This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants

During this week’s MEC Meeting, our MEC held interviews for the first group of merged MEC Committee Chairpersons. We want to thank everyone who expressed interest in the available positions and their willingness to serve. After careful consideration and deliberation, the following candidates have been elected:

MEC Communications Committee Chairperson: Brian Palmer  
MEC Government Affairs Committee Chairperson: Bruni Agosto-Pinal  
MEC Human Rights Committee Chairperson: Chip Hestle  
MEC Inflight Service Committee Chairperson—Alaska Brand: Chase Vandergrift  
MEC Inflight Service Committee Chairperson—Hawaiian Brand: Bianca McKee  

These newly elected MEC Committee Chairpersons will coordinate the activities of their respective merged committees across both airlines. They’ll support the Local Committee Chairpersons from all eight Local Councils—both pre-merger Alaska and pre-merger Hawaiian. Their official term will begin on June 1, 2025. They’ll serve for the remainder of the current MEC Officer election cycle (January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2025), as well as for the upcoming cycle (January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028).

If you have any questions about the MEC Committee Chairperson elections, please reach out to your LEC President.

This message is for both pre-merger Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendants

As previously shared on April 5, our MEC will soon begin merging our various pre-merger Alaska and pre-merger Hawaiian MEC committees. The first group of committees in the process will merge on June 1.

As part of the merger process, our MEC will elect a Chairperson for each newly merged committee from among the combined Alaska and Hawaiian Flight Attendant groups. The newly elected Chairperson will coordinate activities across both airlines and support the Local Committee Chairpersons from all eight Local Councils— both pre-merger Alaska and pre-merger Hawaiian. The MEC will conduct interviews during next week’s May MEC Meeting for the following roles:

• MEC Communications Committee Chairperson
• MEC Government Affairs Committee Chairperson
• MEC Human Rights Committee Chairperson
• MEC Inflight Service Committee Chairperson—Alaska Brand
• MEC Inflight Service Committee Chairperson—Hawaiian Brand

Expressions of Interest Close Tomorrow

The MEC will interview eligible candidates during next week’s May Regular MEC Meeting on Tuesday, May 13, and Wednesday, May 14. Eligible candidates can choose to interview in person in SeaTac, WA, or virtually via Google Meet videoconferencing. 

To express your interest, please submit an expression of interest and your resume using the online form (link below). The submission deadline is 5 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Following the deadline, an MEC representative will reach out to arrange specific interview times with eligible candidates.

Please note that a Google account is required to submit the expression of interest form. If you don’t have a Google account, you can create one for free at https://accounts.google.com/signup.

Questions?

Any questions about MEC Committee Chairperson position duties and responsibilities can be directed to MEC Vice President Brice McGee at mecvp@afaalaska.org.