Our Master Executive Council (MEC) Officers
Took Office: January 1, 2023
Term Expires: December 31, 2025
AFA Election Category I
Jeffrey Peterson
MEC President
AFA Executive Board Member
AFA Board of Directors Member (Ex Officio)
Negotiating Committee Chairperson
Jeffrey Peterson grew up in Anchorage, AK, and graduated from A.J. Dimond High in south Anchorage. Jeff achieved a Presidential Scholar Award in 1991 and went on to attain a BA in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to becoming a Flight Attendant, he spent several years in hotel management working in San Diego and San Francisco for Marriott International and a Marriott hotels franchise company. He started out his Flight Attendant career in 1999 in the Los Angeles domicile. Jeff has also been based in Seattle and now San Diego. He has served as AFA-CWA Alaska MEC President since July 1, 2011. Jeff currently splits his time between his family’s condo in Puerto Vallarta and the AFA office in Seattle.
Brian Palmer
MEC Vice President
AFA Board of Directors Member (Ex Officio)
AFA International Strategic Planning Committee Member
Brian started his career with Alaska Airlines as a Flight Attendant in 2006. Initially based in Anchorage, he also spent time based in Los Angeles and Portland, and is currently based in Seattle. Brian first became involved in AFA work in 2009 as a member of the Council 39 Portland Reserve Committee when he became frustrated with the quality of life that he and other reserve Flight Attendants were experiencing. He later served as Council 39 Reserve Chairperson and LEC Vice President. Brian was first elected MEC Vice President in January 2014 and is honored to have been reelected.
Prior to his career as a Flight Attendant, Brian held various leadership positions in the hotel and retail banking industries. He currently splits his time between the Philadelphia and Seattle areas.
Linda Christou
MEC Secretary-Treasurer
AFA Board of Directors Member (Ex Officio)
Linda has been with Alaska Airlines since 1980. She started out as a Union volunteer and became more involved by joining the Council 19 Seattle Inflight Service Committee and was eventually appointed Local Chairperson of the committee. While serving on that committee, Linda had a desire to do more to help and subsequently ran for and was elected Council 19 LEC Secretary. Linda served in that role, along with being a Grievance Representative, starting in July 2011. She is very excited to continue serving as MEC Secretary-Treasurer and looks forward to serving all of our Members.
Prior to being with Alaska, Linda attended Green River Community College and had an emphasis in Political Science which is what drew her to get involved with Union work. Outside of work, Linda enjoys spinning and gardening. She also enjoys cooking, entertaining, and collecting wine with her husband. Linda also enjoys volunteer work, focusing on raising money for The Eluna Foundation, which is a foundation for children in distress.
