MEET THE STAFF
Mary McHugh
Director
Joe Gruber
Assistant Director
Douglas Williams
Education Rep.
Joe Gruber, Assistant Director
Joe Gruber has been a part of the labor movement for 19-plus years as a member of the UFCW; the Carpenter’s Union in both Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Missouri; and of IAM Local Lodge 387 (District 837, aerospace) as of 2008. During brother Gruber’s time at LL 387 he served as the education chair and as a delegate to the Missouri Legislative Conference. In 2016, he became an educator for District 837 and in 2017 was appointed Education Representative for the Midwest Territory. In 2020 he took a position with IAM CREST at Headquarters as a project coordinator/instructor and in January of 2021 came on staff of the Winpisinger Center as an Education Representative. Joe is currently working on a degree in business with a focus in marketing.
Douglas Williams, Education Representative
Douglas Williams joined the Winpisinger Center as an Education Representative in 2018. Douglas served as a trustee for BCTGM Local 22 in Minneapolis. His most recent labor experience included service as both a department steward and co-chair of communications for the Graduate Employees Organizing Committee, AFT Local 6123, at Wayne State University in Detroit. Douglas holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Minnesota Morris and a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Missouri. He is currently pursuing his PhD in political science at Wayne State University, where his research centers on community power and organizing.
Mary McHugh, Director
Mary McHugh became the Assistant Director of the Winpisinger Center in 2006. Mary began her career with the IAM in 1995 as an Associate General Counsel in the Legal Department at IAM headquarters. Prior to coming to the IAM, Mary worked as an aide to U.S. Representative Jim L. Oberstar. Mary has a bachelor of arts degree in history from Princeton University and a juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School.