International Representatives
International Representatives are the first line of help and assistance for Local Officers in all matters pertaining to day to day operations and governance issues in running a Local.
International Representatives assist Local Officers with onsite training, preparation of operating plans, budgeting, and compliance issues with respect to the AFM Bylaws and DOL regulations. International Reps also answer questions regarding Local bylaws, mergers, membership rosters, newsletters, general membership meetings, and elections. In Local matters which require assistance from other AFM departments, the International Representative will refer the Local Officer to the correct department to ensure that the assistance needed is offered.
International Representatives are each assigned a geographic territory of individual Locals with whom they maintain regular contact. Local Officers will maintain contact information for their Local’s International Representative and can request assistance when needed. Currently there are four International Representatives serving in the United States and one serving in Canada. The International Representatives make up the Field Services Division of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada. Their activities are coordinated through the office of the Executive Assistant to the President, which is based in the New York AFM office.
FIELD SERVICES/ INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Linda Patterson, Executive Assistant to the President
(Coordinator- International Representatives/Field Services)
Phone 212.869.1330, ext 290
FAX 212.764.6134
Email: lpatterson@afm.org
NORTHEAST
Eugene Tournour, International Representative
1501 Broadway, Suite 600
New York, NY 10036
Tel. No: (212) 869-1330, Ext. 288
Fax: (212) 764-6134
Cel. No: (646) 269-2679
Email: tournour@afm.org
MIDWEST
Barbara Owens, International Representative
10 Anis Road
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel. No: (917) 364-5267
Fax: (617) 489-7176
Email: bowens@afm.org
SOUTH/SOUTH EAST
Cass Acosta, International Representative
517 Creswell
Shreveport, LA 71101
Cel. No: (318) 230-6704
Fax: (318) 222-2507
Email: cacosta@afm.org
WEST
Wally Malone, International Representative
P.O. Box 2460
Boulder Creek, CA 95006-2460
Cel. No: (646) 226-9070
Fax: (831) 338-1968
Email: wmalone@afm.org
CANADA
Allan Willaert, International Representative
75 The Donway West, Ste. 1010
Toronto, ON M3C 2E9
Tel. No: (416) 391-5161
Cel. No: (416) 562-505
Fax: (416) 391-5165
Email: ircan@afm.org
Jennifer Rodriguez, Administrative Assistant
Field Services/International Representatives
Phone 212.869.1330, ext 246
FAX 212.764.6134
Email: exec@afm.org
