LHF Board

Saul Schniderman, Chair

Saul is a founding member of the Labor Heritage Foundation and he attended the Labor Lore and Song Conference at the Meany Center for Labor Studies in 1979, the predecessor to the Great Labor Arts Exchange. From 1982 to 1988 he edited Talkin’ Union, a magazine of music, lore and history.  In 2000 he led the efforts to place a historical marker at the site of Mother Jones’ death in Adelphi, Maryland. He is the founder of the Inventory of American Labor Landmarks, an LHF project.   From 1998 to 2018 Saul served as president of the Library of Congress Professional Guild, AFSCME Local 2910.  He currently edits Friday’s Labor Folklore, an on-line newsletter.

Ashley See, President

Offering over a decade of experience in digital media communications, grievance and administrative assistance within the labor movement. Specific expertise in the grievance-arbitration process. Broad-based experience covering a full spectrum of digital communications marketing, digital strategy and administrative duties including website management, social media content and analytics, office management, account management, database administration, document preparation, calendar/schedule management, travel/meeting coordination and project/program support. Superior talent in the interpretation and articulation of collective bargaining agreements, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority assignments and develop solutions to challenging and complex disputes.

Kimmon Williams, Treasurer

Senior communications professional with over 15 years of experience working with and for non-profits, government, corporations, and associations. Skilled at translating complex technical information into clear messages and stories for written, verbal, and graphic media. Committed to building and fostering professional relationships that amplify messages, build solidarity, and bring a variety of identities to the table. I am a thoughtful and personable strategist driven to craft the best messages for each audience - and I recognize sometimes a bold approach is required.

Michael Leslie, Secretary

O. Michael Leslie is a former union leader, activist, and labor educator with a background  marked by enthusiasm and success in the development of worker rights programs, union strengthening and health & safety training in the U.S. and West Africa. 

As a former program officer with the Solidarity Center, AFL-CIO, he has developed a broad range of programs designed to strengthen the internal democracy, mobilizing, organizing, and gender equality capacities of unions in Nigeria, Liberia, and Cameroon. Currently, he serves as advisor and photographer for the Black Worker and Wellness Center (BWWC) in Washington DC., and consultant to union and community groups.

In Michigan, he was elected vice president of United Automobile Workers Union (UAW) Local 735 where he organized a movement of GM workers who successfully transformed their workplace with a Health & Safety campaign that documented workplace cancers, and reduced toxic exposures to hazardous substances. He has served as a health & safety instructor at the United Steel Workers of America (USW) International Union Health, Safety, and Environment annual conference. In 2001, Michael directed The Labor School at Wayne State University's Labor Studies Center where he developed, administered, and facilitated the training of participants representing 40+ local trade unions.  

Michael earned a B.A. from Eastern Michigan University, and a M.A. from Wayne State University. He is a member of OPEIU Local 2, UAW Local 735, ONE DC, the Black Workers and Wellness Center, and serves as board member with the Labor Heritage Foundation, AFI-CIO. He is a freelance writer and photographer and lives in Washington DC with his wife, Llenda Jackson-Leslie.