Officers

D. Taylor, Secretary-Treasurer

D. Taylor has been with Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 for over 24 years and serves as Secretary-Treasurer.

He also is a member of UNITE HERE’s General Officers, serving as General Vice President and Gaming Division Director throughout Northern America.

D. Taylor is a Trustee of the UNITE HERE Health and Welfare Fund and the Southern Nevada Culinary and Bartenders Pension Fund. He is a Board Member of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas, the Nevada State AFL-CIO, and Communities in Schools of Southern Nevada.

Geoconda Arguello Kline, President

Geoconda Arguello Kline serves as President for Culinary Workers Union, Local 226.

Born in Managua, Nicaragua, Geoconda came to the United States in 1979 and moved to Las Vegas in 1983, where she worked at the Fitzgerald’s Hotel as a Guest Room Attendant. She became part of Culinary Union staff in 1990.

Geoconda Arguello Kline serves as Vice President of UNITE HERE International Union. She is a Trustee of the UNITE HERE Health and Welfare Fund and the Southern Nevada Culinary and Bartenders Pension Fund. She is a Board Member of the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas and the Citizenship Project.

Leain Vashon, Vice-President

Leain Vashon serves as Vice-President for Culinary Workers Union, Local 226.

Leain works fulltime as a Bell Captain at Paris. He has been a Culinary Union member for 28 years and shop steward for 9 years. Leain has also served on the negotiating committee for the last several contracts.

Executive Board members


Terry Getler MGM Bellman Member since 1977	John Walter Mandalay Bay Cook Member since 1990


Terri Furtado Flamingo Cocktails Member since 1979	Pom Fritz Mirage GRA Member since 1985


	Marta Ramirez Tropicana GRA Member since 1996

Other Officers


Gloria Hernandez Chaplain Local 226 Organizer, Frontier Striker Member since 1988	Jim Bonaventure Inspector Local 226 Administrative Director of Legal Affairs Member since 1966	Angel Santiago Inside Guard Mandalay Bay EVS Member since 1991

Philip Bruckler Trustee Harrah's Room Service Member since 1993	Leslie Lilla Trustee Bellagio Cocktail Member since 1997	Jorge Ortiz Trustee Mission Linen Order Filler Member since 1993