This page has information about the nationwide AAUP Advocacy Local 6741 of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.
AAUP Advocacy Local 6741 was created as a result of the AAUP’s affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers in 2022. The local’s membership consists of all AAUP advocacy members—that is, AAUP members who are not part of chapters that serve as the bargaining representatives for faculty and other academic employees in union-related activities at their campuses.
AAUP Advocacy Local 6741 includes both advocacy members not in campus chapters (i.e., members of the AAUP At-Large Chapter) and members who are part of a campus advocacy (nonunionized) chapter.
A primary purpose of the local is to provide its members with the opportunity to elect delegates to AFT Conventions. Further information about the local is provided in the local's constitution and bylaws and on its website.
Officers
Jorge Coronado, President (2026)
Bethany Letiecq, Vice President (2026)
Bill V. Mullen, Secretary-Treasurer (2026)
Heather Ferguson, Executive Committee Member (2026)
Gabriel Winant, Executive Committee Member (2026)
2026 Election of Officers and Delegates
Election Results
The deadline for nominations was March 2, 2026. Pursuant to the local’s Election Rules, because there was only one eligible nominee for each position, there will be no election, and the nominees are elected by acclamation. The officers elect and delegates elect are listed below, and their terms will begin on May 1, 2026. The officers’ terms are two years, and the delegates’ terms end at the close of the AFT Convention.
Officers Elect
Matthew Thomas Miller, President (2028)
Heather Ferguson, Vice President (2028)
Jorge Coronado, Secretary-Treasurer (2028)
Andrew Douglas, Executive Committee Member (2028)
Bethany Letiecq, Executive Committee Member (2028)
Delegates Elect
Laura Alarcon
Luka Arsenjuk
Aarushi Bhandari
Belle Boggs
Laura Bray
Gerald Campano
Dennis Deslippe
Daniel Greene
Meghan Grosse
Amy Hagopian
Daniel Hosang
Rafael Khachaturian
Crystal Luo
Kevin McElrath
Jennifer McLeer
James “Ward” Morrow
Bill Mullen
Sam Plasencia
Cedar Riener
Andrew Ross
Zach Samalin
Caitlin Smith
Emily Steinmetz
Dominic Walker
Melissa M. Wilcox