim Santangelo
VICE PRESIDENT, WESTERN REGION

Jim Santangelo has been a Teamster official for more than 30 years and has a remarkable record of winning first-rate contracts and back pay awards, and was instrumental in unifying the wholesale liquor industry in California under one master collective bargaining agreement. Santangelo is the President of Joint Council 42 and Secretary-Treasurer of Local 848 in Covina, California.