NATCA Members Participate in Representative Training Course

Aug 13, 2025

Earlier this summer, NATCA held a Representative Training course in Baltimore. This course brought together members from across the country, educating and empowering them to serve our Union membership.

During the class, instructors John Bratcher (Southwest Regional Vice President), Jamaal Haltom (National Training Representative), Nichole Surunis (Southern Region Training Representative), Nicole Wysong (Alternate Regional Vice President Region X), Allen Casey (Alternate Regional Vice President Region X), and Nate Pair (Alternate Regional Vice President Western Pacific Region) educated participants about what is expected from NATCA National perspective on representatives in the field, gaining a better understanding on effective communications, and understanding collaboration and how best to utilize collaboration. Candace Geller and Gabriele Ulbig from NATCA’s Labor Relations Department also contributed their expertise to the course.

Congratulations to all who completed this course:

Allen Casey (Engineer Southwest Region, ESW)
Abel Aran (Jacksonville Center, ZJX)
Justin Carter (ESW)
Martha Celleri (Engineer Eastern Region, EEA)
Janette Chandler (Engineer Southern Region, ESO)
Nicholas Everett (Cleveland Center, ZOB)
James Hall (Jackson ATCT, JAN)
James Hudson (New York TRACON, N90)
Helen Johnson (Jacksonville Center, ZJX)
Dana Labbato (EEA)
Joshua Laquet (Seattle TRACON, S46)
Brenden Markwood (Hilo TRACAB, ITO)
Thomas Meisel (Joshua TRACON, JCF)
Michael Miller (Washington Center, ZDC)
Ashley Nunez (EEA)
Alex Ramos (Napa ATCT, APC)
Sarah Ratto (Reading TRACAB, RDG)
Andrew Rough (Indianapolis ATCT, IND)
Michael Shields (Lafayette ATCT, LAF)
Zachary Spitler (Indianapolis Center, ZID)
Tina Thomas (FAA HQ Staff, EHQ)
Jose Vargas (Florence ATCT, FLO)
Wyatt Wulf (Sioux Falls ATCT, FSD)
Jordan Wyman (Engineer Northwest Mountain Region, ENM)

And a special thanks to the instructors, John, Jamaal, Nichole, Nicole, Allen, and Nate!

If you are interested in taking the RT-1 course, or another NATCA Academy course, visit https://www.natca.org/academy/.