Executive Board

President

Christopher Messinger

Christopher Messinger stepped up as President in May of 2026 after the Local's former President retired. He was previously elected as Vice President in both 2022 and 2025.

Recording Secretary

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas became the Recording Secretary of the UAW Local 2121 in January 2020. Michael started working at Foxwoods in October of 2003 and is currently a dealer on Swing Shift.

Financial Secretary/Treasurer

Karina Whitaker

Karina is a second generation Foxwoods dealer on swing shift and was elected as a Trustee in May 2019. She stepped up as Head Trustee after the pandemic reopening in 2020. She recently

Head Trustee

Sue Barton

Sue Barton is a Day shift dealer with 24 years of seniority. She served as the Election Chairperson for the 2019 Triennial election, and serves on the Bylaw Committee and Women's Committee.

Trustee

John Pinkston

John Pinkston is a day shift dealer with 32 years of seniority. He is a new member of the Joint Health and Safety Committee and also serves as a steward.

Trustee

Alexandra Weber

Alex became more involved with the Local when she won the Table Games Part Time Dealer position on the Bargaining Committee by acclamation in 2025.

Sergeant-at-Arms

Heather Sanford

Heather Sanford was elected to the position of Sergeant-at-Arms in May of 2022.

She is a dual-rate on Swing shift and has been a steward for many years.

Guide

Tina Denson

Tina Denson is a AFS/Dual Rate on Day shift with over 21 years seniority. She serves as a Steward, and served as the Election Committee Chairperson from 2022-2025.

Member at Large- Poker

Dave Viveiros

Dave Viveiros is a 15+ year Poker Dealer who also has Table Games. He is the Chief Steward for the Poker Department.