Labor on the Move: Amalgamated Bank Names Reardon VP
Friday, March 14, 2014
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Alison Reardon has been
named Amalgamated Bank's First Vice President and
Director of the Washington, D.C. region to lead the bank’s expansion of its
portfolio of D.C.-based labor unions, progressive organizations, non-profits
and businesses. A veteran of both national and regional labor unions, Reardon
joins Amalgamated from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), where
she most recently served as Legislative Consultant. “Alison’s broad
expertise,
deep network and passion for furthering progressive causes will make her a
tremendous asset to our expanding operations in the nation’s capital,” said
Amalgamated Bank CEO Gabriel Caprio. “Our commercial clients expect a bank
that
understands their organization, can provide value-added services and shares
their values. Alison will help us deliver on all counts.” Reardon succeeds
Keith Mestrich, who has been appointed Chief of Staff and Executive Vice
President at Amalgamated.