Chris Garlock
Executive Director
Chris Garlock is the Executive Director of the Labor Heritage Foundation. He also coordinates the Labor Radio Podcast Network and the Global Labor FilmFest Network. With former LHF Executive Director Elise Bryant, he hosts the weekly Labor Heritage Power Hour on WPFW 89.3 FM in Washington DC (Thursday at 1p ET), and he also hosts and produces the Labor History Today, Labor Radio Podcast Daily and Labor Radio Podcast Weekly podcasts.
Chris organizes the annual DC Labor FilmFest, one of the only labor-themed film festivals in the world, founded in 2001 to screen films by, for and about work and workers. He’s the former Union Cities/Street Heat Coordinator for the Metro Washington (DC) Council, AFL-CIO, where he built one of the largest mobilization databases of any Labor Council or State Fed in the country, with more than 20,000 activists and supporters receiving daily weekday updates on the metro-area labor movement via the award-winning UNION CITY ezine. He has also worked as a radio producer for populist Jim Hightower, Coordinator of the Rochester (NY) Labor Council, and as a reporter, editor, columnist, radio commentator, as well as dishwasher, prep cook and chef.
A strong amateur Go player, Chris edits the American Go E-Journal, the largest English-language publication about the game of Go, and is an avid tennis and pickleball player. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland with his wife Lisa.
Hetty Scofield
Outreach Coordinator
For Hetty, being active in Social Justice has been more of a calling than a job. She began her career in the Labor Movement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) in the ‘70’s and retired in 2017. She spends her time as a labor educator and political activist. The Great Labor Arts Exchange (GLAE) has always been near and dear to her so it was natural progression for her to become the LHF Outreach Coordinator.
Jeniffer Schwartz
Office Administrator
Bio coming soon.
Larry Smoot
Communications Coordinator
Larry Smoot is the Communications Coordinator for the Labor Heritage Foundation. He began his union career with The Newspaper Guild which continued via merger with Communications Workers of America (CWA). He spent nearly 20 years in various positions within CWA, some of which were Tech Assistant in the CWA Legislative Department and Director of Membership with the Association of Flight Attendants – CWA. During his years at CWA he was also a shop steward for his own representing union, Office of Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) where he was on the negotiating team for several contract negotiations.
As an early member of the D.C. Labor Chorus, Larry enjoyed his time performing with the chorus using music to support the Labor Community and protest for social and economic justice. Larry was one of the first local chapter officers of Pride @ Work – AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C. and continued to volunteer with Pride@Work for some years. Since retiring from CWA he has been living in Ontario, Canada with his husband of 18 years enjoying the many outdoor activities available to those living in “Cottage Country”.
Larry holds a bachelor’s in Labor Studies from the National Labor College and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore in partnership with the National Labor College.