System Council 16 Staff

     Dale E. Doyle - General Chairman
     Phone 651-438-2927 Fax 651-480-1731
     usibsystem16@earthlink.net

• Hired on the BN Railroad in 1976 at Alliance, NE as a shop electrician.
• Served Local 1517 for 11 years as Recording Sec. and then Local Chairman.
• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 1992 as Asst. General Chairman.
• Became General Chairman in 1999.

     Richard J. Heyland - Vice General Chairman
     Phone 319-528-4508 Fax 319-528-4508
     rheyland@iowatelecom.net

• Hired on the BN Railroad in 1971 at Burlington, IA  as a shop electrician.
• Served Local 452 for over 20 years as Local Chairman.
• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 1999.

     Mark S. Klecka - Assistant General Chairman
     Phone 651-304-2887 Fax 866-312-5758  Mobile 815-501-3151
     mklecka@myfastmail.com


 

• Hired on the Chicago Northwestern Railroad in 1976 at Chicago, IL as a laborer.
• Went to work for the BN Railroad in 1977 as a shop electrician and later became a system electrician.
• Served Local 533 on the audit committee and Local 547 as Local Chairman for 18 years.
• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 2003.

     Jeff A. Burk - Assistant General Chairman
     Phone 806-553-6135 Mobile 806-282-2057
     jaburk@myfastmail.com



 

• Completed 4 year inside wireman apprenticeship program with Local 453, Springfield, MO.
• Hired on the BN Railroad in 1993 at Springfield, MO as a system electrician and later craft transferred into the Telecom Department.
• Served Local 547 for 7 years as Financial Secretary.
• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 2005.

     Darrell Patterson - Assistant General Chairman
     Phone 913-608-5122 Mobile 913-206-3326
     dpattersonsc16@yahoo.com


 

• Hired on the ATSF Railroad in 1990 at Kansas City, KS  as a shop electrician.
• Served Local 866 for 12 years as Vice President, President and then Local Chairman.
• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 2011.

Darlene Wood - Secretary

• Came on staff with System Council 16 in 1993.

Executive Board Members

Dale Doyle
Richard Heyland
Greg Arras - Local 366
James Moore - Local 418
Jim Wriston - Local 757
Jeff Allred - Local 778
Darrell Patterson - Local 866
Mike Cumpston - Local 1022
Gene Nelson - Local 1023
Ralph Jimison - Local 1856
Jim Williams - Local 2355
 

Audit Committee

Greg Arras
Jim Wriston
Jim Williams