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Friday, February 3, 2012

General President Finley's Bio

Patrick D. Finley
General President
Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association of the United States and Canada
BIOGRAPHY

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
  • Joined Local 592, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 24, 1979.
  • Served as Fund Administrator for Local 592 Welfare and Pension Funds from November 1, 1989 until July 1, 1995.
  • Served as Apprentice Coordinator and Organizer for Local 592 from November 1, 1989 until July 1, 1995.
  • Appointed in 1992 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Independence Blue Cross.
  • Appointed Deputy International Representative of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association on May 10, 1995.
  • Appointed International Representative and Assistant to the General President of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association on July 1, 1995.
  • Appointed General Secretary-Treasurer of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association on September 1, 1996. Elected General Secretary-Treasurer of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association on August 2, 1999 at the 48th International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. Elected General Secretary-Treasurer of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association on August 17, 2005 at the 49th International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Appointed General President of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association, effective January 1, 2007.